MedStar Health Blog

When you get a cold or the flu, you want to get better as soon as possible. Many people, at the first sign of illness, call their primary care physician looking for an antibiotic. But antibiotics don’...

Some women have to deal with unpleasant body issues every day. A common one is peeing when you sneeze, cough, laugh hard or exercise, otherwise known as stress urinary incontinence. This type of bladd...

By Chris Goeschel, ScD, MPA, MPS, RN Earlier today Facebook reminded me of a memory from 2015. I am not a daily FB user, and I limit my posts to select, real friends, versus the “I know someone who kn...

The use of home oxygen has increased over the past decade. While oxygen itself is not flammable, an oxygen-rich environment can cause any material that catches fire to burn more readily, quickly...

Dr. Curl serves as assistant team physician for the Baltimore Orioles. When an athlete becomes injured, the first question their physician often hears is “how long will it be until I can g...

MedStar Harbor Hospital is pleased to introduce the two newest members of our Behavioral Health team. Jemima Kankam, MD, FAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist and a fellow of the American Psych...