MedStar Health News

Imagine living with a spinal cord injury as a result of simply falling in your home? The thought is quite scary and could happen to any one of us. And so it happened to Kent Keyser, who spent more t...

What causes a migraine? Migraines have a strong genetic component with 70 percent of patients having a first degree relative with a history of migraines. More women than men suffer migraines, a...

At age 13 Erik Weihenmayer lost his eyesight due to a condition called retinoschsis, characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina’s neurosensory layers. Determined not to let his blindness b...

Washington, D.C., April 18, 2018 – Clinical trial planning is underway at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute to determine whether a novel stem cell therapy will improve heart function for patients...

Mary Hart, second from right, was recently named the 2018 Auxilian of the Year. Hart stands with MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital President Christine Wray, right, close friend Ernestine Pence, and daughter...

Neurologist Aabha Shah, MD, with patient Adrian Knight. A trip to Golden Corral began like any other lunch for Adrian Knight, a trim, previously healthy, retired IRS worker, and father of two grown d...