MedStar Health Blog

In 2014, we made a shocking discovery. While analyzing the data for women who came to our hospital for breast cancer treatment between 2006 and 2011, we found that nearly 22 percent of them had stage ...

by Kelly Smith, PhD As a health services research, I often thought of the patients I worked with as a means to an end – as subjects in my research helping me to achieve greatness. As I wor...

In the United States, nearly 40 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. And while cancer is, undeniably, a life-changing experience for both patients and t...

Women who have a mastectomy often are concerned with how their breast will look and feel after reconstructive surgery. About 80 percent of women choose to get a breast implant after having breas...

Reena Ardeshna, MD The newest physician to join the Behavioral Health team, Dr. Ardeshna has a wide range of experience in treating various anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophren...

Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer Among Those Benefitting Dr. Moin is one of the few specialists in the region performing Y-90 radioembolization. Advances in medicine have created a wide range of n...