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October 05, 2026
By Suzanne M. Simkovich MD, MS
As much as cigarettes and smog impact lung health, the air quality inside our homes can make a big difference, too. Global clinical trials like the HAPIN trial allow researchers at MedStar Health to ...
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November 06, 2023Health Systems and Researchers Can, and Must, Work to Advance Community Health and Equitable Access.
By Neil J. Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer
Not so long ago, there was a chain of movie stores called Blockbuster. I suspect Blockbuster’s executives thought they were in the video cassette and DVD rental business, but they weren’t...
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October 23, 2023
From improving healing to maximizing mobility after amputation, MedStar Health Research Institute’s limb salvage line focuses on helping patients regain and retain mobility after a diabetic foo...
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October 16, 2023
By John S. Brebbia, MD, FACS, MBA
MedStar Health Research Institute is now enrolling participants in the STEP-1 Study to test the EndoBarrier System’s ability to safely reduce hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and weight in adults with un...
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October 02, 2023
MedStar Health Research Institute is among the leading research organizations participating in a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study of a new GLP1-RA medication’s effects on weigh...
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September 25, 2023
New research published in Circulation and led by the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute has demonstrated the benefits of routine genetic testing for patients with advanced heart disease from dilate...
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September 18, 2023
By Kristen Miller, DrPH, MSPH, MSL, CPPS
Collaborative, patient-partnered research at MHRI aims to help patients and providers understand the impacts of diagnostic errors to limit adverse outcomes. Recent research finds that diagnost...
