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How One Patient Protected Himself Again Stroke After TAVR 05/20/2018 08:00pm • I was one of the estimated 2.5 million Americans over the age of 75 with aortic stenosis, or AS, a hardening and narrowing of the aortic valve -- the primary valve that helps deliver blood through the body. AS is a progressive disease, and I learned that without treatment, a patient with symptomati 4 Overlooked Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency 05/20/2018 08:00pm • As vitamins go, vitamin B12 is a pretty important one. It's one of the "essential nutrients" that we humans can't make on our own, so we must obtain it from our diets instead. Vitamin B12 has a broad range of roles in our body -- from helping to make DNA and transport iron throughout our systems to How International Doctors Can Help American Patients 05/20/2018 08:00pm • If you've noticed that a lot of doctors have names and accents that seem to have originated in places beyond the shores of these United States, you're not alone. According to 2017 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, 24.3 percent of all doctors practicing in the United States wer DC man arrested, charged with murder after 1-year-old killed 05/20/2018 06:41pm • WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder Sunday following the killing of a 1-year-old last week. Carter Sanders, 1, of Southeast D.C., was found unconscious and unresponsive Wednesday when D.C. police arrived to the 4700 block of Benning Road in Southeast D.C ju Reston doctor charged with assaulting patient 05/20/2018 04:34am • WASHINGTON — A doctor who worked in Reston, Virginia, has been charged with two counts of assault after a police investigation determined he had "inappropriate contact" with an adult male patient. Fairfax County police said 63-year-old Dr. Ticoni Barte, of Herndon, Virginia, turned himself in o DC police investigate killing of 1-year-old boy 05/18/2018 03:00pm • WASHINGTON — The D.C. police are searching for answers in the killing of a 1-year-old boy in his home Wednesday night. Officers went to a home on Benning Road, in Southeast, Wednesday evening after they were called about an unconscious child. They found Carter Sanders unresponsive. D.C. Fir Column: Teaching kids how to code 05/18/2018 06:28am • Q: I would like to get my child to learn how to code this summer, so I’m looking for suggestions on where to start. A: Any parent looking to ‘future-proof’ their child should be thinking along these lines. In today’s digital age, learning how to write code will be a skill set that will se The Latest on Physician-Assisted Death 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Matt Fairchild, 48, of Burbank, California, doesn't intend to access the state's medical aid-in-dying option just yet. But having a willing physician to write the prescription and the procedural paperwork at the ready -- if needed -- gives him peace of mind. Fairchild, a retired Army staff sergeant How Genomics Are Guiding Lung Cancer Patients Into Clinical Trials 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Recent advancements in the treatment of lung cancer have significantly improved the length of time some patients are living. Where once lung cancer typically meant a life expectancy measured in just months, new targeted therapies are beginning to extend that timeline for some patients and offering Fatal drug overdoses and increased organ donations: What research has found 05/17/2018 03:58am • WASHINGTON — The loss of life from drug overdoses, particularly with the opioid crisis, may have contributed to an increase in organ donations, according to recently published medical research. Organ donation for transplantation from people who died from drug intoxication increased more than te Medical Missions to Gaza Reveal Collaboration Between Israelis, Palestinians 05/16/2018 08:00pm • HAIFA, Israel -- Working on just a few hours of sleep and relying on a generator to power their medical equipment, a surgical team worked to save the life of a man suffering complications from a liver transplant. It was an established but advanced procedure in the medical world, inserting a stent t Causes of Hearing Loss Beyond Loud Noise 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Loud and then not clearNo doubt noise is a significant contributor to hearing loss, especially in our increasingly urbanized world. "If you're in a Western developed country, there's noise everywhere. You walk out on the street ... in your home, it's ubiquitous," says Richard Salvi, founder and dire Why Using Instagram to Find a Plastic Surgeon Is Unreliable 05/16/2018 08:00pm • In the fall of 2017, a petite woman in her 30s asked Dr. Rady Rahban, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, for a breast lift and augmentation, up to a D-cup. Rahban told the woman her frame was too small for such an enhancement and suggested she consider enhancing to a C- 5 Reasons Your Job Is Bad for Your Health 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Hate your job? You're not alone. Long hours, stress and a bad manager are all contributing factors that play a role in how you feel about your job. Even worse, when your job begins to take a toll on you physically and mentally, it can actually be bad for your health. Great organizations know that t The Hunt: Pakistani doctor who helped track down bin Laden may be released 05/16/2018 07:35pm • WASHINGTON — As U.S. authorities hunted Osama bin Laden, Dr. Shakil Afridi helped track him down by participating in a fake hepatitis vaccine program. He was later sent to prison. On this week's edition of The Hunt, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Aizaz Chaudhry, responds to reports