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Blog Posts in May

Both Men and Women are at Risk for Osteoporosis

26-May-2015

Early Diagnosis With Screening Can Prevent Serious Breaks Did you know that by age 30 you have the most amount of bone you will ever have? It’s called peak bone mass. After that, the balance between bone formation and bone loss starts to change and eventually you can develop osteoporosis, a ...
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Washington Hospital Team Participates In Philippines Medical Mission

14-May-2015

A Washington Hospital medical team returned earlier this year from the Philippines following a medical mission to a remote area of the country still struggling to recover from the devastating 2013 earthquake and subsequent typhoon. Part of an annual medical mission organized by the Philippine ...
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Washington Hospital's Intensivist Team Cares for the Most Critically Ill Patients

13-May-2015

If you are like the majority of Americans, at one time or another you will face a life threatening illness, disease or accident — or you will know someone who has. Once at a hospital, you are likely to be treated by a team of critical care specialists. Washington Hospital’s team of ...
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Does Your Bladder Keep You Running to the Bathroom?

12-May-2015

New Treatment for Incontinence Could be the Answer When you have to go, you have to go. But how often should that be? And what if you can’t seem to make it to the bathroom in time? Whether it’s just leaking a few drops when you laugh or having an urge to urinate that is so sudden and ...
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Washington Hospital Offers More Effective Treatment for Painful Spinal Fractures

5-May-2015

When Dorothy Benya’s husband Robert slipped on the bathroom floor, she rushed to help him up. Married nearly 60 years, the Fremont couple is used to being there for each other. “Looking back on it, I should have called 9-1-1, but I thought it would be faster and easier to do it ...
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Washington Hospital Nurses Honored for Achievements

5-May-2015

Day in and day out, 24 hours a day, Washington Hospital’s nurses are the caregivers patients see most frequently and the ones providing continuing care to help patients recover and heal. Recognizing this, on May 9 Washington Hospital is celebrating National Nurses Week with special events for ...
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