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Boost an MCAT Score With the Right Test-Prep Instructor 09/16/2015 08:00pm • College freshmen who want to become doctors may want to plan now for how they'll get into medical school. It pays to know early which extracurricular activities they should join, which undergrad classes they'll need to take to do well on the Medical College Admission Test and when they should take Chomp into apple season with festivals, dinners, orchards, cider 09/16/2015 04:50am • WASHINGTON — If an apple a day can keep the doctor away, what can a copper kettle filled with the fall fruit accomplish? Apple butter — lots and lots of apple butter. Seventy-five miles outside the nation’s capital is the region’s apple capital. And with the season in full-swing, now i Malnutrition: It's Not Always What You Think 09/15/2015 08:00pm • When you think of malnutrition, images of poverty and emaciation may come to mind. But malnutrition wears many faces and occurs in adults and kids of all ages, sizes and incomes. Read how experts pick up on subtle signs of malnutrition and what you can do to prevent it: Overweight and Undernourish Why Teens Should Know Their BMI 09/15/2015 08:00pm • As a physician, I encourage parents to know their teen's BMI, or body mass index. Although BMI is by no means a perfect measure of one's health, it's generally considered a reliable way to determine how much body fat a person has based on their age, sex, height and weight. In addition to being us A Personal Compass: What Patient Navigation Can Do for You 09/15/2015 08:00pm • Yolanda Curiel has been battling diabetes for 10 years. Her job as a waitress hasn't helped, since she's constantly tempted by calorie-laden food. Managing her weight and her medications was a losing battle until her physician referred her to Mary Lou Garcia, who over 10 months guided her to a 17-p More salmonella cases linked to D.C. restaurant 09/15/2015 05:48pm • WASHINGTON — There are two more confirmed salmonella cases linked to Fig & Olive, the upscale new restaurant in CityCenterDC. The total now stands at eight, with dozens of suspected cases still waiting for test results. Four of the confirmed cases were handled at Sibley Hospital in D.C. Book documents extent of drug use by Nazi soldiers, Hitler 09/15/2015 12:35pm • WASHINGTON — A new book sheds new details on one of the lesser-known historical facts of World War II: the degree to which the German army was dependent on drugs, specifically methamphetamine. In “Der totale Rausch" (The Total Rush), German author Norman Ohler examined German and American rec Is your dietary supplement evidence-based? 09/15/2015 09:00am • Did you ever wonder if there's actual evidence to back yoga as a stress reliever? Or, perhaps you've considered adding a dietary supplement to your daily health regimen, but you aren't sure where to turn for unbiased information. In the world of alternative health care, the best kept secret by fa 'Wheelchair Barbie' Goes to the Gynecologist 09/14/2015 08:00pm • The first time I peed on a guy during sex, I freaked out. Red was the color that instantly filled my cheeks as the feeling of absolute embarrassment consumed me. "Now he isn't going to like me anymore," I lamented. "Even though he may still call me sexy, how could he actually believe that after my Normal Aspects of Aging and Cognitive Decline 09/14/2015 08:00pm • Mrs. N is a 72-year-old woman active in the community who notes it's increasingly difficult to keep track of all the phone conversations and calls she receives and makes for her social groups. While she reports an increase in forgetfulness, she's easily able to drive to all her activities, and accor Are you ready for flu season? 09/14/2015 10:00am • Every year we look forward to our favorite seasons -- the holidays, football season and, unfortunately, influenza season. It is extremely reliable, showing up sometime in late fall, usually peaking over the winter and then waning as we gallop toward spring. Since 1819, we have records of its annu Healthy aging: dealing with diabetes 09/14/2015 10:00am • Getting older doesn't have to mean getting diabetes, but it does mean your risk increases. The majority of Americans with Type 2 diabetes are over 60, and rates rise sharply with age. While 11 percent of middle-aged adults have diabetes, it's nearly 22 percent for seniors 65 and older, according to Kelly Clarkson cancels Wolf Trap peformances this weekend 09/12/2015 10:14am • WASHINGTON --Pop performer Kelly Clarkson has announced the cancellation of several upcoming tour dates, including two performances at Wolf Trap tonight and Sunday, according to a release Saturday. A statement by Clarkson and her tour said doctors urged her to rest her voice: Due to instruction Garden Plot: Chiggers, poison ivy and those darn deer 09/11/2015 05:23am • Chiggers: the itchiest garden pest! Paula in Loudoun County writes: “For the past three years, chiggers have made a home in my gardens, and this year is the worst. I have treated my work clothes with permethrin and use insect repellent, but I would like to be able to go into my gardens without su Basic overview of this week’s Apple event 09/10/2015 05:08am • Q: Anything worth looking into from the Apple Event? A: Apple’s “Hey Siri” media event consisted of announcements in four major categories — nothing revolutionary, mostly evolutionary. The first was the announcement of watchOS 2.0, the first major update to the software that runs the A