MedStar Health Blog

Learning you have an uncommon type of cancer, such as a sarcoma, can create a lot of questions: How are sarcomas diagnosed? What are the treatment options? Will I lose my arm or leg? Our collaborativ...

This article was written by Christopher Attinger, MD, Karen Kim Evans, MD, and Christopher Ply, BS, Georgetown University School of Medicine Medical Student Class of 2027. A pilot study presented a...

When the heart’s aortic valve doesn’t work properly, the heart has a more difficult time pumping blood, sapping patients of their youthful vitality.  The aortic valve controls bloo...

This article was written by Garrett Foresman, BS, and Kristen Miller, DrPH, MSPH, MSL, CPPS.   Our research, accepted for publication in the Journal of Participatory Medicine, provides insi...

This article was written by Joshua Biro, PhD and Raj Ratwani, PhD.   Two studies explored how rapid evaluation of new technologies can help humans and AI work better together. Studies like ...

If you saw someone collapse in public, would you know what to do?  June is National CPR and AED Awareness Month, making it a good time to brush up on the steps you can take to potentially save...