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 ...

In most of the podiatric, or foot care, patients I see, families are very supportive, and I love that. Painful foot conditions such as bunions often affect the patient’s mobility, quality ...

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...

  Dr. Kankam chats with a patient during a consultation. It’s normal - even expected - to experience days where you feel down, unmotivated, and just not exactly like yourself. When th...

  Nearly every pregnant woman hopes that the obstetrician she saw during her pregnancy will be the one to deliver her baby when the big day comes. And in some cases, that’s exactly wh...