MedStar Health News

February is National Heart Month Dr. Mun K. Hong takes patient James Smith from 90 percent artery blockage to healthier heart and arteries and lower blood pressure When Oxon Hill resident James Smith...

Emergency Department Physician Sonja Devaul, MD, Advises Area Residents Each winter, many Emergency Departments across the country see admissions for common winter conditions and emergencies caused b...

There’s no disputing the proof that Michael Booth knows what he’s talking about when it comes to healthy eating.  His “before body,” one hundred pounds heavier than his &...

One key to the declining rate of breast cancer is advancement in early detection. At MedStar Southern Maryland, radiologists Anna H. Choi, Gina Kim-Ahn and Tina Sprouse are on the forefront of early...

Valerie Calhoun feels like she’s back.  After an exhausting battle with breast cancer, she has thrown her wigs to the back of her closet, she is active in her church again and she is scheduling ...

More Goes into Physical Therapy than Meets the Eye The biggest misconception about physical therapy (PT), says Clinical Coordinator Ukonnaya Bigelow, PT, DPT, is that not much goes into physical ther...