MedStar Health Blog

Pacemakers have long been used to regulate heart function. Now, a similar approach called vBloc® may help patients with obesity and weight control problems regulate their appetites.The therapy, recent...

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 une...

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...

Registry to Clarify Optimal Type B Aortic Dissection TreatmentThe perfect storm of high prevalence, large volume and advanced technology make MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI) an ideal set...

ASE's 2015 Physician Lifetime Achievement Award: Fascination with Heat Echo Leads to a Four-Decade CareerFor nearly four decades, Steven Goldstein, MD, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute’s directo...

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 ...