Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease, which threatens millions of Americans each year. New technology being used at MedStar Washington Hospital Center helps diagnose coronary artery disease so that doctors can make the best decisions for patients’ treatment.
Coronary artery disease – also known as CAD is the leading cause of death for both men and women and killed 365,914 people in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 18.2 million adults age 20 and older have it, the CDC said.
CAD develops when cholesterol builds up in the arteries and blocks blood flow, causing chest pain or heart attacks. CAD begins with damage or injury to the inner layer of a coronary artery, which can be caused by things like smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or insulin resistance and a sedentary lifestyle.
Betty Anne Deckard, 77, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 17, 2021 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She was born February 21, 1943 in Montgomery, WV to the late Levy and Edith Cole. Betty was one (1) of three (3) children.
She married the love of her life, Paul Deckard and they spent twenty-one (21) years of marriage together until his passing in 2015. Betty loved her husband and missed him every day they were separated. Their family finds comfort in knowing they have been reunited in heaven.
Betty worked at Prince George County Board of Education, as a secretary, till 2007 when she retired and found true happiness spending as much time as she could with her family.
Francis Norman Countiss, 73, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2021 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
He was born on January 16, 1948 in Maddox, MD to the late Joseph Ignatius Nace Countiss and Mary Ellen Mamie Curtis Countiss.
He loved going to church, reading his bible and praying the Rosary. He was a big football fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He got a kick out of talking about games between the Cowboys and the Washington Redskins with his nephews and friends at the Nursing Home, who were all Redskin fans. He loved the ribbing that he received about being a Cowboys fan in Redskin Country. Francis was a very giving person. He loved to buy Christmas gifts for family members and friends and he always knew the perfect gift for each. He would buy sympathy cards for every family member or friend and always insisted that others share with him in signing the cards. He had an insatiable sweet tooth and loved buying sweets from the vending machines a
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In the nation s capital, Black families reel from the pain of hundreds lost to covid-19, killings
Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post
Dec. 30, 2020
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1of9People prepare on July 7, 2020, to march on the street where Davon McNeal, 11, was fatally shot by a stray bullet after a July 4 cookout organized by his mother, a violence interrupter trying to persuade the Washington, D.C., community to put down their firearms.Washington Post photo by Jahi ChikwendiuShow MoreShow Less
2of9Medical workers arrive Dec. 22, 2020, in the Carver-Langston neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., which has been hit hard by covid and gun violence.Washington Post photo by Jahi ChikwendiuShow MoreShow Less
Uterine cancer is a common type of cancer that is typically diagnosed in women aged 45–74, according to the National Cancer Institute. With uterine cancer, there are some steps women can take to reduce their risk and seek prompt care if warning signs arise.
There are two types of uterine cancer: endometrial cancer, which affects the lining of the uterus, and uterine sarcoma, which affects the muscle wall of the uterus. Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed gynecologic cancer.
The most common symptom of uterine cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding, which presents in both types of cancer, said Dr. Ebony Hoskins, a gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Other symptoms include pelvic or back pain and a noticeable mass. These symptoms are slightly more common in uterine sarcoma.