MedStar Health Blog

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and a timely opportunity to discuss the risks of concussions. As youth spring sports are beginning, it’s important for young athletes and their parents to unders...

Our study, published in the Journal of Patient Safety, takes initial steps to improve communication between the patient and physician to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce errors. This work allow...

 This article was written by Sarah Greenwood, Physician assistant at MedStar Health. It might seem like nearly the whole country experienced flu symptoms at some point this winter. However, ...

Colorectal cancer remains among the top four most common cancer diagnoses in the United States, yet deaths caused by colon and rectal cancers have slowly declined since 1968. While this can largely b...

MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s rectal cancer program has been reaccredited by the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).  Med...

Our research, published in Interventional Cardiology Clinics, revealed that women tend to present with coronary artery disease later in life and have worse outcomes following treatment.   Corona...