MedStar Health Blog

Conventional pain medications may not take away all of your pain. If you’ve suffered a severe injury or had a major operation or medical procedure, chances are you were prescribed opioids to manage yo...

Teens today seem to experience depression and anxiety more than ever before. While social pressure to make friends and get along with others in school has always played a role in mental health, today’...

As part of the annual Associate Giving campaign, Giving: The Power to Heal, donations made to support research at MedStar Health are used to fund the New Investigator – Associate Giving Grant Fund. Th...

Most people know that exercise provides many mental and physical health benefits. It helps prevent heart disease and other chronic illnesses, improves mood, reduces stress, improves sleep, and more....

Interdisciplinary Approach Benefits Patients, Families An innovative new program at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital is improving outcomes for older individuals in need of surgery who have multiple me...

Running is a great way to lose weight and de-stress. However, a benefit that is often overlooked is that running can help treat or prevent certain heart conditions, high blood sugar, and symptoms of d...