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A tale of two mothers: Babies of poor, D.C. mothers face more risks in first year 05/05/2015 05:27pm • WASHINGTON — Babies born in one of the District's poorest areas are more likely to die before their first birthday than those born in wealthier, better educated neighborhoods in Northwest D.C. Source: D.C. Department of Health The discrepancies in health care and survival rates found in D.C Masturbation as Medicine 05/04/2015 08:00pm • As a women's health advocate and nutrition coach, I take a strong stand for alternative and natural tools to help women heal their bodies and feel well in themselves. But the conversation has focused on calorie counting and weight loss for too long. A major underlying desire for women is simply tha 12 Ways to Keep Your Money Safe Online 05/04/2015 08:00pm • We do a lot with our money online, from shopping and transferring funds to tracking our budget. To make sure you're keeping it safe, along with your personal information that would allow someone to hack into your accounts, you'll want to take some precautions. Here are a dozen tips from privacy and When Your Insurer Pulls Your Drug Coverage 05/04/2015 08:00pm • David Chaplin-Loebell had been using the same asthma maintenance drug, Advair Diskus, for 10 years. Despite a recent exacerbation, his primary care physician and his specialist agreed back in January that the Advair Diskus was his best option. But when he showed up at his pharmacy for a refill in Doctors: Affordable Care Act has not led to fewer ER visits 05/04/2015 05:55am • WASHINGTON -- More Americans than ever have health coverage, either through private insurance or government programs like Medicaid.   But cutting the ranks of the uninsured -- a chief goal of health care reform -- has apparently not led to the expected decline in visits to hospital emergency roo The Costs of Asking Your Parents to Give Up the Car Keys 05/03/2015 08:00pm • If your parents thought it was stressful when they taught you how to drive, you'll probably all come to realize those were fun, heady days, compared with telling your parents: It's time to give up your keys. Asking -- or telling -- your parents to give up their car is not only an emotional decision Mining Patients' Wisdom for Safer Care 05/03/2015 08:00pm • Consider, for a moment, that you are a new physician. A patient, who is a lifelong smoker, comes to your clinic complaining of shortness of breath, and after conducting several tests you diagnose him with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Relying on your training, you prescribe medications, ar It's a girl! Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to princess 05/02/2015 08:03am • LONDON (AP) — A princess is born. Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, "was safely delivered of a daughter" Saturday morning, less than three hours after checking into central London's St. Mary's Hospital, royal officials said. Kensington Palace said the baby — the couple's sec Doctor: Don't push physical activity too hard, too fast 05/01/2015 04:58am • WASHINGTON — With the weather turning warmer, weekend athletes are heading outside in droves. But far too many end up hurting. "We do see a lot of injuries this time of year," says Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, a sports medicine specialist with the MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. He says on s Lupus and Diet: From Wheelchair-Bound to Mrs. New York USA 04/30/2015 08:00pm • I remember the exact moment my doctor diagnosed me with lupus. It was a sunny spring afternoon, and my eyes remained fixated on two birds just outside the window, while the words "incurable" and "potentially fatal" were spoken and hung heavy on my heart. For many of us who receive a frightening diag 9 Things to Consider Before You Try E-Cigarettes to Stop Smoking 04/30/2015 08:00pm • If you ask health experts whether e-cigarettes can help you quit smoking, or if they're a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, the answer is one big question mark. Evidence, they say, is mixed. If you're an adult hoping to kick the habit -- not a teen trying to be trendy -- here are some ite Local doctor donates skin surgery for man who weighed 980 pounds 04/30/2015 04:33pm • WASHINGTON — Paul Mason was once one of the world's fattest men, tipping the scales at 980 pounds. He had bariatric surgery in 2010 that left him 650 pounds lighter, but with a dangerous amount of excess skin. "This was definitely an extreme case," says Bethesda plastic surgeon Joe Michaels, pa Hoggle remains not competent to stand trial 04/30/2015 01:45pm • WASHINGTON — The mother of two Montgomery County children who have been missing for more than seven months remains not competent to stand trial. Catherine Hoggle, 28, of Clarksburg was recently evaluated at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center where she has been held since facing charges connecte Column: Tips for extending the life of SSDs 04/30/2015 05:08am • Q: I purchased a Windows computer with SSD storage for the performance, but I understand that maintenance is different from for a regular hard drive. What do I need to know? A: Solid State Drives (SSDs) are a great way to dramatically improve the performance of any computer, because hard drives h Doctors help the blind regain sight with bionic eye 04/30/2015 03:00am • WASHINGTON — Adolph Levi lost his hearing as a baby and his sight as a grandfather. Now, thanks to modern technology and a new type of eye surgery, he is learning to see again. "It is referred to as a bionic eye," says his son Abie Levi, who served as his father's voice during the procedure at