MedStar Health Blog

If anybody knows the rules of social distancing, it’s patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Well before the pandemic, patients with this genetic condition were practicing the 6-feet apart rule...

The knee is one of the busiest joints in our bodies. Knees bear a lot of weight and, in nearly every activity, withstand a lot of force. Connective tissues stabilize the knee, and cartilage preve...

Summer is upon us, and it’s time to get ready for the Race to Beat Cancer, our popular race event supporting life-saving cancer research! Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, last year’s ...

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As the sixth most common cancer in the U.S., bladder cancer affects about 80,000 Americans each year. And because men are at higher risk than women, it’s the #4 cancer risk for them. Bladder ca...

It’s been about 15 months since the term “COVID-19” became part of our vocabularies and began wreaking havoc on “normal life” as we all once knew it. In more ways than can be counted, the pandemi...