MedStar Health Blog

If you have found yourself mindlessly finishing off a big bag of chips or a quart of ice cream during these unsettling times, you are not alone. Many of us turn to food for comfort when we are experie...

Colorectal cancer has traditionally been considered an older person’s disease. But according to the American Cancer Society, in 2020, 12% of colorectal cancer cases will be diagnosed in people u...

In a world where it seems everything in our normal daily life has changed in a very short period, it can feel like we are out of control. It is important at times like this that we stop and be mindful...

Being pregnant in the District of Columbia may be hazardous to your unborn baby’s health and to yours—and climate change may be a major factor. A study recently published in the Journal of the Americ...

Over the past 10 or 15 years, uterine cancer cases have steadily increased in the United States. This year alone, an estimated 65,620 women will be diagnosed with this condition. Average age of diagn...

Every day, millions of Americans experience the debilitating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). If you have recurrent abdominal pain at least once a day over the course of three months, you...