MedStar Health Blog

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...

As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, I’m well-versed in helping other patients understand if and when they should consider knee replacement surgery. But when I became a patient undergoing the same...