MedStar Health Blog

Are you going off to college or do you have a child who is? Chances are you’re gathering the essentials—backpack, laptop, and maybe even a sturdy pair of sneakers for sprinting across cam...

For about 6.7 million adults in the U.S., psoriasis is an ongoing, painful condition with no known cure. Despite the fact that psoriasis cannot be passed from person to person, we are seeing it diagn...

A research collaboration between the H.E.A.R. Institute, the Center for Successful Aging, and MedStar Health Home Care will examine the benefits of delivering subacute care for older patients at home...

MHRI research into outcomes from technological advances such as robotic-assisted surgery helps ensure patients get leading care.  At the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, we always look for ...

Around 6.5 million people in the U.S. live with a chronic, or non-healing, wound, most often on the legs or feet. Patients with neuropathy from diabetes, for instance, may lack sensation in their fee...

Gallstones are hard deposits of cholesterol, pigmentation, calcium, or bile that can form in the gallbladder, a small organ in the upper abdomen that stores and releases bile as part of the digestive...