Posts Tagged ‘lung’
Lung cancer screening at Saville Center: Less time, less worry for patients
Amit Mahajan, MD is board certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He serves as the medical director of interventional pulmonology and the complex airways disease program at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Lung cancer screening takes time. And that time often turns into stress for patients and their loved ones. That’s one reason that…
Read MoreInova Lung Cancer Researcher Leads Study Offering New Hope for Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Historically, small cell lung cancer has been one of the deadliest malignancies, with an overall five-year relative survival rate of just 7%, according to the American Cancer Society. However, research breakthroughs are aiming to change that – and researchers at Inova Schar Cancer Institute are leading the way. In June 2023, Nagla Abdel Karim, MD,…
Read MoreEstablishing Expertise in Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant
Inova’s advanced lung disease and transplant team has performed about 150 lung transplants over the past five years. And the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Inova, Shambhu Aryal, MD, knows every one of those patients. “We develop a very intimate relationship with our patients,” Dr. Aryal says. “That kind of personalized care is…
Read MoreSmoking Cessation: 5 Tips to Help You Quit for Good
Christian Machado, MD is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Medical Group – Annandale. He loves working with patients to understand what motivates them so he can help them work toward healthier lifestyle choices. Wanting to stop smoking is easy—approximately 68% of adult smokers say they want to quit. Around half of…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Medical Campus Receives ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) designated Inova Fairfax Medical Campus a Gold Level Center of Excellence for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation- a therapy that has been successful in treating some of Inova’s most critically ill patients, including those with COVID-19. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support machine that is used during life-threatening reversible…
Read MoreInova Partners with NIH’s NHLBI on New Clinical Trial for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Study enrollment complete with topline data expected in April 2021 Falls Church, VA – Inova Lung Services is part of a multicenter Phase 2 investigator-sponsored trial (IST) to evaluate the safety of fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The study is in collaboration with the National…
Read MorePeople With Asthma and Lung Conditions Are at High Risk and Need an Action Plan
People with asthma or other lung conditions should make a plan in case of suspected COVID-19 infection, due to their higher risk of developing complications. According to Dr. Bobby Mahajan, medical director of interventional pulmonology at Invoa Fairfax Hospital, individuals with known asthma or other lung conditions should establish ahead of time who will take…
Read MoreAsthma Could Increase Risk of COVID-19 Complications
The Frederick News-Post published a story on March 24 about the additional risks of COVID-19 complications that could be faced by those with underlying health conditions including asthma. Having asthma does not make people more at risk of getting COVID-19, says Inova’s Amit (Bobby) K. Mahajan, MD, who also serves as a volunteer spokesman for…
Read MoreHow Can You Tell the Difference Between Allergies and Coronavirus?
If you start coughing and have a runny nose, how do you know if it’s allergies or if you could have the new coronavirus? “We’re starting to learn more about this virus on a daily basis,” said Amit (Bobby) Mahajan, MD, director of interventional pulmonology at Inova Fairfax Hospital and volunteer spokesperson for the American…
Read MoreNew Regulations on Vaping Limit Fruit Flavors That Appeal to Teens
What you need to know about the FDA’s changes – and resources that can help break the vaping habit Parents concerned about teen vaping and the recent cases of “vaping illnesses” can breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement this January that it will ban vaping products with…
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