Dr. Patricia M Stringer MD

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• Is Ovarian Cancer Terminal?

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• Sleep Apnea: What Are the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment?

  Sleep apnea is a very common but serious sleeping disorder, wherein your breathing gets briefly interrupted while you sleep. Breathing might stop or become very shallow with pauses while you are sleeping. It can last from a few seconds to several minutes and usually recurs through the night. Since...

• Anemia Symptoms

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• Questions You Should Be Asking Your Doctor

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• What Is Pyrexia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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