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U.S. News Releases 2017 best graduate schools rankings 03/15/2016 08:00pm • Almost 1 million people are expected to earn graduate degrees this school year, and for many of them it will be worth the late nights of studying. Full-time, year-round adult workers with a master's degree earned, on average, $88,477 in 2012, just over $18,000 more than the average worker with a Seniors and Sexual Health: What Older Adults Should Know 03/15/2016 08:00pm • Older people have sex for the same reasons anyone else does: pleasure, intimacy, excitement, togetherness and fun. Some health concerns don't change, like the need to practice safe sex. Physical limitations and medical conditions can pose challenges as people reach their 60s, 70s and 80s, but worka Oh, MRSA, MRSA, Me 03/15/2016 08:00pm • Ah, spring. The time of year when everyone turns their attention to that favorite pastime: March Madness. Yes, that great college basketball tournament brings us lots of incredible sights -- close wins, disputed fouls and the spread of resistant germs. Players sit on the bench with towels around the Top Tax Deductions and Credits If You Have Children or Dependents 03/14/2016 08:00pm • Bringing home a bundle of joy doesn't just mean sleepless nights and additional expenses.There are actually many ways that your children or dependents can bring you bundles of savings through tax benefits you weren't able to claim before becoming a parent. As you get going filing your 2015 taxes, ta Convergence makes SXSW 'all things to all people' 03/14/2016 06:45pm • By Steve Winter and Kenny Fried, Special WTOP correspondents WASHINGTON — Most people think of South by Southwest as one colossal party. That’s really not true … it’s actually a series of many colossal parties. Yet while the social events serve to bring people together in a carefree a Colon cancer patients getting younger, no one knows why 03/14/2016 02:22am • WASHINGTON — Austin Thomas is a 28-year-old dietitian and athlete. She is also a colon cancer survivor. The diagnosis came just five days after her 27th birthday. "Everything was kind of a blur then," she says, remembering how she went in for a colonoscopy after complaining of abdominal pain Specialty Scholarships Offer Cash for Popular Majors 03/13/2016 08:00pm • History, English and accounting are three classic college majors . Accounting is often seen as a parent-friendly, safe choice. While parents and pundits may consider history and English less practical given the high cost of college and the market for them being smaller than that of say, compute Concentrations Give Medical School Students Expanded Research Opportunities 03/13/2016 08:00pm • When Alexander Ball started medical school at Stanford University a few years ago, he wasn't sure what type of health career he wanted to pursue. "Coming into medical school, I wasn't necessarily set on one particular path," says Ball, who's now a third-year student. He got some direction after c 2017 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Education Schools 03/13/2016 08:00pm • Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you're interested in pursuing a graduate degree in education, or attending law school or business school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,900 g Heart Attacks Are Different in Women -- and It's Time We Treat Them That Way 03/13/2016 08:00pm • As physicians, we've known for years that heart attacks in women can be very different than those in men. Many women present with non-traditional symptoms -- like jaw or shoulder pain -- or no symptoms at all. There are differences in the causes and types of heart attacks that women experience, diff How to fight your allergies before they take hold 03/12/2016 04:14am • WASHINGTON - Spring has arrived, along with 60-degree weather, so it's not surprising that many people are feeling their allergies kick in. Allergists say if you haven't already, start treating now. // Dr. Rachel Schreiber, an allergist in Rockville, Maryland, says that's because the worst What to eat, drink and do to relieve constipation 03/11/2016 10:00am • Come clean. It's not potty talk to acknowledge your difficulty going. Maybe you don't poop for days at a time -- when you used to go regularly every day -- or when you do go, your stool is hard, dry and small, which can make going a strain and perhaps painful. Constipation is defined in differe 10 colleges where most students get internships 03/11/2016 09:00am • 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: C 2017 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Engineering Schools 03/10/2016 07:00pm • Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you're interested in pursuing a graduate degree in engineering, or attending law school or business school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,900 Asians and Obesity: Looks Can Be Deceiving 03/10/2016 07:00pm • Last year, Soonsik Kim threw out her skinny jeans. The 50-year-old, who goes by "Sara," had kept them for more than a decade, hoping that, someday, she'd lose the 30 pounds she gained after moving to the U.S. from South Korea and squeeze them back on. That day never came. "I gave up my hope," says K