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Is a 'Medical Home' in Your Future? 03/08/2015 08:00pm • Imagine having a team of health care professionals dedicated to keeping you healthy year-round by preventing the onset of diseases and managing your chronic medical conditions to avoid costly complications and hospitalizations. That's the mission of thousands of primary care practices nationwide t Does Your Health Insurance Cover Alternative Medicine? 03/08/2015 08:00pm • About a third of U.S. adults use some form of alternative medicine, and most of them likely pay for it out of their own pocket. Alternative methods -- from supplements to acupuncture -- are used in preventive care as well as the treatment of chronic and acute conditions, but they often aren't covere Fairfax seeks 4,000 volunteers for World Police and Fire Games 03/08/2015 02:45pm • WASHINGTON -- It is the games of heroes. More than 12,000 first responders will be heading to Fairfax County this summer to compete in an international sports event that's only surpassed by the Summer Olympics. To pull it off, the county needs more than 4,000 volunteers, and that gives you t Data Doctors: FREAK security flaw in some computers, smartphones 03/06/2015 04:31am • WASHINGTON — A reader asked Data Doctors' Ken Colburn about a new smartphone security risk: What exactly is the FREAK security flaw that’s been discovered on smartphones, and what do I need to do about it? A team of security researchers and cryptographers has discovered a security flaw tha 2016 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Education Schools 03/05/2015 07:00pm • 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 nearly 1,900 gradu Imaging Tests: Weighing the Radiation Risk 03/05/2015 07:00pm • You walk into the emergency room, clutching your right side in pain. When the ER doctor examines your belly, she suspects you have appendicitis. But she wants to confirm the diagnosis before sending you for surgery. Or maybe your son falls off the high playground bars, and while he has a good-sized 2016 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Engineering Schools 03/04/2015 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 nearly 1,900 gr Nursing Home Ombudsman Speaks Up for Residents' Rights 03/04/2015 07:00pm • Sondra Everhart used to be a surveyor -- inspecting nursing homes and investigating complaints -- for the New Mexico Department of Health. In 2006, she moved on to become the state's long-term care ombudsman.New Mexico has about 12,000 residents living in assisted-living and long-term care facilitie 5 Ways to Save by Getting Rid of Your Rent 03/03/2015 07:00pm • The quickest way to start building up a nest egg when you don't have a large income is to slash your expenses the best you can. While couponing and forgoing lattes may be enough for some, some frugal folks get bitten by the savings bug and really want to bank a nice nest egg in a short period, no m Why Women Are Moody 03/03/2015 07:00pm • Women and tears get a bad rap. The same goes for women and anger, women and assertiveness, women and anxiety -- the list goes on. Call women crazy, but a more accurate descriptor might simply be "not men," suggests Julie Holland, a psychiatrist and author of the new book released this week, "Moody Why doctors say treadmills can determine how long we'll live 03/03/2015 05:13am • WASHINGTON — Many people know they should work out more for a healthier, longer life. Now, doctors are turning to exercise equipment to predict just how long that life will be. In a discovery made by cardiologists at Johns Hopkins University, doctors say they can predict with better accurac 5 Things to Do After You've Taken the MCAT 03/02/2015 07:00pm • After completing the MCAT, premed students may wonder what to do with their newly free time. Though succeeding on the MCAT is a major step toward a medical school acceptance letter, your journey does not end with the exam. Below are five tasks prospective doctors should work on next. 1. Reflect on How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen 03/02/2015 07:00pm • You show up five minutes early for your doctor's appointment and wind up waiting 20 in the lobby and another 10 in the exam room. As you hear your doctor approach, talking in the hallway, you ready yourself. If you're lucky, you have the next 15 minutes to voice your concerns, be examined, receive The Cost of Retirement in Ireland Versus Arizona 03/02/2015 07:00pm • When Donna Deeks and her husband decided to move from Arizona to Ireland for retirement, they were concerned about the cost of living. They wanted to buy a place of their own for their retirement overseas and worried that property prices in Ireland would make that dream impossible. They weren't eve 10 National Universities Where Students Usually Live on Campus 03/02/2015 07:00pm • 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: