MedStar Health Blog

Our pharmacists play a vital role in ensuring safe and effective medication use, counseling patients and providing drug information to health providers. Here are 5 top things our pharmacists want you to know about using medication wisely.

By Patrick ZicklerAustin Thomas is young and fit and has always been careful about what she eats. She earned a master’s degree in nutrition in part to understand the digestive problems that had bother...

Sometimes the deadliest diseases can be the hardest to detect.Such is the case with hypertension, or high blood pressure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one-t...

Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. Take the time to learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and you could save someone's life.

Did you know that up to 20 percent of people have pituitary tumors, but many of them cause no problems, if they are ever even diagnosed? While this may be considered good news for many people, pituita...

Whether or not to continue employment while undergoing treatment for cancer is a difficult question. The answer needs to include consideration of your unique situation and needs. You may feel strongly...