MedStar Health Blog

Managing or preventing chronic conditions such as diabetes, pre-diabetes, or heart disease  can feel overwhelming. But there’s a path to better health—one that helps you build health...

Research published in the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons finds that living in an area without access to healthy, high-quality food is associated with an increased risk of complic...

My mother, now 90, grew up in an era where the ‘doctor knows best, but those days of assumed expertise are gone. Only 36% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in the medical system...

This article was written by Samer S. Najjar, MD. Exciting new research examines continuous monitoring of skin lactate levels, which could offer a window for early intervention before heart failur...

The holiday season is prime time for thoughtful gifts, and plenty of wish lists contain hopes for a smartwatch or fitness tracker. These popular devices promise to help us run farther, sleep deeper, ...

This article was written by Jayme L. Leger, PhD, CDCES, CCRC, and Jean Young Park, MD.   MedStar Health researchers are exploring the next generation of anti-obesity medications—an oral GLP-1 RA...