MedStar Health Blog

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available across the nation, you may have some questions about whether or not you should get vaccinated. In part one of this series on frequently asked questions a...

Did you know that bladder cancer is the fourth most common non-skin cancer in the U.S.? Unlike prostate cancer, for which there is a standard screening, bladder cancer can frequently fall under t...

Whatever the cause—burns, trauma or surgery—scars can have a negative impact on a patient’s quality of life. In decades past, treatment of symptomatic scarring (scars that result in...

The complex anatomy of the head and neck has long fascinated Andrew Lee, MD, an otolaryngologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Part of the r...

As a former service member in the Army, I’m no stranger to vaccines. And today, as an infectious disease specialist, I’m grateful to be protected against the coronavirus after receiving the COVID...

Skiing, skating and sledding can be great wintertime fun. But the elements that bring the greatest thrill to these sports—gravity, speed and ice—can also make them quite dangerous. Sports...