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  • December 03, 2017
    Research Investigates Differences in Reporting Patient Safety Events

    By MedStar Health

    Angela D. Thomas, DrPH, MPH, MBA, presented at a roundtable discussion at the American Public Health Association 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo. Her research investigated potential differences ...

    Angela D. Thomas, DrPH, MPH, MBA, presented at a roundtable discussion at the American Public Health Association 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo. Her research investigated potential differences ...

    Innovation Research
  • Close-up photo of a person breaking a cigarette in half.
    November 30, 2017
    Why All Forms of Tobacco are Harmful Not Just Smoking

    By Puja G. Khaitan, MD

    Cigarettes and other tobacco products contain one of the world’s most addictive substances: nicotine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that a little more than 15 percent ...

    Cigarettes and other tobacco products contain one of the world’s most addictive substances: nicotine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that a little more than 15 percent ...

    Research Heart and Vascular
  • Close up of a person wearing socks warming their feet by a fireplace.
    November 28, 2017
    Why Diabetes Increases Burn Risk and Tips to Stay Safe

    By Laura S. Johnson, MD

    Burns can happen to anyone, but people with diabetes may be more susceptible than others. In fact, between 10 and 15 percent of patients admitted to our Burn Center have diabetes.High or unstable bloo...

    Burns can happen to anyone, but people with diabetes may be more susceptible than others. In fact, between 10 and 15 percent of patients admitted to our Burn Center have diabetes.High or unstable bloo...

    Dermatology Diabetes and Eendocrinology
  • A patient undergoes an MRI scan.
    November 27, 2017
    Why Gadolinium in MRI Contrast Dye is Safe.

    By James S. Jelinek, MD

    In November 2017, martial arts expert and actor Chuck Norris filed a lawsuit in California alleging an ingredient in a contrast dye used in a specific type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poisoned...

    In November 2017, martial arts expert and actor Chuck Norris filed a lawsuit in California alleging an ingredient in a contrast dye used in a specific type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poisoned...

    Innovation Research
  • A doctor listens to a patient's lungs during an office visit.
    November 22, 2017
    Routine Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives

    By Puja G. Khaitan, MD

    We’ve made great progress in recent years when it comes to lung cancer. As noted in trends data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentages of people diagnosed with or dying f...

    We’ve made great progress in recent years when it comes to lung cancer. As noted in trends data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentages of people diagnosed with or dying f...

    Cancer Innovation
  • Two mature women laugh together as they sit on a park bench.
    November 21, 2017
    Why No One Should Have to Live with an Overactive Bladder

    By Andrew Sokol, MD

    You’re out to lunch with a group of friends when you feel that urge again—you have to go to the bathroom right now. It doesn’t matter that you just went a half-hour ago. You can’t hold it. You excuse ...

    You’re out to lunch with a group of friends when you feel that urge again—you have to go to the bathroom right now. It doesn’t matter that you just went a half-hour ago. You can’t hold it. You excuse ...

    Living Well Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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