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April 22, 2024
MedStar Health Research Institute’s work with the D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms Program informs the new Mother-Baby Intensive Outpatient Program, which provides wraparound, holistic, intensive mental he...
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November 18, 2022
A 2022 study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found a possible association between frequent use of chemical hair straightening products and developing uterine cancer.&nbs...
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November 07, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
This article was written by Sadaf Kazi, PhD. Scientists from MedStar Health Research Institute are working to improve the health of mothers and babies in Washington, D.C., by helping providers, patie...
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October 19, 2022
The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. And for some women with hereditary factors, the risk of breast cancer is two to five times higher. For so...
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July 15, 2022
Heart disease remains the number one killer of U.S. adults, and the number of young women having heart attacks—sometimes without realizing it—is increasing at an alarming rate. Accordin...
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June 29, 2022
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may be overwhelmed with emotions, information, and treatment decisions. You may have met multiple breast cancer specialists at different times and in ...
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June 20, 2022
MedStar Health investigators study how applying algorithms to electronic health records can find red flags in a pregnant patient’s medical information that may put them at risk for maternal health com...