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Research Faculty Diversity During the College Search Process 10/03/2017 08:00pm • In many ways, Morgan Newman is having an ideal college experience. Of note, the 19-year-old junior at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee started her own student group -- Black Girls Lift, which empowers young women through speech, sisterhood and exercise -- and is a member of the multicultural lead What to Know About Pregnancy When You're Diabetic 10/02/2017 08:00pm • If you have diabetes and you're pregnant -- or you'd like to become pregnant -- here's a bottom-line message. "Women with diabetes are more likely to have a healthy pregnancy if they prepare for pregnancy before they conceive," says Lory Gonzalez, a nurse educator and certified diabetes educator at Do Other Diseases Raise Your Risk for Colorectal Cancer? 10/02/2017 08:00pm • Sometimes, having one disease increases your risk for developing another disease. Patients who have inflammatory bowel disease, for example, are at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer. There's also some concern that non-melanoma skin cancer may raise the risk of colorectal cancer, although Best places to retire in 2018 10/02/2017 12:00pm • Find your spot Retirees have a unique opportunity to move to a place that costs less and provides a high quality of life. The challenge is finding a place that meets all of your criteria for a retirement spot. A new U.S. News analysis compared the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United Stat 'That person died a long time ago': Ex-gang members shed old lives at tattoo-removal clinic 10/02/2017 04:15am • WASHINGTON — It wasn’t until Julian held a gun to a man’s head that he realized he needed to leave the gang life. “Something held me back” just as he was about to pull the trigger, he says now. “A switch was turned off. I felt like I didn’t need to be there, and I started seeing Vermont couple: Marathon finish line marks 22 years of love 10/01/2017 09:36pm • WASHINGTON -- “I’m the luckiest man you know,” said Peter Dernier, who lives in Vermont with his wife Nicole. They've been together for more than 20 years, and those years have put them through a lot together: kids, work, even marathons. There was even a life-threatening surgery that Peter Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Patients 10/01/2017 08:00pm • Colorectal cancer has been in the headlines lately, given that an American Cancer Society study found the disease has become more common in younger adults under the age of 50. The research team did not uncover the exact cause of this rise; however, these findings may be due to more young people not What's the Connection Between MS and Depression? 10/01/2017 08:00pm • Let's be real: We can't always see the glass as half full. Sometimes we feel a little down, and that's perfectly normal. But intense depression is another story. It's longer lasting and interferes with work, relationships and other everyday activities. In extreme cases, it can lead to feelings of Md. woman runs marathon for her daughter, who wasn't supposed to be able to walk 09/29/2017 03:38am • WASHINGTON — Savannah Williams, of Spencerville, Maryland, doesn’t talk as much as most 13-year-old girls, but she says more with her feet than most teenagers can express. “I like to run,” she whispers, as the bevy of medals she’s earned from finishing races since she was a little kid c Here's how to make the switch easier if moving from Android to iPhone 09/28/2017 08:47pm • Q: How hard is it to convert from an Android smartphone to an iPhone? In the world of smartphones, the Android vs. iPhone battle is similar to Ford vs. Chevy with passionately avid fans on both sides. However, converting from a Ford to a Chevy is a lot less involved than going from an Android to An orchid show and early fall lawn do's and don'ts 09/28/2017 08:26pm • Excellent orchid event next weekend Save the date: D.C.’s perennial orchid extravaganza returns with the 70th edition of the National Capital Orchid Society’s annual show and sale on Oct. 7 through Columbus Day on Oct. 9. As in recent years, the event once again takes place at Behnke Nurseries Violence in the Health Care Workplace 09/28/2017 08:00pm • In a time not that long ago, if a child announced that he or she wanted to be a nurse or doctor, their parents would be overjoyed to tell their friends. They may have even been relieved that their offspring picked one of the service professions without overt physical risk as often seen in firefight How Can I Avoid COPD Exacerbations During Hurricane Season? 09/28/2017 08:00pm • The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been an active one, already producing three storms that have caused considerable damage. Hurricane Harvey submerged much of the greater Houston area. Hurricane Irma pummeled the Florida Keys and brought flooding and destruction to the entire length of Florida. 10 Universities With the Biggest Endowments 09/27/2017 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: Caring for All Your Children When One Has Cancer 09/27/2017 08:00pm • A cancer diagnosis is devastating no matter who receives it, but there's something cruelly unfair when it happens to a child. And it's not just the ill children who feel the gut punch that comes with the diagnosis. These patients have families, too. Mothers, fathers and siblings absorb an intense em