MedStar Health Blog

Recently published research investigated the potential of a diabetes education program aimed at educating hospital inpatients to better manage their Type 2 diabetes by leveraging technology. “Redesign...

We’ve experienced several heat waves on the East Coast this summer. It's important that we stay cool in order to avoid heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.Heat exhaustion a...

Increasingly younger patients are seeking partial or total hip or knee joint replacement—people in their 40s, 50s and 60s who are working and active and who can’t afford to slow down. As such, researc...

Triple-negative breast cancer is notoriously difficult to treat. It grows aggressively, and it lacks the three most common markers (estrogen and progesterone receptors and the HER2-neu protein) ...

Most of the time, people don’t notice their salivary glands. They are located in the mouth and throat, and they produce saliva. We start to notice these glands if a stone or tumor develops and blocks ...

Imagine feeling one or more of these symptoms in your pelvic area up to 95 percent of the time: Burning Pinching Stabbing That’s the reality for women with chronic pelvic pai...