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Virtual Care for Epilepsy 05/31/2018 08:00pm • If you have a smartphone or laptop and access to the internet, you may have already experienced a virtual visit with a physician to seek treatment for a common ailment such as allergies, the flu or diaper rash. Imagine having that same convenient access to your epilepsy specialist. For some patient The Silent Epidemic: Child Sexual Abuse 05/31/2018 08:00pm • Imagine a child sitting in a hospital room with a lack of hair and tied to an IV pole. He or she is feeling poorly and looks ill. The child is a victim of cancer. They may be tragically aware their life is to be cut short. All around them, there are adults taking care of them and suffering as well Do we all have high blood pressure now? An explanation of new guidelines 05/31/2018 10:30am • About 13 million Americans were estimated to be unknowingly living with high blood pressure. Now, with the release of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure guidelines in November 2017 – which described new, lower blood pressures goals – even more adults are Q&A: Sara Bareilles shares ingredients of 'Waitress' tour at National Theatre 05/31/2018 12:35am • WASHINGTON — In 2007, Sara Bareilles told her record label, "I'm not gonna write you a love song," but when she was asked to pen a Broadway musical in 2013, she leapt at the chance. "I had left Los Angeles, my home of 14 years, I had just moved to New York City, I didn't really know many pe How Immigration Improves Child Health Care in the U.S. 05/30/2018 08:00pm • The Supreme Court is deciding the fate of an executive order to ban or severely restrict travel from eight foreign countries to the United States. Recent reports have also revealed that the federal government is weighing more limits on Chinese scientific researchers at American universities. We all How Do I Know If My Adolescent Child Has 'Teen Angst' or Depression? 05/30/2018 08:00pm • As a parent, it's hard to get through a day of witnessing your child's behavior without wondering, at least once, "Is this normal?" Then comes adolescence, and you find yourself asking that question even more frequently. Adolescence is characterized by strong emotions, a need for independence, and Va. woman convicted for charging $514K on boss's credit cards 05/30/2018 05:00pm • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Virginia woman on fraud and tax charges after prosecutors said she charged over a half-million dollars on her boss's credit cards. Sherea Darnell is a former manager at a Williamsburg, Virginia, eye care center. Prosecutors said she used t Taytulla birth control pills handed out at doctors' offices recalled 05/30/2018 07:38am • WASHINGTON — The drug company Allergan voluntarily recalled 170,000 of the sample packs of the birth control pill Taytulla because women could have unintended pregnancies. The company said their was a packaging error, according to a news release posted on the Food and Drug Administration's web How Can I Keep Infectious Diseases From Ruining My Summer Travel? 05/29/2018 08:00pm • The thrill of traveling is one of life's most exciting delights. But it can also have a downside. Some travelers, particularly those headed to remote or exotic foreign destinations, may end up dealing with an infectious disease during or after a trip. These illnesses can range from just a nuisance How Foreign Dentists Can Get U.S. Degrees, Training 05/29/2018 08:00pm • When Pakistani national Zainab Sheikh got married and moved to the U.S., she wanted to build upon the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree she received from CMH-Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry in Pakistan. So she applied to the University of Pennsylvania's Program for Advanced Standi 8 Key Distinctions Between an LL.M. and a J.D. 05/29/2018 08:00pm • While some states, such as California and Vermont, allow individuals to join the state bar association without attending law school if they complete a legal apprenticeship, most require individuals to have a law degree in order to practice law. In the U.S., earning a Juris Doctor degree, commonly kn Prostate Cancer: Not Solely a 'Man's Disease' 05/29/2018 08:00pm • Prostate cancer has long been thought of as a "man's disease." And while it's a simple anatomical fact that women will never have to worry about receiving their own prostate cancer diagnosis, they still very much share in the burden of the disease when a partner is diagnosed. When anyone is diagnos Russia-linked malware threatens routers: Here's what you can do 05/29/2018 02:31pm • WASHINGTON — Malware linked to Russian hackers has infected at least a half-million small office and home office internet routers in several countries, and federal officials are warning Americans to take steps and prevent infection. The warning centers on malware known as VPNFilter, which the F Treating Bipolar -- I and II -- Disorders 05/28/2018 08:00pm • The celebrated singer Mariah Carey recently introduced fans to something that -- for many -- was new, and it wasn't a song debut. Rather, she opened up about her struggles with what's called bipolar II disorder. While depression is more common, most people would probably be familiar -- at least to a What Medical Schools Are Doing to Reduce Student Debt 05/28/2018 08:00pm • The rising cost of higher education makes affording medical school tough for the vast majority of students. In fact, many medical school graduates leave school with significant debt. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, 75 percent of medical students who graduated in 2017 borr