Sun Safety Tips for Summer
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and, for many, means a trip to the beach or a day at the pool. After a summer of physical distancing… Read More
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MedStar Montgomery Nurses Get Puppy Love
National Nurses Week runs from May 6 through May 12 and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center kicked off the occasion with a special visit from several 7-week-old golden retriever puppies. The… Read More
Bethesda Mother Gives Birth—and COVID-19 Antibodies—to Newborn
An OB-GYN doctor from Bethesda gave birth to her first child this month and was happy to learn that the little girl had COVID-19 antibodies, apparently from the two vaccines… Read More
Photos: MedStar Montgomery Medical Workers Receive Pfizer Vaccine
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center’s frontline workers in Olney are starting to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine arrived at MedStar Montgomery on Dec. 18. Thomas Senker, the president of MedStar… Read More
MedStar Healthcare Professionals Talk Protesting in the Age of Coronavirus
People around the country are taking to the streets to protest racial injustice and police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but with taking a stand comes… Read More
Olney Medical Workers Pay Homage with ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ Demonstration
Dozens of Medstar Montgomery medical workers in Olney participated in a “White Coats for Black Lives” demonstration Friday afternoon. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the medical community took a… Read More
MedStar Seeking Plasma Donations from Recovered Coronavirus Patients for Study
Since March, MedStar Health has been taking part in a yearlong plasma therapy research project, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. The therapy—which has been used in the past to treat… Read More
Silver Spring Man Gets Hero’s Send-Off After Long Battle with Coronavirus
On Monday, a 73 year-old Silver Spring man officially went home after a long battle with the coronavirus. The man had been staying at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney… Read More
Police Honor Medical Workers at Medstar Montgomery in Olney
Montgomery County Police Department honored Medstar Montgomery Medical workers in Olney Monday morning. Dozens of medical workers waved as several police cars drove around the hospital’s campus, lights flashing, to… Read More
MedStar Offers Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing in Bethesda
Testing for the novel coronavirus is one step closer to being more accessible in Montgomery County. MedStar Health has opened a drive-thru testing site in Bethesda. Located at 7801 Democracy… Read More
Fallece Oficial de Policía del Condado Tras Impacto de Bala
El oficial que recibió un disparó, el lunes por la mañana, en un estacionamiento de Silver Spring murió. El Concejal Craig Rice, fue uno de los primeros en anunciarlo a… Read More
UPDATE: County Officer in Silver Spring Shooting Dies
Update, 1:20 p.m.: The officer shot Monday morning at a Silver Spring parking garage has died, according to Councilmember Craig Rice.