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8 Honeymoon Booking Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Planning a honeymoon should be a fun, pain-free process and a welcome reprieve from stress-inducing wedding decisions, such as choosing flower assortments, seat assignments and registry items. But oftentimes, after juggling hundreds of tasks for the big day, brides- and grooms-to-be make common tri Aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention: Balancing benefits with risks 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Aspirin is probably the most widely used and best known drug in the world. Yet it may be one of the most commonly misused drugs today -- underutilized by those who would benefit and overused by those who are unlikely to benefit. To understand who will benefit the most from its use, let's first explo Affordable Retirement in Portugal's Cosmopolitan Capital 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Lisbon, Portugal's city on the Tagus, one of the oldest in Western Europe, was originally settled as a Phoenician trading post. But it was in the 15th and 16th centuries that Lisbon flourished. Awe-inspiring landmarks were constructed during this golden age of discovery, including the Jerónimos Mon 10 Things Seniors Should Know About Hospice 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Death comes in many forms. It may arrive suddenly without warning or approach slowly after a long illness. In the latter case, families have time to prepare for the inevitable. What's more, they may have access to hospice care, which can simplify life by bringing doctors directly to patients and pro Dividing the Caregiving Responsibilities Between Siblings 07/12/2016 08:00pm • As Americans live longer, many baby boomers find themselves providing financial and emotional support to aging parents. Experts stress the importance of discussing living and end-of-life plans to navigate who will take care of mom and dad. Do parents eventually plan to move into assisted living or A Day in the Life of a Wound, Ostomy, Continence and Foot Care Nurse 07/12/2016 08:00pm • What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of experience with wound care, even if only an accidental cut, scrape or burn. Few know what an ostomy is, and since the title is so long, the continence and foot care are forgott Group visit: why shared medical appointments are gaining in popularity 07/12/2016 02:15pm • Lenny Morrison of Ellensburg, Washington, started taking medication to treat high cholesterol in 1992. Almost two decades later, his cholesterol was still high and his weight was ballooning, while his blood pressure and blood sugar levels had also started to creep up. "I was probably my heaviest DC considering Uber in place of ambulances for some patients 07/12/2016 02:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's fire chief says the department is considering ways to use taxicabs or Uber to transport people who need to go to a doctor's office, not a hospital. Chief Gregory Dean told WTOP's television news partner NBC Washington on Monday that he's looking at "creative ways 10 Universities Where the Most Freshmen Commute to Campus 07/11/2016 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: Nascar Driver Ryan Reed: a Diabetes Diagnosis Didn't Stop My Dreams 07/11/2016 08:00pm • Less than 100 miles from New York City, where I practice medicine, is a place so different, you would think it was closer to 1,000 miles away. Long Pond, Pennsylvania, is a small town nestled in the Pocono Mountains, an area covered by lush green trees this time of year and home to the Pocono Racew Va. family seeks bone marrow donor for adopted son 07/11/2016 04:20am • WASHINGTON — The face grabs your attention: a young boy who is full of life, yet battling a dangerous disease. In a video created by a caring neighbor, Jack Creedon, 11, looks directly into the camera, grins and says, "I am looking for a bone marrow transplant donor and it could be you!" The Why You Should Think Twice About At-Home Genetic Testing 07/10/2016 08:00pm • Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is understandably alluring. It offers an opportunity to peer into your building blocks and maybe learn something about your future health risks in a manner that's easy and affordable. However, it's often not identical to clinical genetic testing with a physician o Column: Has my Facebook been hacked? 07/08/2016 07:07am • Is there a way for me to see if my Facebook account has been hacked? With more than one billion active daily users, Facebook increasingly is becoming an attack vector of choice for those with malicious intent. Target-rich environment Facebook is a target-rich environment not only because of Women With Epilepsy Can Also Be Mothers 07/07/2016 08:00pm • If you or someone you love is a woman with epilepsy, then you may be wondering if motherhood is an option. The good news is that in most cases, the answer is yes. But not everyone is aware of the possibilities. When one of my patients and her husband desired to start a family, they were concerned be How to Detect and Treat Spider Bites 07/07/2016 08:00pm • You're just sitting there, minding your own business, and along comes a spider, sinking its fangs into your skin. Most spider bites are harmless, but a few can do serious damage. Culprits -- from common house spiders to venomous black widows and brown recluses -- can lurk at the lake house, nip fro