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Back on Track After Life-Threatening Stroke
Runner resumes sport after recovering from bleeding brain aneurysm When Brooke Sydnor Curran, then 50, finished the 43rd Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC, last fall, it was a crisp October afternoon and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Her husband and three daughters were cheering her on and, like the previous 116 marathons she…
Read MoreWhy Should I Take My Child to an Inova Pediatric ER or Urgent Care Center?
By Rick Place, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Inova Children’s Hospital, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Nothing is scarier to a parent than having a sick child. At Inova, we are committed to caring for children within both our emergency and urgent care facilities. Inova Children’s Hospital (ICH) at Inova Fairfax Medical…
Read MoreGet Screened for Colorectal Cancer
Inova provides options, such as colonoscopy, to patients Condition: Colorectal cancer, sometimes called colon cancer or bowel cancer, is a common form of cancer, affecting about 1 in 24 women and 1 in 22 men at some point in their lives. Screening Options: If you’re anxious about the thought of a colonoscopy, you have alternatives.…
Read MoreInova Gets Heart Smart
Inova celebrates the Dudley family gift for the Center for Cardiovascular Innovation In December 2018, Inova held an event to honor a donation to create The Dudley Center for Cardiovascular Innovation. The Dudley Family Foundation partnered with Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) to develop the new institution, a state-of-the-art center to encourage innovation and…
Read MoreInova Plays Ball to Benefit Northern Virginia Community
Sandy Spring Bank Foundation partners with Inova Sports Medicine to help children be active Assisted by a generous contribution from the Sandy Spring Bank Foundation, Inova Sports Medicine Institute (ISMI), in conjunction with EXOS, created a Sports Performance Program for underprivileged children and students in Northern Virginia in the summer of 2018. Sandy Spring Bank…
Read MoreNew Inova Facility Focuses on Getting and Staying Well
Event held to dedicate the new Inova Joan and Russell Hitt Center for Healthy Living Thanks to a generous donation from Joan and Russell Hitt, Inova has opened a new Center for Healthy Living. Located at the Inova Center for Personalized Health, this facility will allow patients and staff members alike to continue their quest…
Read MoreCrisis Averted as Pregnant Mom with Rare Heart Condition Safely Delivers Her Baby
Jihye was 33 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension and heart failure due to a previously undiagnosed hole in her heart. As she developed worsening shortness of breath and respiratory failure, she was placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to support her heart and lung function due to the high risk…
Read MoreInova Patient Puts Her Best Foot Forward
Minimally invasive bunion surgery makes recovery easier and much less painful Vienna Skinner, a 25-year-old substitute teacher and coach from Dumfries, Virginia, experienced pain from a bunion on and off for about three years. As a youth basketball and volleyball coach and a player herself, this was often an issue, and it gradually got worse.…
Read MoreJoint Replacement Patient Is Back in Step
Two knee replacements later, Kay Goss is enjoying life’s latest reward Kay Goss loves to snuggle with her grandson, Kirby, and read a good book with him. Of course, he’s just a toddler, so the books are short, often made of cardboard and usually filled with lift-up flaps. “It’s our favorite thing to do together,”…
Read MoreLifesaving Stroke Care Is About Time
Fast action by Inova Alexandria Hospital puts stroke patient on a path to full recovery Donald Folk, 55, loves tight turns on ski slopes, spiking volleyballs and pretty much any sport that gets the heart pumping. To help stay fit, he walks — briskly — and usually along the Potomac River’s Mount Vernon trail in…
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