MedStar Health Blog

Total joint replacement, comprised of hip or knee replacements, is one of the most common surgical procedures in the U.S. These devices have given millions of people continued or increased activity a...

Running a 5K is a challenging and fun way to stay fit. Although, if you aren’t careful, you can get injured while training or during the event. As 5Ks become more and more popular, we&rsq...

A vasectomy is one way men can prevent their partners from becoming pregnant—without affecting sexual function or the ability to orgasm. A vasectomy is a noninvasive surgery that prohibits sper...

It might seem unusual at first to think of a doctor using laser therapy to treat a burn injury scar. Why would burning the body’s tissue further help a patient heal? But lasers are an extremely valuab...

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...