MedStar Health Blog

One in four men in the U.S. die from a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While heart disease is a leading cause of death across...

MedStar Health Research Institute’s study suggests a machine learning algorithm could help identify patients at risk of cardiovascular disease earlier in pregnancy, opening a window to intervene. &nb...

People in the U.S. will be treated to a spectacular show in the sky on April 8, 2024: a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the s...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of the fourth most common cancer diagnoses in the United States. This year alone, approximately 153,000 people will ...

STRIVE is a first-of-its-kind longitudinal prospective cohort study of patient- and caregiver-focused outcomes in stroke survivorship.   For more than 7 million people in the U.S. who have survi...

MedStar Health Researchers demonstrate that natural language processing can help break the cycle of violence, closing gaps in screening and reducing the need for revisits to the emergency department....