MedStar Health Blog

Each year, about 900,000 people in the U.S. develop a venous thromboembolism—a serious blood clot that can form in any blood vessel of your body. When a clot develops in a blood vessel in the lungs, ...

If you’ve ever felt a dull ache or pain in your shoulder, you may have experienced damage to your rotator cuff. Rotator cuff tears are common in both men and women, especially as you get older....

Weight loss surgery to treat obesity is often misconstrued as a “last resort” for patients who have given up on taking care of themselves. But it’s quite the opposite.  To put the bariatric su...

From dry air that weakens your skin and immune system to frigid temperatures that constrict your blood vessels, cold weather can increase your risk of common health conditions.  It’s imp...

Young athletes know that sports injuries can quickly derail their competitive season. As kids increasingly specialize in one sport year-round—and at a younger age—the incidences of injury are rising....

Most people know that heart disease is linked to diet and exercise—two lifestyle factors often considered to be within a patient’s control. Yet heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of de...