MedStar Health News

Learn about the treatment, recovery, and support process of two locals' experience with stroke and the care they received at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital.

What causes a migraine? Migraines have a strong genetic component with 70 percent of patients having a first degree relative with a history of migraines. More women than men suffer migraines, a...

Vercise™ DBS More Convenient for Patients than Traditional DBS

Three investigators from the MedStar Health Research Institute have been awarded grant funding for three research initiatives through the Charles and Mary Latham Fund. The research projects are focused on patient outcomes in diabetes, palliative care, and brain injury. The fund was established by established by Ella O. Latham, to support medical research in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Cert...

The new MedStar NRH Neuroscience Occupational Therapy Residency Program earned top marks during its first site visit by the American Occupational Therapy Association.