MedStar Health Blog

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...

Enrollment is underway at MedStar Washington Hospital Center for this global, multi-center, placebo-controlled phase III randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the new PIK3CA kinase ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a global guideline about non-sugar sweeteners in May 2023 that has left a sour taste in some mouths.  WHO said evidence shows that sweeteners, like...

Summer fun unfortunately brings an increase in hand and arm trauma due to seasonal outdoor activities. Aside from fractures and sprains due to sports accidents, trauma from the lawn mower and burns f...

Our retrospective study published in the Journal of Hand Surgery establishes a connection between low bone density and painful wrist fracture healing, suggesting surgery could be a preferred treatmen...