MedStar Health Blog

In the seven years since the D.C. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program began, Heather DeVore, MD, medical director of the program and an Emergency Medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hos...

Overseas medical missions afford physicians a unique opportunity, to learn about the challenges of delivering much-needed health care in an underserved area of a country. Sometimes it’s the un...

Ignoring Cornorary Artery Disease Signs Could Have Been DevastatingThe symptoms, at first, were subtle and easy to dismiss. Burning and chest discomfort—likely acid reflux. A nagging ache in the left ...

Endovascular Iliocaval Reconstruction Heals Debilitating WoundsFor years, the 38-year-old patient suffered with heavy, swollen lower extremities resulting in chronic venous ulcers lasting several mont...

An inaccurate diagnosis at another hospital almost cost Steven Jones his life. Fortunately, his wife, medical director of Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, knew ...

Safe Heart Trial Seeks Right Balance Between Survival and Safety In a clinical trial spanning two hospitals and two specialties, MedStar Health physicians are studying how to maximize the use of highl...