MedStar Health Blog

Nearly one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and it’s the second leading cause of cancer death in women, next to lung cancer. Yet many women ask themselves,...

If you’ve ever received an electrical shock, even a minor one, you know what a jolt to your system it can be. Even at low intensity, direct exposure to electrical energy can cause injury. At ...

There are currently over 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. And, unfortunately, many of those people could be waiting up to nine years to receive a donation from someone who passed a...

Performance athletics—in fact, any form of intense exercise—increases the body’s need for oxygen. Elite and endurance athletes, in particular, experience unique adaptations; for example, their le...

Samir Sur, MD, has been immersed in science for as long as he can remember. So it’s appropriate that as the newest member of MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Department of Neurosurgery, he’s ...

Organized by the Department of Continuing Professional Education, MedStar Health is offering a variety of CE conferences this spring that provide an opportunity to gain knowledge of new treatments and...