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Independent yet still dependent: Topics to cover with your college kid 10/03/2018 01:52pm • WASHINGTON — College is an immersive experience. Labs and lectures are just one part of it. There’s a different world to explore outside the classroom as well. This introduction to adulthood can be exciting — and somewhat perilous. “College is a great time for kids to learn to be indep New DC center will treat pediatric cancer with protons 10/03/2018 12:22am • WASHINGTON — A new center is under construction at Sibley Memorial Hospital, but a quick glance behind the yellow tape is enough to leave visitors questioning their whereabouts. Towering steel structures and tracks of tubes and magnets — all of which take up as much space as a parking lot Health Supplements May Be Harming Your Kidneys 10/02/2018 08:00pm • The supposed health benefits of drinking alkaline water are buzzy right now. Many are attracted by the jazzy marketing claims from manufacturers that this "enhanced" water is better than regular, old-fashioned water. So is there anything to these claims? I'll save you the suspense: The answer is no 6 Questions to Ask When Looking for a Colorectal Surgeon 10/02/2018 08:00pm • As a society, we don't much like talking about medical problems related to the colon and rectum. But it's important to be aware of what's going on down below. Although it's certainly not the only disease that can arise in the colon or rectum, cancer is a big problem in this region of the body. The A Now a dad, new challenges face Beal this season 10/02/2018 12:50pm • WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal packed the hospital bag a month before. Paperwork was in order. Insurance information was right. He even arranged the seat in the back of his truck. Now, he waited on word from girlfriend Kamiah Adams. The couple’s first child was set to arrive in the coming weeks. Th What the doctor ordered: Heels that don’t hurt 10/02/2018 12:13am • WASHINGTON — Ten years ago, Joan Oloff never would have guessed she’d be at the center of “knockdown, drag-out fights” in an Italian shoe factory, or fear being “killed and thrown into the Adriatic Sea.” Those are not the adventures podiatrists typically experience. But then again, Ol 10 Universities That Offer International Students the Most Financial Aid 10/01/2018 08:00pm • 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: What Parents Can Do About Teens Vaping 10/01/2018 08:00pm • As a parent of a teen today, it would be hard to miss the growing public health concern surrounding the use of e-cigarettes by adolescents. In a lengthy, forceful statement in September, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb sounded the alarm about what he described as "an e 14 Myths and Misconceptions About the Flu Vaccine 10/01/2018 08:00pm • The flu vaccine is surrounded by myths and misconceptions. In his more than 20 years working as a certified physician assistant, Eric Amoh has heard many patients recite a multitude of myths about the flu vaccine. Among the misconceptions: The vaccine can give you the flu, you don't need it if you n How Electric Scooters Are Transforming Cities 10/01/2018 08:00pm • DETROIT -- On June 17, David Petersen, a 62-year-old accountant turned street performer, arrived at Santa Monica Pier in late morning, ready for another day's work. Petersen, who performs under the stage name Davy.Rocks, earns his living by singing bold renditions of a variety of popular songs -- Br A Dietitian Is Running for Congress 09/30/2018 08:00pm • For a woman who already has 17 letters after her name, you'd think Felicia Stoler would be satisfied to rest on her very significant laurels. But Stoler -- a registered dietitian with a master's degree in applied physiology and nutrition, and a doctorate in clinical nutrition -- hopes to add three m Colleges That Promote Social Mobility 09/30/2018 08:00pm • Introducing social mobility to the 2019 Best Colleges rankings generated a slew of questions from schools and media. The two questions everyone asks are: How did U.S. News calculate social mobility and which schools' ranks were helped by this factor? How U.S. News Calculated Social Mobility Upon t Can Body Fluids Help Spot Lung Cancer? 09/30/2018 08:00pm • Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer in the U.S. "In fact, it kills more people than the next top three cancers combined," which are colorectal, breast and pancreatic cancer, says Dr. Desmond D'Souza, a thoracic surgeon and assistant professor of surgery in the division of thoracic surgery at the How Bad Is It Really to Drink While Taking Antibiotics and Other Meds? 09/30/2018 08:00pm • Warning: Do Not Use With Alcohol You're about to order your first beer of the night when it hits you: You've been taking antibiotics for a few days to treat a no-longer-bothersome travel bug. Are you even "allowed" to drink? Maybe, maybe not. "Alcohol is a drug, so anytime you combine one drug with DC-area doctor who treated 9/11 Pentagon victims killed in Md. crash 09/30/2018 07:19pm • WASHINGTON — A well-respected and beloved D.C.-area doctor who specialized in helping heal burn patients is being remembered after he was killed in a multi-vehicle crash last week in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Dr. Marion Jordan, 74, was a longtime doctor at MedStar Washington Hospital Cente