MedStar Health Blog

Every February at MedStar Health Research Institute, we celebrate “Heart Healthy” and take the time to “Go Red!” for heart health. Associates were invited to wear red in suppor...

Researchers from MedStar Health evaluated emergency department care coordination processes and their perceived effectiveness across Maryland’s hospital system, which were seeking to reduce hospi...

Every year on March 30, we recognize the impact that physicians and caregivers have on our lives and our loved one’s lives. And while the day is called “Doctor’s Day”, it’s also an opportunity to...

The use of monoclonal antibody therapy has proven promising in the treatment of many diseases—for example, in carrying chemotherapy or radiation agents directly to cancer cells, or in reducing in...

With increased awareness and better screening, medical science has made great strides toward preventing colorectal cancer. In general, death rates from this cancer dropped 50 percent between 1970...

Most of us have had our blood pressure taken, generally in the left arm if you are right-handed. But should blood pressure potentially be taken in both arms? For patients with hypertension or ris...