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She's Having a Baby: On Asthma, Pregnancy and Medications 03/29/2016 08:00pm • When a woman with asthma becomes pregnant, she's not only "eating for two," as the saying goes, she's also breathing for two. Oxygen is essential to a healthy placenta and fetus development. And since asthma flares can reduce oxygen levels in the blood, pregnant women must take extra care to avoid Train Future Scientists, Engineers With a Master's in Education 03/29/2016 08:00pm • As a kid, Blake Nathan wanted to fly planes and learn everything there was to know about aircraft. So he pursued a bachelor's degree in aeronautical and industrial technology at Tennessee State University. But the year before graduating in 2012, while holding part-time jobs as a caregiver at a dayc Aging Parents at a Distance Who Aren't Really 'Just Fine' 03/29/2016 08:00pm • "I'm doing fine." It's reassuring to hear when you call a parent who lives far away. But the fact is, seniors living alone in their 70s and beyond may keep serious problems to themselves because they don't want to worry you or feel like a burden. Sometimes it takes a crisis -- like a call from the h Stuck: Is a Fear of Needles Causing You to Avoid Needed Care? 03/28/2016 08:00pm • For some, just seeing a needle is more than they can bear. Needle phobia, or trypanophobia, can elicit in certain patients what's described as a vasovagal response when they spy that (sometimes) long, thin, metal, pinpoint -- well, you get the idea -- needle: The person's heart rate and blood press Beware the Biggest Threat to Your Credit Score 03/28/2016 08:00pm • You check your credit score, expecting to see your regular 700+ number, but then your stomach sinks. What could possibly have caused it to drop down to 620? You paid your student loans, credit card bills, auto loan and mortgage this month -- as you do every month. This just doesn't make sense! You q Pursue an Education Career But Stay Out of the Classroom 03/28/2016 08:00pm • Interested in education but not in entering -- or staying in -- the classroom? With K-12 improvements a national priority and educational processes at all levels being transformed by new learning insights and technological advances, the field can now be accessed by many doors. A grad degree in ed When Your Kid Needs an MRI: Optimizing the Experience 03/28/2016 08:00pm • Magnetic resonance imaging is a technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body. It is not uncommon for children to undergo MRI of different parts of their bodies for diagnosis of various diseases, sports-related injuries, hea What's for breakfast? It's complicated 03/28/2016 05:22am • WASHINGTON — It's the most important meal of the day, but a lot of us manage to mess up breakfast. In our hectic lives, adults and kids all too often grab something — anything — quick in the morning. Often, it's something that doesn't really fill us up, or that leads to a midmorning sugar Next Up for the 2016 Presidential Election: a Plant-Based Diet 03/27/2016 08:00pm • At the helm of political debates and divisive party lines, new research shows a plant-based vegan diet can reduce 70 percent of food-based emissions, slash up to $1 trillion dollars in annual health care spending and save 8.1 million lives over 30 years. If a vegan diet were running for president, i Finding My Rhythm: How Ostomy Surgery Helped Me Dance Back Into Life 03/27/2016 08:00pm • The steps I took to find my rhythm began many years ago. I grew up watching Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," jitterbugging in front of the small, square, black and white television in the living room of our house long before "Dancing With the Stars." My steps faltered as an unknown illness pivoted Arrest made in 2014 shooting of 9-year-old boy 03/25/2016 10:24pm • WASHINGTON — An arrest has been made in a 2014 shooting that nearly killed a boy in Northeast D.C. It was back on Oct. 3, 2014 that Jaydan Stancil, 9, was in a nearby parking lot when he was struck in the head by a bullet during a gunfight on a playground at the Mayfair Mansions Apartments. The 411 on Diabetic Foot Ulcers 03/24/2016 08:00pm • Diabetes is a multifaceted disease that, if not managed properly, can affect different parts of your body -- such as your eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and even your feet. Problems with the feet are some of the most common complications of diabetes, and approximately 15 to 25 percent of patients wit Explore Biomedical Engineering, Other Hot Jobs for Future Engineers 03/24/2016 08:00pm • As a senior in high school, Melanie McWade knew she wanted to apply engineering science to medicine, repairing the body's worn parts and coming up with new medical devices and drugs. "Brains controlling prosthetic limbs? As an 18-year-old, I wanted to be part of that," she says. So she completed an Should Health Care Work Like Priceline? 03/24/2016 08:00pm • Priceline burst onto the scene in 1997 with its name-your-own-price service that let people state how much they are willing to pay for hotel rooms, flights and other travel services. The concept has since been tried on groceries and gasoline. Now some people say it makes sense to offer health care t 6 Health Care Jobs You Don't Need to Go to Medical School For 03/24/2016 08:00pm • While attending medical school may lead to a profession that is rewarding financially and offers the excitement of working in a medical environment, other advanced health care degrees can also lead to a fulfilling health care profession. Prospective grad students may consider the following occupati