MedStar Health Blog

A new study by MedStar Health Research Institute investigates a novel new wound dressing for early-stage diabetes-related foot ulcers, which could change the standard of care for millions of people in...

MedStar Health Research Institute investigators examine VR technology for pain management.   In the interdisciplinary practice of palliative care, we help patients cope with the symptoms of serio...

MedStar Health investigators study how applying algorithms to electronic health records can find red flags in a pregnant patient’s medical information that may put them at risk for maternal health com...

This article was written by Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, David Stein, MD, and James McDermott, medical student at UCLA.   A new study by MedStar Health Research Institute found that patients are...

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world among developing countries. For decades, medical providers have understood that social and environmental inequities imp...

Investigators at MedStar Health Research Institute led a study that revealed more support for telehealth among providers than cancer survivors.   When the COVID-19 pandemic began, cancer care pro...