MedStar Health News

Special Care for Special Deliveries  It’s a scene that parents-to-be imagine hundreds of times: the day they welcome their little one into their family and meet their new baby face to...

Care Worth Sharing  “Would you recommend this doctor to a friend?”  It’s a common question found on satisfaction surveys delivered to inboxes or mailboxes. A better, ...

Absorb™ Stent Opens Clogged Arteries, then Gradually Dissolves in the Body Washington, D.C., August 30, 2016 – A heart stent that slowly dissolves into the body is now available for patients with clo...

Cardiology Terms to Know By: Athanasios Thomaides, MD, FACC Heart attack: The medical term for a heart attack is myocardial infarction (MI).  MIs are caused by blocked arteries supplying the mus...

Auxiliary Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Caring for our Community  MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital would not be where it is today without the continued support of the hospital&rsquo...

When Emergency Department (ED) nurse Cathy Ruffin heard of the catastrophic flooding ravaging Louisiana, she sprang into action.  Because of her experience at MedStar Southern Maryland, her imm...