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July 19, 2024
Over the years, scientists worldwide have developed progressively less invasive ways to look inside the body. Now, a modern device called a NanoScope™ allows us to peer inside joints with pre...
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February 02, 2019
By MedStar Health Research Institute
The Revised Common Rule went into effect on January 21, 2019. The Office of Research Integrity and MHRI leadership are working to ensure required changes to our policies and processes are made to c...
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February 02, 2019
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Abstract submissions for the annual MedStar Health—Georgetown University Research Symposium are now being accepted! All abstracts must be submitted through the Symposium Abstract Submission Portal. Al...
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January 31, 2019
By MedStar Health Research Institute
The Human Research Protection Programs (IRBs) at both Georgetown University (GU) and MedStar Health (MedStar) use an electronic system to manage their respective Human Research Protection Programs ...
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January 22, 2019
When the first minimally invasive surgery—also called laparoscopic surgery—was performed in the early 1900s, a surgeon would use a hollow wooden tube with a candle to look in a patient&rs...
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January 15, 2019
Total joint replacement, comprised of hip or knee replacements, is one of the most common surgical procedures in the U.S. These devices have given millions of people continued or increased activity a...
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January 07, 2019
It might seem unusual at first to think of a doctor using laser therapy to treat a burn injury scar. Why would burning the body’s tissue further help a patient heal? But lasers are an extremely valuab...