MedStar Health Blog

The 2 Main Types of Non-melanoma Skin CancerMelanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancer types, so it's understandable that it has become a major focus of the healthcare community. Non-mel...

Have you been diagnosed with melanoma? If so, there is some good news. Since 2011, melanoma went from being one of the most lethal cancers to one of the most curable cancers in the United States...

In the United States, skin cancers are diagnosed annually more than other cancers combined. Most are caused by over-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, either by way of the sun or through man-made sour...

There’s no such thing as a “routine” surgery, even for procedures that have been performed thousands of times. But that doesn’t stop MedStar Washington Hospital Center surgeons such as Luis Hernandez,...

More than 300 donors, former patients, healthcare staff, elected officials, and guests gathered at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on June 16 to witness the dedication of the Nancy and Ha...

10 research scholarships have been awarded, supported by MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown University, via its Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) thr...