MedStar Health Blog

New research by MedStar Health Research Institute has identified opportunities to relieve the financial burden of uncomplicated antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections.   Urinary tract infe...

Each year, more than 500,000 people visit an emergency room because of a kidney stone. People with kidney stones can often experience flank or back pain. The pain from kidney stones ca...

The ultraviolet (UV) index is highest in spring and summer, so the risk of sun-related damage is highest this time of year. And aside from the short- and long-term dangers of sun exposure, the heat t...

It’s still summer, and we have a few more weeks to soak up the sun and the outdoors before the weather cools down. But summer adventures aren’t without some risks, from damage and injurie...

MedStar Health Research Institute is enrolling patients with post-amputtion pain in the hands or fingers in a clinical study of an exciting new technique called regenerative peripheral nerve interface...

A new study by MedStar Health Research Institute investigates a novel new wound dressing for early-stage diabetes-related foot ulcers, which could change the standard of care for millions of people in...