MedStar Health Blog

In November 2017, martial arts expert and actor Chuck Norris filed a lawsuit in California alleging an ingredient in a contrast dye used in a specific type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poisoned...

On Nov. 13, 2017, two leading health groups, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), jointly released new guidelines that group more individuals into the cat...

For years, patients with angina (chest pain) caused by blockages in the arteries have been treated with medications. When medications alone aren’t enough, cardiologists have turned to stents—small mes...

Ultrasound’s long history as a medical tool dates back to the 1940s.  Today, diagnostic ultrasound’s ability to image in real-time, along with its excellent safety record and modern-day portabili...

MHRI remains committed to improving our IT infrastructure with the ongoing work with OnCore, the clinical trials management system. OnCore provides the tools to manage the whole continuum of data duri...

Abstract submissions for the seventh annual MedStar Health Research Symposium will open on November 13, 2017. The MedStar Health Research Symposium brings together associates from across the system to...