MedStar Health News

MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in partnership with Healwell, are the recipients of a Palmer Foundation grant to study and compare effective dosages of massage therapy on pain and distress relief for hospitalized palliative care patients.

MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown University School of Medicine have awarded two medical students scholarships through the Frank S. Pellegrini, MD, Research Scholarship Endowment. Award...

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.

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.

WASHINGTON (January 24, 2017) – A clinical trial to examine the effect of nilotinib on clinical outcomes and biomarkers in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease has opened...