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The 2017 Symposium features scientific poster presentations from researchers across the system and the spectrum of care, information on research support services offered by MedStar Health Research Ins...

Edited Jan. 5, 2017: Due to unforeseen circumstances not within our control, Research Grand Rounds on January 6, 2017 has been CANCELLED. We hope to reschedule Dr. Aviles-Santa for a later date and lo...

Congratulations to all researchers who were published in November 2016. There were 99 peer-reviewed studies published in 51 journals that are part of the body of work completed by MedStar Health inves...

An estimated 13% of people with HIV don't know they have the virus, leaving it to cause severe damage that could be avoided with treatment.

Nearly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas each year. In the vast majority of these cases — approximately 95 percent — patients have one specific type of cancer: adenocarcinoma ...

Many Americans with chronic acid reflux swear by proton pump inhibitors. But are these common over-the-counter medications safe for long-term use?