MedStar Health Blog

Each year, we celebrate the associates who help to advance health at MedStar Health through Research Week. Research at MedStar Health wouldn’t be possible without the support and hard work that MedSta...

A guest post from Christina Stanger, MA, CRA, Director of the MHRI Office of Contract and Grant ManagementDo you present at conferences in your specialty area? How about your staff? Presenting at prof...

Dark, twisted or bulging varicose or spider veins on the legs can look unsightly, cause pain and even signal a serious health condition. Unfortunately, they’re also very common. As many as...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death among cancers that affect both men and women. However, it’s also one of the most preventable cancers thanks to advances in colonoscop...

Every patient who’s being treated for cancer should talk to their oncologist about the risk of heart-related complications. We’ve learned a lot in recent years about which cancer tre...

My friend was in her mid-50s and, like me, she worked in health care. She was a busy mom and was very involved in church. My friend was diagnosed with colorectal cancer just five months before s...