MedStar Health Blog

Researchers from MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital successfully delivered a healthy baby to a mom and dad who both tested positive for COVID-19. The case re...

A healthy diet is important for maintaining weight, sleeping well, and fighting off disease, especially during COVID-19. A well-balanced diet can also improve your gut health, minimize your ris...

One way we can try to keep a sense of normalcy during the COVID-19 pandemic is to create well-balanced meals for ourselves and our loved ones. But how? Dispelling Dietary Myths Before I share healthy...

Taking cues from how other countries are managing COVID-19, government and healthcare leaders have implemented dramatic and necessary steps to slow its spread. Because there is not yet a cure for thi...

When an unfamiliar disease strikes, it can cause tremendous fear and anxiety. We’ve seen it before—during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic and, in more recent times, with HIV, SARS and the a...

Just as flu season comes to an end in the United States, the Novel Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) shows up to thwart your spring break plans. While there are many similarities between th...