MedStar Health News

WASHINGTON  – Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) today announces the launch of a phase II clinical trial to study the safety of the cancer drug nilotinib and its effects on c...

Through funding from the Palmer Foundation, MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in partnership with Healwell, will investigate the usage of massage therapy for pa...

MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in partnership with Healwell, are the recipients of a Palmer Foundation grant to study and compare effective dosages of massage therapy on pain and distress relief for hospitalized palliative care patients.

MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown University School of Medicine have awarded two medical students scholarships through the Frank S. Pellegrini, MD, Research Scholarship Endowment. Award...

MedStar NRH is one of 60 sites nationwide participating in the largest clinical trial of its kind to test the use of stem cells to restore motor function in stroke patients. The large double-blind, randomized study is based on an initial small investigation conducted at Stanford University that demonstrated results described as “stunning.”

The MedStar Health Research Institute, in conjunction with the Georgetown University School of Medicine, has awarded summer research internships to two rising second-year medical students, Ester Chung, to study patient safety under the guidance of Seth Krevat, MD, and Kelly Smith, PhD and Anasha Janna Islam to study quality improvement under Chris Goeschel, ScD, RN.