MedStar Health Blog

When a patient comes to us with symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath, they’re usually worried that they’re having a heart attack. While ruling out a heart attack based on imagin...

New research from MedStar Health demonstrates the effectiveness for a chronic migraine medication.    MedStar Health scientists participated in a recently published study of a new drug, ato...

In 2023, stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, accounted for about 1.4% of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the U.S., with an estimated 26,500 new cases diagnosed. Globally, it represents the 5t...

Within the last ten years, advances in cancer treatments have begun to offer more hope than ever before. One such treatment is immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight dis...

Artificial intelligence in healthcare is no longer science fiction. Today, it is science fact—with the power to significantly improve efficiency.  However, concerns have been raised about ...

Each year, an estimated 200,000 people in the U.S. get a pacemaker—consisting of a metal, disc-shaped battery surgically placed under the skin of the chest and connected to the inside chambers of the...