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Media Alert: Online Employment Scam
Inova Health System has been made aware of a malicious employment scam being carried out via online job forums such as LinkedIn and Indeed, where individuals are being targeted and presented with false offers and requests for personal information from an entity posing as an Inova recruiter. We are in the process of working with…
Read MoreFitness: A Piece of the Mental Health Puzzle You Won’t Want to Miss
Robin Shultz, LCSW, AC is a licensed clinical social worker who serves as the Senior Director, Adult Ambulatory for Inova Behavioral Health Services. She is driven by the notion that “the best is yet to come.” There are so many “shoulds” these days. We “should” eat less processed food. We “should” get more sleep. We…
Read MoreCongenital Heart Disease Patient Gets Second Surgery & Second Chance
“You need open-heart surgery.” With those five words, Scott Boccia’s world turned upside down. Scott had always been healthy and active. “I was the kid that played every sport possible. I went on to play, and later coach, college football,” he says. In his 40s, he was a busy dad to three young kids and…
Read MoreTips to Healthy Eating During Cancer Treatment
Angie Lord, RD, is a registered dietitian at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Life With Cancer. She is also a registered yoga teacher. Angie enjoys helping patients meet their nutritional needs while receiving cancer treatment and loves learning about patients’ stories and backgrounds during her time with them. Each March, the Academy of Nutrition…
Read MoreSeeing a Neurological Sleep Disorders Specialist Makes a Difference for Steve
Steve McGough loves being outside, whether working in his garden or tinkering with his cars. But about five years ago, Steve was diagnosed with Lyme disease, from a tick bite – that he may have gotten while working in the garden he loves. His doctor emphasized the importance of getting good quality sleep to enable…
Read MoreShielding Your Kids from Harmful Social Media Content
Feyza Basoglu, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. She serves in the Inpatient Adolescent Mental Health Unit on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus for Inova Behavioral Health Services. Whether you call them iGen or Generation Z, today’s adolescents and young adults are connected online more than ever. Over the past few years, we have…
Read MoreInova Announces $1 Million Grant Program to Address Health Equity
Falls Church, VA — Inova Health System is calling for applicants for its 2022 Health Equity Grant program. This year, the Health Equity Grants program will award $1 million in funding – the largest level of funding to date for the program – to nonprofit organizations that provide services to address health needs for the under-resourced…
Read MoreThyroid Nodule Care at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute
The Inova Schar Cancer Institute Endocrine Tumor Program provides exceptional care for patients with thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal tumors. This spring, the Endocrine Tumor Program will open a new Thyroid Nodule Clinic, which will help patients with thyroid nodules receive effective, coordinated care from a team of experts. Patients and referring doctors can sign up…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer Institute Accepting Participants in Early Detection Study for Pancreatic Cancer
Raymond Wadlow, MD, is an oncologist at Inova Schar Cancer Institute. He is board-certified in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine and has a special interest in gastrointestinal oncology. If you are interested in participating in this study on pancreatic cancer, visit the Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center to learn more. The pancreas is…
Read MoreInova’s Minimally Invasive Surgical Options Help Patients with Heart Valve Disease
Eric L. Sarin, MD, is a cardiac and thoracic surgeon with Inova Schar Heart and Vascular. He is Section Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Program and Co-Director of Cardiovascular Research. Matthew W. Sherwood, MD, MHS, is an Inova interventional cardiologist, Director of Inova’s Left Atrial Appendage Closure/WATCHMAN Program…
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