MedStar Health Blog

This article was written by Richard D. Zorowitz, MD, and Kathaleen Brady, PT, MPT. Research is underway to learn whether a wearable device stimulating neuronal networks can help patients re...

The U.S. Department of Defense has funded research into the potential benefits of providing supplemental oral fluids to patients with burn injuries rather than via intravenous (IV).   Burns caus...

MedStar Health Research Institute is collaborating with the DC Department of Health to investigate the reasons for refusal, discontinuation, or delay of breast cancer treatment and to identify potent...

A post-FDA-approval clinical trial at MedStar Health Research Institute connects patients with first-line Afib treatment, reducing the time from diagnosis to symptom relief. Atrial fibrillation (Afib)...

Our research demonstrates a link between a child’s health and developmental outcomes and their social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, social connectedness, and parental stress...

Clinical trials are an essential way we create new knowledge about how to help our patients heal. Yet, despite our efforts to expedite this work, clinical trials remain inefficient, expensive, slow, ...