MedStar Health Blog

In the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, claiming more lives than all types of cancers combined. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for of one in three deaths among wo...

Many women don’t seem to be as concerned about their hearts as they are everyone else’s health. However, heart disease is the leading cause of death in women each year, and nearly 45 perc...

A new MedStar Health national survey found that the majority of women aged 40 and older are not getting their yearly mammogram, as recommended by the American College of Radiology. Mammograms are cri...

Soon-to-be-published research examines the benefits of integrating gestational diabetes services with maternal and infant care.   Diabetes during pregnancy is common and challenging to m...

Everyone’s breasts are different, made up of a unique combination of fat, milk glands, ducts, and fibrous connective tissue. Your individual combination of these types of tissues affects the density ...

“Why didn’t anyone ever tell me how hard breastfeeding would be?” This is a question that many new moms who start out breastfeeding ask themselves in the days and weeks after having a baby. From crac...