MedStar Health Blog

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...

Chronic diseases affect nearly sixty percent of adults in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood press...