MedStar Health Blog

In cancer care, we often talk about a window of opportunity. This is the time between diagnosis and removing or treating a tumor before the cancer spreads to other organs. This window is crucial. W...

As a sports performance coach, one of the biggest things I come back to is this: our world has become a highlight reel. Social media has changed how athletes see training, progress, and even the...

Our research, published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship, helps us understand the risk of functional limitations after cancer treatment, enabling us to improve care for survivors. There are ma...

This article was written by James Howard Street III, MD and Ian Weston, AVP of Operations.   A split second can be all it takes for a routine afternoon to turn into a life-altering event. W...

It’s summertime—everyone is out and about and having fun. But with the extra time outside comes increased susceptibility to ticks. Tick bites are known for spreading Lyme disease, a bacterial in...

Lipids are the name for fats found in the blood and body tissues. Your body needs some lipids to build cells, but too much of certain types can be dangerous. The two main types we often talk about ar...