MedStar Health Blog

Spring is right around the corner, and we’re all eager to get outside and enjoy the longer, warmer days. But for many children, this time of year brings on seasonal allergies which can lead to cold-l...

A recently published pilot study of men with a particular type of urinary incontinence examined the factors that lead to choosing a surgical treatment.   Despite advances in minimally invasive s...

Urinary leaking. Erectile dysfunction. Difficult or painful urination. Life-changing symptoms that many patients think they’re stuck with after cancer treatment or traumatic injury—or that they’re to...

April was National Parkinson’s Awareness Month, an opportunity to improve education about one of the most common movement disorders. Every six minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with ...

This article was written by Seife Yohannes, MD. Newly published research shows that a system to monitor and treat COVID patients’ respiratory health outside the ICU resulted in 27% fewer admissions, ...

During a healthy pregnancy, your heart works overtime. Here’s one example—your total blood volume can double to support the growing fetus, putting extra strain on your heart and blood vessels. And th...