MedStar Health Blog

    By John Irwin, MD, MedStar Harbor Pediatrics Every year, thousands of children and young adults are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes...

  MedStar Harbor Hospital's New President and Chief Medical Officer As a toddler, his favorite toy was a "Let's Play Doctor" medical kit. As he got older, the television show he looked forw...

Dr. Bitar, medical director of MedStar Harbor Women's Care with patient Christy Ryan, RN, after the delivery of her baby girl. MedStar Harbor Women's Care Goes Above and Beyond Christy Ryan, RN,...

  A Behavioral Health Specialist Can Make all the Difference Stress and worry are part of everyday life. But what happens when you become consumed by it; when it becomes difficult to simply get throu...

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...

It started out as a normal day for Deborah Neal Wall. “The date was Sept. 15, 2016. I got up and took my walk, and came home and did some sewing,” she says. “Then my neighbor called and said she was ...