MedStar Health Blog

Approximately 480,000 people die from smoking-related diseases every year in the United States. The good news is that it’s never too late to quit, even if you’ve been smoking for a long ti...

Structured Nursing Research Council collaboration boosts evidence-based practices (EBP) and shows benefits for clinical staff, system administrators, and patients.    As an academic health ...

More than half of the 500,000 individuals who die each year from a heart attack are women. Unfortunately, heart conditions are often stereotyped as a primarily male health concern, and symptoms of he...

This article was written by Wendy Post, DNP, MSN, RN.    New research helps shed light on how racism influences fatal and near-death birthing experiences in five inner-city hospitals. ...

In an exciting and important step, MedStar Washington Hospital Center is pleased to offer robotic-assisted heart surgery to our patients. Sophisticated robotic equipment allows for safer and more eff...

How does the heart work? Your heart is a lot like your house, complete with a framework, plumbing, and an electrical system. It has one mission: to keep blood moving. The framework is provided by th...