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  MedStar Harbor Hospital's New President and Chief Medical Officer As a toddler, his favorite toy was a "Let's Play Doctor" medical kit. As he got older, the television show he looked forw...

Imagine you’re walking to the bus or train when you spot a person lying on the ground, blood pooling under their leg. What do you do? The first instinct for many people is to freeze. Unfortunately, t...

In May 2017, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that doctors not screen routinely for thyroid cancer in patients who don’t show symptoms of the disease. This recommendation c...

Research Grand Rounds are sponsored by MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) and bring together the MedStar Heal...

At MedStar Health, we recognize that our success is only possible through the hard work and dedication of our associates. We value and appreciate your contributions, and take great pride in offering a...

Minorities and women are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Women have a higher incidence of AD at later ages and relative to Caucasians, the threat of AD is even more substantial in...