MedStar Health Blog

Parenting may be the hardest job you’ll ever love, and a new advisory by the U.S. Surgeon General confirms: Parents in the U.S. are under a consistently high level of stress that can impact their men...

Funded by an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health, our research examines the validity of a virtual reality floor maze test that could help identify early signs of Alzheimer’s diseas...

When the influenza virus invades the body, the immune system responds with inflammation. Some of the flu’s classic symptoms, like fever, are a result of this response. For people with controlled mult...

This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON.   The skin is our body’s largest organ, and it’s an important part of how we see ourselves and construct our identity. ...

With the holiday season finally here, many of us overindulge, leading to heartburn, acid reflux, and bloating. But when these symptoms occur regularly despite normal eating habits, you may have gastr...

Cancer of the pancreas is challenging to treat, and survival rates historically have been low as a result. Yet new treatments on the horizon offer an exciting opportunity to help patients live longer...