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What Is Gastroenteritis? 09/19/2018 08:00pm • Whether it was during an international vacation-gone-wrong or after touring day care places for your tot, if you've ever had gastroenteritis -- aka the stomach flu -- you probably remember it clearly, but wish you didn't. "Most of the time, the worst part of norovirus is the front end, and that's Philadelphia's Energy Campaign Focuses on Efficiency and Poverty Reduction 09/19/2018 08:00pm • PHILADELPHIA -- Even before the solar panels were installed, Terrie Lewine's house was rigged for low-impact living. The walls are lined with energy-efficient closed-cell insulation. Heat is provided by a series of radiant hot-water tubes built into the floors, instead of less efficient forced-air 3 accused of running $364M investment fraud scheme including victims in Md., DC, Va. 09/19/2018 12:13pm • WASHINGTON — Three men have been indicted in an investment fraud scheme that took more than $364 million from hundreds of victims, largely in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. Prosecutors in Baltimore said Kevin Merrill, 53, of Maryland, along with Jay Ledford, 54, of Texas and Nevada, and Cameron J Exclusions: Adding Complexity for Patients With Rare Diseases 09/18/2018 08:00pm • For patients struggling with rare disease, finding care and navigating the disease is not often easy. Complexities abound, from potentially long time periods between initial symptoms and diagnosis to locating doctors knowledgeable in the disease and starting on therapy (assuming a drug for the cond Getting Great Care Via Video 09/18/2018 08:00pm • While telemedicine may sound 21st century-esque, it's actually been around for decades. From radio consultations between land-based doctors and seafarers in the early 1900s to NASA medical teams tracking the health of astronauts in space starting in the 1960s, doctors and patients have long been ex Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Is Spreading Again 09/18/2018 08:00pm • This season alone, hand, foot and mouth disease took three MLB pitchers temporarily off the mound, so baseball fans may wonder just what's going on at that position. However, it's just a coincidence, experts say, and not surprising with this highly contagious condition. With seeping blisters on the Does What Your Doctor Wears Matter? 09/18/2018 08:00pm • People have argued over what to wear for millennia. First impressions matter, and fashion has long been a highly visible signifier of a person's place within the community. In the hierarchal world of medicine, clothing can be an important signal to patients and other health care providers of everyt Md. pain patients rally for easing opioid restrictions 09/18/2018 06:09pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Chronic-pain patients in Maryland are asking for help in easing restrictions they face in getting drugs to treat their pain because of the crackdown on opioids. About two dozen people attended a rally in front of the Maryland State House on Tuesday where participants held Md. doctor facing bank fraud charges to enter guilty plea 09/18/2018 02:10pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Maryland doctor charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud and making false statements on loan applications has agreed to enter a guilty plea. A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled an Oct. 25 change of plea hearing for 46-year-old Zahid Aslam of Elkton, Maryland. A Top 10 National Universities With Rolling Admissions 09/17/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: 10 Lessons From Extreme Dieting 09/17/2018 08:00pm • Getting with the program could have unintended consequences.Yeah, yeah, you know you should eat more fruits and veggies, but you're craving a creative approach -- perhaps, even (though you wouldn't admit it) a gimmick. "Americans love a good fad diet," says Whitney Linsenmeyer, a spokesperson for th 4 Activities That Make Strong Medical School Candidates 09/17/2018 08:00pm • It is often said that grades and MCAT scores don't get people into medical school, they keep people out. Without a good GPA and MCAT score, it is virtually impossible to secure a spot in medical school, but having good grades and test scores alone is not enough to ensure acceptance. Along with acade 11 Things Your OB-GYN Wants You to Know 09/16/2018 08:00pm • Women: Your OB-GYN is a great health resource. Unless they're expecting or trying to get pregnant, most women probably only think of their OB-GYN around the time of their annual appointment. But OB-GYNs have a raft of knowledge they want to share with their patients, says Dr. Valerie Jones, an OB-GY Amid criticism, Cardinal Wuerl begins 'season of healing' 09/14/2018 09:30pm • WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington has begun a six-week "season of healing," which comes as Cardinal Donald Wuerl faces criticism over his handling of sex abuse cases from decades ago when he led Pittsburgh's archdiocese. It began with a mass Friday night at the Cathedral of St. Matthew What to know about Google's location tracking on your smartphone 09/14/2018 08:43pm • Q: Is it true that Google tracks my location even if I've turned off the location history setting on my smartphone? A story published by The Associated Press outlining the complexity of Google’s various location tracking systems has created quite a stir for users and some government agencies, i