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State-mandated sick leave debate draws crowd in Md. 02/04/2015 06:31am • ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act would mandate Maryland employers provide employees earned sick and safe leave, which advocates say would improve the workplace, the economy and public health, but opponents criticize as "one size does not fit all." More than 100 people from a 'Concierge' medicine grows to meet patient demands and physician frustrations 02/04/2015 02:32am • WASHINGTON -- When Robert Branson reached a certain age, he noticed a dramatic change in the conversations he had with his friends after a routine round of golf. “We used to talk about booze and broads, and now we talk about medical things,” says Branson, 66, of Bethesda, Maryland. “When yo Americans' Stress Levels Are Declining 02/03/2015 07:00pm • Got stress? Get with it: Stress is so 2007 . The American Psychological Association's annual "Stress in America" survey, released today and conducted by Harris Poll among over 3,000 adults last August, found that the average American considers his or her stress level a 4.9 on a scale of 1 to 10, w What's a Health Coach? 02/03/2015 07:00pm • You may have heard the term "health coach" popping up in nutritional circles and appearing randomly in magazine articles and on TV. However, I often find when I tell someone that I'm a health coach, they have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. Health and wellness coaches are popping up in d Boyfriend invents way to keep girlfriend from falling in toilet 02/03/2015 11:47am • WASHINGTON -- Few things can squelch a woman's feelings of romance more than falling into a toilet. Alex Pai, a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering at California Institute of Technology, realized he'd blown it,  when he left the toilet seat up one too many times. "I'm a pretty forgetfu Crowdfunding helps save Chihuahua's life 02/03/2015 04:45am • WASHINGTON -- When Paola Hernandez, 30, saw her Chihuahua, Shelby, collapse in December, she knew something was terribly wrong. Shelby's heart would stop beating for seconds at a time, and after medications failed to help, there was only one option for the Alexandria, Virginia, woman and her fian Meet Cologuard: the Colon Cancer Test You Can Take at Home 02/02/2015 07:00pm • Many years ago, Dan Meaney mistakenly told his doctor that his mother had died of colon cancer. In reality, she had died of uterine cancer, but the mistake led Meaney to undergo an obligatory sigmoidoscopy, a minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine. Meaney, now 73 years old, w Doctors continue urging measles vaccines after CDC warning 02/02/2015 03:58pm • WASHINGTON -- A day after the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, warned about a potentially “large outbreak” of measles, doctors are renewing their call for immunizations against the disease. “It is extremely contagious, it’s a virus that spreads Tips for Moving to the Sunbelt for Retirement 02/01/2015 07:00pm • Now that the weather is colder, it's fun to dream about a retirement in which you will never need to shovel snow or defrost your car again. Many sunny cities also boast a more affordable cost of living and lower tax rates than the rest of the country. But moving to a place with a warmer climate isn' 6 Ways to Be Your Own Health Advocate 02/01/2015 07:00pm • There was a time when a doctor's word was final -- his or her education and experience was considered the foundation of unquestionable wisdom. But now, patients understand they also play an important role in their health care. By advocating for themselves and getting involved in the decision-making How to Achieve Your 'Unthinkable' Fitness (and Other) Goals 02/01/2015 07:00pm • In the movie of his life, Scott Rigsby would cast Mark Wahlberg in the title role. Scratch that. In the movie of his life, Scott Rigsby will cast Mark Wahlberg in the title role.After all, dreaming big is what Rigsby does. In 2007 at age 39, he became the first person with prosthetic legs to swim t How to Prepare for Hip Replacement Surgery 02/01/2015 07:00pm • Staying hipHip replacement surgery is becoming increasingly common, as waves of aging baby boomers desire to remain active well beyond their golden years. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than 320,000 hip replacement procedures are performed annually, most of them to a Case of measles confirmed in D.C. as vaccination concerns rise 01/30/2015 01:23pm • WASHINGTON -- The measles outbreak that originated in a California theme park is now in 14 states. People who've gotten sick range in age from 57 years to 10 months old. Most have not been vaccinated. A D.C. Department of Public Health official confirmed to WTOP that a case of measles was repo Hospital Labs: Behind the Scenes 01/29/2015 07:00pm • The white-coated phlebotomist stops by your bedside to draw blood. Making sure the labels on the collection vials match your hospital ID band, she applies a tourniquet above the antecubital space inside your elbow, where the veins pop up nicely. You barely feel the venipuncture needle as she expert Getting Fit This Year? Avoid These Traps 01/29/2015 07:00pm • Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight or get healthier. Historically, it's the most popular New Year's resolution, ranking above financial or other personal goals. This year is no different. In a Nielsen poll, 37 percent of respondents resolved to "stay fit and healthy" in 2015,