MedStar Health Blog

A post-FDA-approval clinical trial at MedStar Health Research Institute connects patients with first-line Afib treatment, reducing the time from diagnosis to symptom relief. Atrial fibrillation (Afib)...

For many, summer brings a long-awaited opportunity to slip away to a beach vacation. While the beach is full of excitement and relaxation, it’s also home to a variety of hazards that could cause...

Our research demonstrates a link between a child’s health and developmental outcomes and their social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, social connectedness, and parental stress...

Over the years, scientists worldwide have developed progressively less invasive ways to look inside the body.  Now, a modern device called a NanoScope™ allows us to peer inside joints with pre...

Clinical trials are an essential way we create new knowledge about how to help our patients heal. Yet, despite our efforts to expedite this work, clinical trials remain inefficient, expensive, slow, ...

Being active is important for living a longer, healthier life, yet staying active can be challenging for some people, especially as they get older. For some, physical activity may seem to aggravate a...