MedStar Health Blog

Recently published research from the team at the Curtis National Hand Center explored an important component of treating finger hyperextension by studying the effect of increasing graft size during su...

Congratulations to all MedStar researchers who had articles published in December 2018. The selected articles and link to PubMed provided below represent the body of work completed by MedStar Health i...

Everyone wants to keep up with news in the ever-growing healthcare industry, which is why our blog team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center provides people in the Washington, D.C., area health tips ...

Whenever we eat or drink, we’re putting the pancreas to work. The pancreas is a large gland that’s tucked behind the stomach and the intestines. It has two jobs: to produce chemicals called enzymes th...

Although the holidays can serve as fun times to catch up with family and friends, many people experience increased depression during the fall and winter months. In fact, we see additional people durin...

Some people feel uncomfortable smiling for the camera because of a missing front tooth or have trouble eating because of a lost back tooth. The most common treatment for these patients is a dental imp...