MedStar Health Blog

In the movies, fainting can be a dramatic swoon and an important plot point. In real life, the consequences can be much more serious, including injury, trauma, and a trip to the emergency room. For...

Deep inside the liver, billions of protein molecules are produced every day. Sometimes, due to aging or genetic factors a particular protein, transthyretin (also known as prealbumin) can behave badly...

Welcoming a new baby is a life-changing milestone. While preparing for a growing family can be a heartwarming time, pregnancy itself can be heart-stressing.  For example, the amount of blood i...

As part of a collaborative effort, our researchers developed and validated a statistical model to determine a patient’s risk of heart failure or cardiomyopathy following breast cancer treatment...

A wild flip-flop or flutter in the chest. A sense of deep, unexplained fatigue. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) could be behind these uncomfortable symptoms. AFib is the most common heart rhythm disorde...

The holiday season is prime time for thoughtful gifts, and plenty of wish lists contain hopes for a smartwatch or fitness tracker. These popular devices promise to help us run farther, sleep deeper, ...