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What to Consider When Shopping for Medicare Coverage 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, Medicare's annual open enrollment period, millions of Medicare beneficiaries have a chance to make changes to their coverage for the upcoming year. There are a few things you can do during this period. You can change from one Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plan Read This Before You Tap That Mobile Health App 04/04/2018 08:00pm • In the past 10 years, mobile apps designed to help people manage medical conditions have grown in popularity. If you have diabetes, asthma or high blood pressure -- there's an app for that. Doctors and insurance companies sometimes recommend apps to patients. In addition, anyone can easily search t 5 Ways to Retire on Less Money 04/04/2018 08:00pm • It can be a problem for some retirees to live on a fixed income. One potential solution is to lower your expenses. No one wants to surrender the things they enjoy -- whether it's a sports activity, a trip to the mall or a warm home in winter -- but sometimes we can achieve our objectives by going a What Is TMD and Why Can't More Patients Find Effective Treatment? 04/04/2018 08:00pm • For most of her life, Lynn Tomfohrde didn't worry much about her mouth. Besides undergoing the usual orthodontia work as a kid and developing a couple of cavities in her 20s, her dental history was clean. But lately, all Tomfohrde, 56, can do is worry about her mouth. Her bite is off, her teeth are How to Plan an International Trip During Retirement 04/03/2018 08:00pm • Whether you've always dreamed of checking global destinations off your bucket list, or you have only recently felt the twitch to travel internationally, one thing is certain: The retirement years are a nearly perfect time to pack your bags. You have more time in your schedule, as well as the flexib What Can Be Done About the Growing Shortage of Rheumatologists? 04/03/2018 08:00pm • For some time now, we've known that there's a growing shortage of primary care doctors in America. In March 2015, the American Academy of Family Physicians released a report that indicated the United States would experience a shortage of between 46,000 and 90,000 physicians by 2025. That estimate i 3 Ways International Students Can Sample U.S. Graduate Schools 04/03/2018 08:00pm • While an undergraduate student at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Egyptian national Catherine Masoud spent a semester at Virginia Tech. She says the experience, organized through the nonprofit International Student Exchange Programs, helped her decide to go to gradua Why Doctors Wear White Coats 04/03/2018 08:00pm • When you picture a doctor, chances are you envision someone dressed in a white coat. In fact, medical schools typically have "white coat ceremonies" where first-year medical students receive a shortened version of the white coat introducing them to the field symbolically. But Johns Hopkins Universi What's Trichomoniasis -- and Could You Have It? 04/02/2018 08:00pm • Maybe you've heard of it -- but there's a good chance you haven't. Caused by infection with a microscopic parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis, TV infection or trichomoniasis is an often overlooked but very common sexually transmitted disease -- and the most common nonviral sexually transmitted in How to Identify Med Schools With Strong OB-GYN Programs 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Physicians who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, or OB-GYN for short, often have the privilege of delivering babies and bringing life into the world, and doctors who specialize in this area of medicine say this aspect of their jobs is profoundly rewarding. However, medical school faculty who Can a Keto Diet Slow the Growth of Breast Cancer? 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Remember way back in the 1980s and 1990s when fat was the enemy and doctors and nutritionists espoused the virtues of a high-carb, low-fat diet? When a plain baked potato was considered a healthy lunch and eggs, bacon and butter were bad? The food industry jumped on the bandwagon, stripping product 9 Strategies for Coping With Fibromyalgia Pain 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Coping with a chronic disorder If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you know there's no simple fix for the chronic pain disorder. Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million people in the U.S., according to the National Fibromyalgia Association, and about 80 percent of people with the disorder are wome AP analysis: Black people largely left out among high-paying jobs 03/31/2018 08:38am • BOSTON (AP) — Jonathan Garland's fascination with architecture started early: He spent much of his childhood designing Lego houses and gazing at Boston buildings on rides with his father away from their largely minority neighborhood. But when Garland looked around at his architectural college, Data Doctors: Should you delete Facebook? 03/30/2018 12:14pm • Q: I’m on the fence about deleting my Facebook profile. What are your thoughts? A: If you’re an active Facebook user, you may be pondering this same question in light of the recent stories of misuse of the platform. Facebook users know that they aren’t the customers; they’re the produc Medicare and Medigap: What's the Difference? 03/29/2018 08:00pm • When it comes to signing up for Medicare, there's plenty of confusion. Which part of the four-part program covers hospital stays? Do all parts help pay for prescription drugs? What's the difference between Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement Insurance? Medicare itself has