MedStar Health News

On that fall day, Lee Sommer was taking care of routine tasks, including tending to aircraft and receiving Jet-A fuel for a large fuel truck. “I jumped off the truck as I always do,” Lee remembers. “I felt a twinge in my back on the impact, but it wasn’t too bad.”

Don’t let the cold weather and snow stop you from going running during the winter. To be prepared, there are several things you can do and consider before putting on your running shoes and stepping out in the frigid weather.

Beyond the Heart Attack  When you find something that works, you stick with it. Which is why when Lew Armistead needed cardiac rehab after his second heart surgery earlier this year, he retu...

Dr. Henry Boucher of MedStar Union Memorial Hospital is the first surgeon in Maryland to use new, robot-assisted technology to perform total knee replacement surgery.  Read more....

A contentious election year, an onslaught of media headlines, job tension, and family complications. The past year has been a difficult one for most of us and feeling “stressed-out” is common.

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...