MedStar Health Blog

Every day, I meet with patients who are considering bariatric surgery because the more standard and traditional ways of losing weight simply haven’t worked. Over the years, I’ve talked with plenty of ...

Regular exercise and a good night’s sleep are two well-known ways to help prevent heart disease. However, eating tree nuts may also lead to lower heart disease risk, particularly for people wit...

Good skin health not only can increase the vibrance of our face, limit wrinkling, and reduce skin cancer risk, but it also can benefit our immune system. As our largest organ, the skin serves as the b...

A colonoscopy, one of the most widely recognized screening procedures in the U.S., is used for screening, surveillance, and treatment in the fight against colon cancer, the third most diagnosed cancer...

We often see patients who aren’t the type of people you’d expect to see in a cardiologist’s office. They’re not older folks with obvious risk factors for heart disease, such ...

You’re sorting through the fridge and decide you want a glass of milk. However, its expiration date has passed, and you can’t figure out whether it’s still safe to drink some. This ...