MedStar Health Blog

Multi-site research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are required to use a single IRB of record for all participating sites. This policy applies to non-exempt human subjects r...

A guest post from Christina Stanger, MA, CRA, Director of the MHRI Office of Contract and Grant ManagementDo you present at conferences in your specialty area? How about your staff? Presenting at prof...

A diagnosis of heart failure doesn’t mean your heart has stopped or is about to stop working. It’s a condition in which the heart cannot adequately pump blood to the body. Heart failure is a structura...

Educational intervention by community health workers was found to have a positive impact on perceptions of mammogram safety and efficacy in breast health and cancer awareness, recent research from the...

Every patient who’s being treated for cancer should talk to their oncologist about the risk of heart-related complications. We’ve learned a lot in recent years about which cancer treatments can affect...

On March 10, 1958, the brand new and most modern Washington Hospital Center opened its doors on Irving Street, after 15 years of planning. While the location and the building were new, the staff membe...