MedStar Health Blog

Dr. Furlong discusses the risks of smoking and how lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. However, it is also among the most preventable.

The benefits of minimally invasive skull base surgery for the patient include faster recovery, less risk of stroke and no disfigurement or scarring.

Cutting-edge cryoablation therapy helped Eleni beat her esophageal cancer. Since receiving cryotherapy, she has gone nine months cancer-free!

Doctors are seeing more patients with thyroid cancer in the last 30 years, as data from the American Cancer Society show. Thyroid cancer is the fastest-growing cancer diagnosis in the United Sta...

Dominic Nwanji has loved playing basketball since he was a child. “It means everything to me,” says the 28-year-old. “When I play, any stress, concerns, deadlines or anything going on in my life take...

Emily and Neil Kishter’s philanthropic partnership with MedStar Georgetown began with a commitment to improving patient care and waiting areas. Just recently, the Kishters became the first $1 million donors to the new medical/surgical pavilion project.