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Investment in Marijuana Soars in Canada 10/23/2016 08:00pm • TORONTO -- Financier Michael Gorenstein doesn't remember much about the two-hour drive from Toronto to Stayner, Ontario, last winter. He can recall only that the fields on the side of the highway were covered in snow and that the air was so cold he could see his breath when he stepped out of the car How to Cash in Your Retirement Plan for Medical Bills 10/23/2016 08:00pm • A sudden illness or health mishap can affect your financial health just as much as your physical health. One in five U.S. consumers has medical debt on their credit report, according to a 2014 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau survey. If you're sick, the stress from taking time off from work and Genetic Tests That Make a Difference After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis 10/23/2016 08:00pm • Breast cancer was once thought to be one disease. We now know there are many different types of breast cancers and that inherited genes -- as well as environmental, lifestyle and socio-economic factors -- can conspire together to elevate your risk and produce changes in breast cells that lead to di Police: Brookeville man shot in head in hunting accident 10/22/2016 10:36pm • WASHINGTON — A Brookeville man was shot in the head Saturday afternoon in what police have described as a hunting accident. Montgomery County police said an 87-year-old man was in his backyard in the 3800 block of Elton Farm Road at around 12:40 p.m. when he heard a gunshot — then realized hi Column: How safe are portable battery packs? 10/20/2016 08:25pm • Q: How safe are portable power banks used to charge a cellphone or tablet? A: With all the exploding battery stories surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, there seems to be a heightened awareness of battery issues, which is actually a good thing. Lithium-ion batteries are in just about every Patient-Doctor Partnerships: a Recipe for Better Medical Care 10/20/2016 08:00pm • In the years since the mid-1980s at the height of malpractice lawsuits, several studies have found that doctors who attentively listen to their patients are rated more favorably than those who don't. Patients who feel their doctors listened to their concerns and took time to discuss treatment optio 10 Ways to Boost Your Post-Workout Recovery for Better Results 10/20/2016 08:00pm • Here's a harsh reality for you: Without proper recovery, your workouts go largely wasted. Sure, you'll still burn calories and get your heart pumping in the gym, but you'll miss out on building health-promoting lean muscle mass, your exercise performance will lag and you even risk chronically too-h 4 Signs of a Tech-Savvy Medical School 10/20/2016 08:00pm • A medical student sits in anatomy class, tracing the path of a muscle from tendon to tendon on a tablet. She taps and rotates the image, following the display as layers of the virtual body reveal how humans move. That's the kind of technology that medical students get to use to find out how bodies In Brazil, Online Activists Fight Violence Against Women 10/19/2016 08:00pm • RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sometimes, when Alexsandra Moreira went to visit her parents in northeastern Brazil, the family noticed she had bruises on her arms and legs. But there was always an explanation -- and never one tied to her husband, Marcos de Macedo. "We thought their marriage was good," Moreira's Blended, Online Nursing Grad Programs Offer Varied Options 10/19/2016 08:00pm • In search of an online nursing graduate degree program with hands-on experience, Adam Switzer, a registered nurse at a medical center in Texas, found the University of Texas--Tyler's hybrid family nurse practitioner program, offered primarily online with a component on campus. Alongside professors, 4 Ways to Manage the Rising Cost of Drugs for Epilepsy and Other Conditions 10/19/2016 08:00pm • Research shows that the average price of medications in the U.S. is rising at nearly 10 percent per year. This affects the treatment of epilepsy and other medical conditions. If you or your loved one has epilepsy, then perhaps you will recognize your own medication among these examples. From 2013 t Cryoablation: Freezing Away Breast Cancers 10/18/2016 08:00pm • It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: Instead of having a surgical lumpectomy to remove a breast cancer tumor, a thin needle-like device is inserted into the mass and a blast of extreme coldness destroys the cancerous cells. There's no hospitalization, no sedation, no pain and no scarring inv How Obesity Can Affect Your Heart 10/18/2016 08:00pm • If you're above your ideal body weight and worried about your health, you aren't alone. In 2010, there were more than 78 million adults in the U.S. alone with obesity. And it's estimated that more than two-thirds of the U.S. adult population is either overweight or obese. Obesity is associated with Va. veteran trains for Marine Corps Marathon while battling life-threatening brain tumor 10/18/2016 05:13am • Editor’s note: All this month leading up to the Marine Corps Marathon, WTOP’s Jamie Forzato is bringing you stories of runners who have endured loss, persevered through personal struggles and found hope. WASHINGTON — Any marathoner can tell you that training to run 26.2 miles can be men How to Stay Off the Back Pain Treatment Carousel 10/17/2016 08:00pm • Back pain is a common complaint that frequently sends people to their doctors' offices. Most of us will experience it as some point in our lives. But as with another all-too-familiar malady, it can be hard to find relief. "Kind of like the common cold ... we don't yet have a cure for routine back p