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October 01, 2025Deciding to donate a kidney is one of the most selfless decisions a person can make. Living donors who give one of their healthy kidneys can spare someone with kidney failure from years on dialysis a...
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October 01, 2025Deciding to donate a kidney is one of the most selfless decisions a person can make. Living donors who give one of their healthy kidneys can spare someone with kidney failure from years on dialysis a...
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September 25, 2024By Hedy P. Smith, MD, PhD, Hematology
Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell disease (SCD) isn’t a single condition. It’s a group of blood disorders that share a common tendency for the blood cells to assume a banana or sickle shape in low-ox...
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May 24, 2023
More than 42,000 people received a solid organ transplant in 2022, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. And while a new, healthy organ brings hope for improved health, transplant pa...
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August 08, 2022
Center Scope is news and information for friends of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, produced by the Public Affairs & Marketing Department. Download A Copy Latest Edi...
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September 03, 2021By MedStar Health Research Institute
What’s in store this fall? Below is a list continuing education meetings taking place virtually starting September 2021. Each conference gives you access to earning continuing education credit a...
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July 05, 2021By MedStar Health Research Institute
The first virtual MedStar Health Teaching and Research Scholars Capstone program was held on Thursday, May 20th to celebrate education, innovation, and scholarship from our Teaching & Research Sch...

