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How Can I Find Out What Caused My Miscarriage? 12/06/2018 07:00pm • The first time Tonya Dickey had a miscarriage, she and her husband chalked it up to bad luck. The couple already had a daughter, now 6, and Dickey, a 38-year-old speech pathologist near Dallas, Texas, knew that these things could happen due to chromosomal abnormalities. Sadly, it seemed to have happ What Role Can Telehealth Play in Senior Care? 12/06/2018 07:00pm • In the earlier days of health care, the physician's house call was common. Many people received medical care at home, and it was just expected that doctors would travel -- black bag filled with various instruments and equipment in hand -- to care for people where they were. But as medicine has evol What Are the Risks of Kidney Donation? 12/05/2018 07:00pm • When Cameron Drake's kidneys failed unexpectedly, he didn't have to look far for a donor. In late October, his mother's left kidney was removed and transplanted into Cameron at VCU Health's Hume-Lee Transplant Center in Richmond, Virginia. Although the decline in his kidney function that ultimately Spike in Gun-Related Suicides Alarms Pediatricians 12/05/2018 07:00pm • Pediatricians and emergency department physicians are alarmed at the growing number of children, mostly adolescents, who are taking their lives with firearms. While mass school shootings like the attack last February that killed 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah silenced by a voice issue 12/05/2018 04:29am • Fans of "The Daily Show" got to see Trevor Noah host Tuesday night's Comedy Central broadcast. But they didn't get to hear him. The reason: Noah has lost his voice and is under doctor's orders not to utter a word. The show began as usual, with the theme song playing and the audience cheering a Vertigo: Why it Happens, Diagnosis and Treatment 12/04/2018 07:00pm • The first time you experience vertigo, it can be an unsettling -- even scary -- experience. A slight shift of your head and you feel as if you're wildly spinning, or the world is spinning around you. Patients come into my office completely baffled, worried they may be suffering from a serious brain What Is a Health Savings Account? 12/04/2018 07:00pm • Many workers are able to reduce their health insurance premiums by signing up for a high-deductible health insurance plan and pairing it with a health savings account. HSAs provide a triple tax benefit: You don't have to pay income tax on your contributions, the money in the account grows without b 8 Finely Focused Health ETFs to Buy 12/04/2018 07:00pm • Invest in health care ETFs with more precision.Health care investments have broad appeal. From stock pickers riding a fast-moving drug startup to long-term investors enjoying stability and dividends, this part of the market brings several positives. These stocks also can help limit the effects of vo Is an X-Ray Safe for an Infant? 12/03/2018 07:00pm • It's the most common reason a child under 1 may end up at the hospital: bronchiolitis. The illness tends to peak in the winter months. Symptoms start out similar to the common cold but then progress to coughing, wheezing and sometimes even difficulty breathing, according to the Mayo Clinic. Complic Bowser picks Indianapolis superintendent for new DC schools chief 12/03/2018 04:42pm • WASHINGTON – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has picked a new schools chancellor for the District. Lewis D. Ferebee is currently the superintendent of schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. Previously he was chief of staff for the public schools in Durham, North Carolina. Ferebee earned a doctoral degre Why It's Hard to Get Into Medical School Despite Doctor Shortages 12/02/2018 07:00pm • Because of the ultra-low acceptance rates at the highest-ranked institutions in the U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings, some of which accept less than 4 percent of applicants, many aspiring doctors wonder why it is so hard to get into medical school. This is especially perplexing, given the ba What to Know About Step Therapy and How It Works 12/02/2018 07:00pm • Under new rules outlined in the Trump administration's American Patients First policy, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is now giving Medicare Advantage plans the option of applying step therapy for physician-administered and other Medicare Part B drugs beginning in 2019. The hope is that this Today in History: Dec. 2 12/02/2018 12:55am • Today is Sunday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2018. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 2, 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with t Considerations for switching from iPhone to Android 11/30/2018 06:15pm • Q: Which Android phone should I consider if I’m thinking about switching from an iPhone? A: As the sophistication of smartphones improves, some of the previous gaps between the brands and platforms has narrowed, which has a lot of users pondering this question. Google’s ecosystem Anyone who Wizards' Howard out for at least 2 months after lower-back surgery 11/30/2018 04:01pm • WASHINGTON — Wizards center Dwight Howard underwent lower-back surgery Friday, and will be out for two to three months. The surgery was recommended after doctors concluded that "disc herniation was causing severe nerve irritation and gluteal pain," according to a team statement. The veteran