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SCAD—A Silent Killer of Healthy Young People What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)? Artery walls have three layers. When a tear or dissection occurs blood is able to flow thro...

Three associates –James Williams, John “JJ” Johnson, both of Central Patient Transport, and Alice Williams, Radiology – each have reached a truly remarkable 50 years of service. This is the first time in the history of our hospital three associates have reached this milestone at the same time.

Your Annual Doctor Visit May be Changing The federally sanctioned U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently issued new findings about women’s health. The panel of experts recommended that wo...

The Region’s Busiest Level I Trauma CenterIn the heart of the nation’s capital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Level I Trauma Center has responded to thousands of medical crises, including treat...

Pioneering Heart Care with LVADs Because healthy hearts that are appropriate for transplantation are rare, the medical community has turned to advanced technology to find different ways to treat pati...

At MedStar Washington Hospital Center, nurses celebrate Nurses Week by finding their "Center"