MedStar Health Blog

Matthew Pierce, MD, certainly understands that not everyone has fond memories of their high school biology dissection assignments. Yet, that’s where his path toward becoming a physician began.“I reall...

By Brendan Furlong, MD, Chief of Service, Emergency Department, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital   During cold winter weather, the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Emergency Department see...

A patient recently told me she was working to improve her fitness and had noticed unusual spikes in her heart rate during exercise."Here, let me show you.” She brought out her phone and showed me an a...

The U.S. population is trending older, and as we age, our risk for heart disease increases. We’re on the verge of a serious health dilemma: While the average 65-year-old person can expect to live 20 m...

It’s hard to imagine that something as serious as a heart attack could go unnoticed. But as many as 1 in 4 heart attacks are “silent,” meaning the symptoms go unnoticed or are mistaken for less seriou...

As with any other workplace, MedStar Washington Hospital Center goes to great lengths to maintain a safe environment for physicians, staff and, of course, patients. Yet, even the most well-established...