MedStar Health Blog

Scientists from MedStar Health Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health are studying new ways to use MRI to better understand common cardiovascular diseases and improve treatment opti...

In September 2022, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation that all adults younger than 65 to be screened for anxiety. This unprecedented move is par...

New MedStar Health research demonstrates that patient-reported data combined with electronic medical record data can more accurately predict the likelihood of opioid overuse in patients who have unde...

The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. And for some women with hereditary factors, the risk of breast cancer is two to five times higher.  For so...

In September 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer update, warning about the dangers of social media challenges involving medicines—specifically a TikTok challenge in wh...

This article was written by Jessica Howe and Zoe Pruitt.   A pilot study shows that a new assessment tool—designed by MedStar Health Research Institute—can identify areas for improvem...