MedStar Health Blog

Stroke Prevention Device Proven Option for Some A-Fib PatientsOn June 16, a team of cardiac specialists at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI) became the first in the metropolitan Washington...

Overseas medical missions afford physicians a unique opportunity, to learn about the challenges of delivering much-needed health care in an underserved area of a country. Sometimes it’s the un...

Hundreds of people with chronic artery blockages could benefit from a new technique to clear those old blockages. Take Dick Talley, for instance. He likes to sail, race go-karts, and work out. Since a...

In the seven years since the D.C. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program began, Heather DeVore, MD, medical director of the program and an Emergency Medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hos...

Instrumental music teacher Marilyn Beeson had just finished teaching her lively class of fourth and fifth graders who were preparing for their spring concert.  She was taking a drink when she felt a t...

Ignoring Cornorary Artery Disease Signs Could Have Been DevastatingThe symptoms, at first, were subtle and easy to dismiss. Burning and chest discomfort—likely acid reflux. A nagging ache in the left ...