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July 16, 2025Learning you have an uncommon type of cancer, such as a sarcoma, can create a lot of questions: How are sarcomas diagnosed? What are the treatment options? Will I lose my arm or leg? Our collaborativ...
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July 09, 2020By Gregory J. Argyros, MD, MACP, FCCP, President, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Around the world, COVID-19 has put the entire healthcare system to the test. Here at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, our team mounted a comprehensive response quickly and effectively. That effort...
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July 07, 2020Kidney (renal) cancer is on the rise. In Washington, D.C. alone, 100 to 150 people a year are expected to be diagnosed with this disease. That number doesn’t include potential new cases in our ...
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July 02, 2020By Min Deng, MD
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, with 9,500 people in the U.S. diagnosed each day. Fortunately, it’s also the most preventable. Here are some things you can do to reduce your risk...
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June 30, 2020Over the past 10 or 15 years, uterine cancer cases have steadily increased in the United States. This year alone, an estimated 65,620 women will be diagnosed with this condition. Average age of diagn...
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June 19, 2020It’s a sensitive subject. For some, uncomfortable. Most guys don’t want to talk about it. But most men will experience erectile dysfunction, or ED, at some point in their lifes—as m...
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June 10, 2020
By Zayd A. Eldadah, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
A steady, rhythmic heartbeat in you or someone you love may be the most reassuring sound on earth. Yet some people experience a heart rhythm that is occasionally too fast, too slow, or irregular&mdas...
