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Princeton, Williams Top 2019 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings 09/09/2018 08:00pm • Earning potential and improved job prospects are often cited as the benefits of graduating from a four-year college. In fact, new research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that bachelor's degree holders earn nearly twice as much as those with a high school Removing the Barriers to Pediatric Behavioral Health Care 09/09/2018 08:00pm • Ask any child or anyone who loves one: Being a kid today is hard. Whether it's bullying, violence, social media or the pressure of getting top grades, it's clear that a variety of factors are taking a toll. The start of a new school year can be particularly stressful for children, which is why chec How Medical Schools Try to Help Doctors Understand Patients in Poverty 09/09/2018 08:00pm • When it comes to health and longevity, being poor is expensive. Poverty's detrimental health effects are many and wide-ranging. From a lack of access to fresh vegetables and lack of money to pay for medications to not having the time off to visit a doctor during business hours, the impacts can be s 'It doesn't get any easier': Father of missing Md. kids reflects 4 years later 09/07/2018 06:00pm • GAITHERSBURG, Md. — On a drive home, Troy Turner heard his daughter's favorite commercial jingle play on his car radio. As the tune lingered, Turner said he could hear his little girl singing it in the back seat, even though she hasn't sat there in four years. In 2014, Turner's daughter, 3-yea 2019 Best Colleges Preview: Top 25 National Universities 09/06/2018 08:00pm • Applying to college is a journey that involves finding the right school, submitting applications and then -- if you're lucky -- choosing among the acceptance letters and financial aid awards to find that place you'll call home for the next few years. To steer you in the right direction, U.S. News s Should Parents Add Kids to the Family Caregiving Team? 09/06/2018 08:00pm • When you're a busy parent and find yourself caring for your own aging mom and dad, you may be willing to accept help from anyone who'll lend a hand -- a spouse, a sibling, a friend or neighbor. But should the caregiving team also include your children? For many busy households, the answer is yes. " How safe is it to do your online banking on smartphone vs. computer? 09/06/2018 04:46am • Q: Is it safer to do my online banking on my smartphone or computer? Compromised banking credentials are a hot property on the "dark web," which serves as a marketplace for cyber-thieves. Finding new ways to trick users into giving up those credentials is ongoing. Security is never about a singl How 9 Women Knew They Were Pregnant Without a Test 09/05/2018 08:00pm • A sixth senseFor nine months, Amy Birks and her husband waited for a sign. The couple had experienced a devastating miscarriage earlier that year and desperately wanted to become pregnant again -- and soon, since Birks was 38 years old. Then one day in Birks' office, the sign came. "Suddenly, I had Brain Training: Classroom Edition 09/05/2018 08:00pm • When most people consider the concept of brain training to improve learning, they tend to think of those online game programs or puzzles that are purported to give the brain a "workout" by practicing memory and problem solving skills to sharpen the mind. Others consider more advanced techniques aim Decoding Your DNA: What to Consider Before Genetic Testing 09/05/2018 08:00pm • Not long ago, genetic testing was an expensive endeavor done strictly through the health care system. Nowadays, you can mail a saliva sample directly to companies, pay a few hundred dollars and get details on factors that may affect your disease risk. According to proponents, arming people with the Born with half a heart, Md. baby thrives many surgeries later 09/05/2018 01:38am • WASHINGTON — Born premature, underweight and with only half a heart, Julia Rueger had a 50-50 chance of surviving long enough to have corrective surgeries. And that was her doctor being optimistic. On Dec. 2, 2017, Julia was born at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, wit Ovarian Tumors Can Grow Amazingly Large 09/04/2018 08:00pm • About the size of a grapefruit. As big as a basketball. Comparisons like these are sometimes used to describe an oversized tumor. But in rare cases, ovarian tumors can grow much larger. In early 2018, a young woman underwent abdominal surgery to remove a 132-pound ovarian growth. Thankfully, the eno 2019 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Public Universities 09/04/2018 08:00pm • Applying to college is a journey that involves finding the right school, submitting applications and then -- if you're lucky -- choosing among the acceptance letters and financial aid awards to find that place you'll call home for the next few years. To steer you in the right direction, U.S. News su How Communications Issues Between Doctors and Nurses Can Affect Your Health 09/04/2018 08:00pm • We've all heard the horror stories about tragic medical errors. Mistakes such as administering the wrong medication or dose, amputating the wrong body part or mixing up patients and procedures can all happen on occasion, despite hospital protocols designed to prevent such errors. Far from being harm What Can Women Do Now to Lower Risk of Lung Cancer Death? 09/03/2018 08:00pm • We all know that there are fundamental differences in anatomy between the sexes. As they say, vive la différence. But there are other physiological differences that sometimes show up in diseases and conditions, where you might not expect to see them. One such difference arises in women and lung can