MedStar Health Blog

Every year in the U.S., one in 5,000 people experience sudden sensorineural hearing loss, or sudden hearing loss. This is considered a medical emergency, but one of the most common causes is something...

Since electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, first hit the market in 2007, they’ve become a popular option for people who want to stop smoking and people who have never smoked traditio...

What if I were to say to you, “Quick! Tell me some important diseases.”? What would you come up with? Cancer? Heart disease? Diabetes? These are all good answers, but what if I told you that you were ...

Cancer doctors used to think of cancer treatment in terms of extending patients’ lives by a few more months or years. Now, thanks to a better understanding of many kinds of cancer and more advanced tr...

Over the past few decades, weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, has become increasingly common. As such, we’ve begun to see more patients who could benefit from an addition...

Diabetic foot ulcers can form quickly when a patient gets a cut on their foot and doesn’t realize it. The culprit often is neuropathy, a diabetes-related condition that deadens nerve sensation. If the...