MedStar Health Blog

A vasectomy is one way men can prevent their partners from becoming pregnant—without affecting sexual function or the ability to orgasm.A vasectomy is a noninvasive surgery that prohibits sperm from b...

Everyone wants to keep up with news in the ever-growing healthcare industry, which is why our blog team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center provides people in the Washington, D.C., area health tips ...

Whenever we eat or drink, we’re putting the pancreas to work. The pancreas is a large gland that’s tucked behind the stomach and the intestines. It has two jobs: to produce chemicals called enzymes th...

The holidays offer us time with friends and family, and sometimes even vacations from work. But one thing we have noticed over the years is that the holidays and winter months also correspond with inc...

Diarrhea is a menace in the form of hard-to-control bowel movements and loose, watery stools three or more times per day—quite the hassle when you’re at work, traveling, or doing everyday activities. ...

“You’re trying to steal me!” “Don’t put me in that oven!” These are actual comments we’ve heard in the intensive care unit (ICU) from patients who were admitted after an accident, stroke or other tra...