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Vote in Person: Is It Safe to Vote in Person in 2020? 10/21/2020 12:00am • Much ink has been spilled over the coming presidential election, which will be historic in many ways, not least of which is the fact that it's being conducted during a global pandemic. This public health threat naturally alters the ability of some people to be able to cast their ballot in person. It How to Compare Fertility Treatment Options 10/21/2020 12:00am • Aspiring parents often find it challenging to compare the costs of various fertility procedures such as in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination and egg freezing. That's because the cost of fertility treatments run the gamut depending on the procedure, location, medications used, insurance What Is ECMO for COVID-19? 10/21/2020 12:00am • You may think of ventilators as the last line of defense for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. But that's not always the case. Next-level life support exists for some of the sickest patients struggling to recover from the novel coronavirus. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, DC Council OKs bill allowing vaccinations for some kids without parental approval 10/20/2020 08:49pm • The D.C. Council has approved a bill giving children 11 and older the option to get government-recommended vaccines without their parents' approval. The "Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act" passed with a 12-1 vote, with 8th Ward Councilmember Trayon White the sole dissenter. The bill No hanging out, no singing indoors: Va. boarding school sets rules, remains COVID-free 10/20/2020 11:34am • More than two months after the first students arrived on campus for in-person learning, not a single student or staff member at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia, has tested positive for COVID-19. It hasn't been easy, said retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. David Wesley, president of Does Your Health Insurance Cover Alternative Medicine? 10/20/2020 12:00am • It's still known as alternative medicine, but services like chiropractic care, acupuncture and therapeutic massage are not that alternative anymore. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, almost 40% of adults and 12% of children use complementary or alternative m Why Is My Child Gaining Excess Weight? 10/20/2020 12:00am • You may be well-aware that excess weight gain and obesity is a growing problem in the U.S. and around the world. But the long-term health and well-being concerns for these children as they drift into adulthood is perhaps most concerning. The good news is that there's growing evidence that, if tackl The Case for Skipping Meals 10/20/2020 12:00am • At first, Miriam Merad thought she'd never be able to go without breakfast. "I was certain I wouldn't be able to function without it," says Merad, 50, a cancer immunologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. But as data began piling up on the benefits of intermittent fasti Breast Cancer Symptoms 10/20/2020 12:00am • There may be few obvious signs of breast cancer.Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (besides skin cancer), affecting about 12% or 1 in 8 women in her lifetime. Men aren't immune either. The American Cancer Society reports that more than 2,600 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each ye Localized Prostate Cancer: Treat With Surgery or Wait? 10/20/2020 12:00am • The debate over "watchful waiting" and prostate cancer treatment has been a topic in the urologic community for many years. But one new study addressed a more specific question: How does the surgical removal of the entire prostate gland (known as radical prostatectomy) compare with the decision to Survey: Even With Insurance, Americans Struggle to Afford Health Care 10/19/2020 12:00am • Health care is an unaffordable necessity for many Americans. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, people grappled with the cost of adequate care. With a second wave of the virus looming, U.S. News polled nearly 1,500 consumers about how they manage medical costs and whether they've found themselve What Breast Cancer Taught Me About Medical Debt 10/19/2020 12:00am • Let me start by saying that I wasn't being diligent about regular mammograms, which I should never have allowed to happen. My mom and her sister both had breast cancer, so it ran in my family. My only defense is that life was going well, and I was in the best physical shape of my life. I had health Delaware health system seeing huge demand for flu shot 10/18/2020 02:13pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware health care system said it is seeing “overwhelming demand” for flu shots this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Beebe Healthcare has vaccinated more than 3,100 community members through 13 flu clinics, the Delaware State News reported Saturday. That's about 7 Cancer Care Self-Advocacy Tips 10/16/2020 12:00am • I've cared for hundreds of patients throughout my medical career. A cancer diagnosis can sometimes draw a defining line between who a patient believed he or she was before cancer, and who he or she is after. Hearing that you have cancer is heavy for most people, and it can take some time to process Doctor Makes 'Surreal' Warehouse Rendezvous to Get PPE for COVID-19 10/16/2020 12:00am • By late March, COVID-19 cases were rising, masks were getting scarce and the usual sources of protective personal equipment were drying up. Although the situation wasn't desperate yet, basic equipment was running low. Dr. Andrew Artenstein, chief physician executive of Baystate Health system in Mas