MedStar Health Blog

If you want to lose weight in 2018, you are not alone. Research shows that weight loss is the most common New Year's resolution. Yet few people succeed in meeting their weight loss goals. “I appla...

Complex Conditions Require Specialized Care The ability to move—and move easily—is something most of us take for granted. But movement is actually a complex process requiring several different parts ...

As we grow older, we all start to notice changes in our ability to remember things. Maybe you’ve gone into the kitchen and forgotten why, or couldn’t recall a familiar name during a conversation. “Mem...

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-estab...

For decades, women with uterine fibroids, or benign growths inside the uterus, commonly have been offered two options to manage the symptoms—get a hysterectomy, or just deal with the pain....

Multidisciplinary Approach Benefits Aging Bodies and Minds Americans are living longer and healthier lives. Even so, many older adults will eventually develop one or more of a group of related medic...