MedStar Health Blog

Two years ago, MedStar Health Research Institute chose to plan for the future of research at MedStar by launching the “New Investigator – Associate Giving Grant Fund” from donations to the Power to He...

Prostate cancer can be challenging to detect. Our screening and diagnostic tools—prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy—aren’t perfect. And it...

Talcum powder has long been a baby care and personal hygiene essential, showing up in everything from cosmetics to soaps to antiperspirants. It’s best known as an ingredient in baby powder, which has ...

By Melanie Powell, MD, MPH Hello! I am the inaugural fellow in Quality and Safety at the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety. Over the next year, I’ll provide monthly insights and doc...

Women often find it embarrassing to talk about pelvic floor disorders—a broad category of issues also called pelvic floor dysfunction. These issues often stem from weakening or injury of t...

One-fourth of the bones in our body are in our feet. These bones, combined with numerous joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, work together to support the body’s weight, maintain balanc...