MedStar Health Blog

It can be a shock to look down at the toilet paper after going to the bathroom and seeing bright red blood—a classic symptom of hemorrhoids. But hemorrhoids are no big deal, right? Just wait a f...

In 1988, MedStar Washington Hospital Center became one of the first four hospitals in the United States to implant a ventricular assist device, or VAD, in a patient with heart failure. Today, our Adva...

As with any other workplace, MedStar Washington Hospital Center goes to great lengths to maintain a safe environment for physicians, staff and, of course, patients. Yet, even the most well-established...

When a patient has a stroke, seconds and minutes can make the difference between life or death. Similar to someone who has had a gunshot wound or a serious car accident, a patient who’s had a stroke n...

For decades, women with uterine fibroids, or benign growths inside the uterus, commonly have been offered two options to manage the symptoms—get a hysterectomy, or just deal with the pain.Uterine fibr...

Preventive medicine is the wave of the future as doctors and patients focus more on maintaining good health. In conjunction with the trend, medical professionals should initiate discussions with patie...