MedStar Health Blog

Recently, the family of “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis announced in a joint statement that he was stepping away from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia—loss of the ability to effectively communicate....

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, ...

Throughout the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have faced many challenges in the face of this unpredictable and unrelenting virus. However, one of the single greatest advancements has bee...

Colon cancer is the third-most commonly diagnosed cancer in U.S. adults, excluding skin cancers. And the trend of cancer in younger patients continues, with diagnoses and death rates on the rise in p...

When a patient is diagnosed with early-stage colon cancer, we start talking right away about how to keep it from coming back after treatment.  Though thinking that far ahead might seem strange...

If you’re looking for a medical career in which no two days are ever the same, radiologic technology might be the best choice for you. Radiologic technologists are vital in nearly every aspect ...