MedStar Health Blog

When you have chronic pain that gets in the way of everyday activities, you may benefit from pain management treatment. Not all pain management clinics offer the same options that can improve your q...

When Ed Palmer was a respiratory therapist student at Prince George’s Community College, he had a professor who worked at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This professor encouraged Ed to ap...

Is it possible to perform medical and surgical procedures without transfusion or without using blood products such as whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma? Bloodless medicine ...

If overly large breasts have caused you years of head, neck and back pain, the decision to have medical breast reduction surgery may be one of the most satisfying decisions you’ll ever make. And ...

Obesity is quickly becoming a worldwide health crisis. One recent study suggests that it may soon surpass world hunger as a leading catalyst for serious medical conditions globally. In the U.S. t...

Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a f...