MedStar Health Blog

While the COVID-19 pandemic dominates this year’s headlines, another health crisis continues to rage as well—the opioid epidemic. Opioids are narcotic drugs made from compounds found in the opium...

John H. Sherner, MD, FCCP, didn’t require an extensive orientation when he joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center as chair for the Department of Medicine. Having spent most of his profess...

Researchers from MedStar Health evaluated emergency department care coordination processes and their perceived effectiveness across Maryland’s hospital system, which were seeking to reduce hospi...

Congratulations to all MedStar researchers who had articles published in February 2021. The selected articles and link to PubMed provided below represent the body of work completed by MedStar Health i...

MedStar Health regularly updates, revises and creates new policies and procedures for the operational efficiency of the organization. Please be advised, the following policies and procedures are now i...

When conducting research, some populations of research participants require special considerations. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 45 part 46) Protection of Human Subjects includes Subparts B, C...