MedStar Health Blog

Research Week kicks off with our annual MedStar Health Research Symposium on May 1. Each year, we celebrate the associates who help to advance health at MedStar through our Research Week. Research Wee...

It is important that all associates understand when it is necessary to encrypt the data we use in our daily work activities. Generally, as long as it is for a permitted business purpose, e-mails conta...

As a supplement to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, lorcaserin is FDA-approved for chronic weight management in the United States. Lorcaserin is a serotonin receptor subtype 5-h...

Thanks to our high-reliability culture, MedStar receives many Good Catches every year, many of which are shared in the Good Catch Monday emails, and through the sharing of Safety Moments and in Safety...

EdAssist® is now live!  As previously shared, MedStar has partnered with EdAssist® to administer our Educational Assistance program.  The new web-based system will process all tuition benefit requests...

Tetsuya Kawakita, MD, and Elizabeth Coviello, DO, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, have collaborated on a study of the effect of type 1 diabetes ...