MedStar Health Blog

It can be tough pulling together daily school lunches for picky eaters. As a mother of four and a registered dietitian, I know this struggle well. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...

As a pediatrician, I have a lot of interesting conversations with my young patients and their parents. One of the most common topics is rarely a medical problem at all—it’s sleep. Young patients te...

Are you going off to college or do you have a child who is? Chances are you’re gathering the essentials—backpack, laptop, and maybe even a sturdy pair of sneakers for sprinting across cam...

Around 6.5 million people in the U.S. live with a chronic, or non-healing, wound, most often on the legs or feet. Patients with neuropathy from diabetes, for instance, may lack sensation in their fee...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a global guideline about non-sugar sweeteners in May 2023 that has left a sour taste in some mouths.  WHO said evidence shows that sweeteners, like...

Summer fun unfortunately brings an increase in hand and arm trauma due to seasonal outdoor activities. Aside from fractures and sprains due to sports accidents, trauma from the lawn mower and burns f...