MedStar Health Blog

Recently published research investigated the potential of a diabetes education program aimed at educating hospital inpatients to better manage their Type 2 diabetes by leveraging technology. “Redesign...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high-production-volume industrial chemical used in producing polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins used in consumer products, such as storage containers for foods and beverage...

We’ve experienced several heat waves on the East Coast this summer. It's important that we stay cool in order to avoid heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.Heat exhaustion a...

Increasingly younger patients are seeking partial or total hip or knee joint replacement—people in their 40s, 50s and 60s who are working and active and who can’t afford to slow down. As such, researc...

Triple-negative breast cancer is notoriously difficult to treat. It grows aggressively, and it lacks the three most common markers (estrogen and progesterone receptors and the HER2-neu protein)...

There’s an old expression that age doesn’t make you forgetful, it’s the amount of things you have to remember. But when it comes to dementia, which affects 5.7 million Americans, memory loss can be pr...