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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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June 20, 2016By MedStar Health Research Institute
Baby Boomers at Risk for this Silent Disease Most people who have hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver, have no symptoms until the disease has caused significant liver damage. That’s why it’s i...
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February 22, 2016Screening tests can be a powerful weapon in the fight against breast cancer. In spite of these benefits, too many women -
February 04, 2016MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is one of only two hospitals in the nation selected to partner with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the Find Yo...
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January 07, 2016Physicians are spreading the word about the growing local incidence of Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that can damage the heart. -
December 17, 2015
By MedStar Team
Clinical Trial Will Study Novel Stem Cells in Cardiac Patients When stem cell research targeted to cardiovascular disease first made headlines almost two decades ago, many speculated it would create a...
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October 29, 2015In the seven years since the D.C. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program began, Heather DeVore, MD, medical director of the program and an Emergency Medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hos...
