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MedStar NRH is one of 60 sites nationwide participating in the largest clinical trial of its kind to test the use of stem cells to restore motor function in stroke patients. The large double-blind, randomized study is based on an initial small investigation conducted at Stanford University that demonstrated results described as “stunning.”

The MedStar Health Research Institute, in conjunction with the Georgetown University School of Medicine, has awarded summer research internships to two rising second-year medical students, Ester Chung, to study patient safety under the guidance of Seth Krevat, MD, and Kelly Smith, PhD and Anasha Janna Islam to study quality improvement under Chris Goeschel, ScD, RN.

STATEMENT OF ERIC R. WAGNER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, INSURANCE AND DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Regarding Managed Care Contract Awards by the District of Columbia MedStar Health is deeply committed to serv...

In a joint research project from researchers at Georgetown University and MedStar Health, analysis of New York State's Medicaid expansion showed that while rates for those who were uninsured decreased, the access to cancer surgery for racial minorities showed no change.

New Guidelines Recommend Higher Targets for Older AdultsWashington, D.C., January 25, 2016 – One in three adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure. That number climbs to two in three for older adult...