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What Is Congenital Heart Disease and What Does It Mean For You and Your Family? 02/05/2018 07:00pm • Each year in the U.S., approximately 40,000 children are born with congenital heart disease. This means that at birth, the baby has a heart defect caused because the heart or blood vessels near the heart didn't develop normally while the baby was in the womb. Babies with CHD can have abnormal or ab 10 National Universities With the Most International Students 02/05/2018 07:00pm • 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: C Bills approving marijuana oil pass Va. General Assembly 02/05/2018 03:45pm • WASHINGTON — Both houses of Virginia’s General Assembly have now approved bills to dramatically expand the use of marijuana-derived oils to treat ailments. The Senate voted 40-0 Monday for its version of the bill, which would also allow patients to get a 90-day supply of THC or cannabinoid oi Nassar sentenced to 40 to 125 years 02/05/2018 09:51am • Ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison in Michigan in a sex abuse scandal. Md. police and lawmakers target digital evidence in child abuse cases 02/05/2018 04:35am • WASHINGTON — Maryland State Police have begun to chip away at a backlog of digital evidence, and new funds have started flowing that could help the agency and other police departments around the state move faster on investigations into child sexual abuse. Digital evidence from phones and comput Stem Cell Therapy Success and Failure in Pro Athletes 02/04/2018 07:00pm • When it comes to stem cell therapy -- and most medical treatments, for that matter -- not every approach and not every doctor performing the procedure is created equal. With recent news of multiple Major League pitchers sustaining partial ulnar collateral ligament tears in their elbows and their de How to Stay Active When Your Foot, Arm or Leg Is in a Cast 02/04/2018 07:00pm • Joseph Jones enjoyed running 3 to 5 miles a week until a terrible pain in his left heel prompted him to seek treatment. His orthopedist diagnosed a bone spur, and Jones, a 46-year-old based in the of the District of Columbia, underwent bone spur removal surgery. For nine weeks, he wore a large boot The Future of Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer 02/04/2018 07:00pm • Breast cancer may begin in the breast as the name implies, but as it progresses, it can spread its damage to other parts of the body and establish new strongholds in other organs. Breastcancer.org reports that "cancer cells can break away from the original tumor in the breast and travel to other par Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 4-10 02/03/2018 09:13pm • Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week. Feb. 4: Actor Jerry Adler (''The Good Wife,'' `'The Sopranos'') is 89. Drummer John Steel of The Animals is 77. Singer Florence LaRue of the Fifth Dimension is 76. Singer Alice Cooper is 70. Actor Michael Beck is 69. Actress Lisa Eichhorn is World Cancer Day: Key Facts You Need to Know About Cancer 02/03/2018 07:00pm • World Cancer Day happens every year on Feb. 4.We're betting you know someone whose life has been affected by cancer -- whether it was theirs or a sick loved one.World Cancer Day, an annual event founded by the Union for International Cancer Control in Switzerland, aims to bring people together in th Sunscreen at school: Md. bill proposes ditching doctor's-note requirement 02/02/2018 08:52pm • Annapolis, Md. — State Sen. Ronald Young wants kids at every Maryland public school to be able to use sunscreen without needing a note from a doctor. So he has introduced a bill to have each school district come up with a written policy allowing children to have sunscreen at school and school-s Marijuana oil use likely to expand in Virginia 02/02/2018 05:22pm • WASHINGTON — Oils derived from marijuana would be permitted under Virginia law for more patients under a bill approved unanimously Friday by the House of Delegates. The state Senate is set to approve a similar bill Monday. Under the bills, the affirmative defense against marijuana possession Virginia inmate's estate sues jail alleging wrongful death 02/02/2018 02:41pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The estate of an inmate who died at a Virginia jail has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $14 million in damages for allegations including wrongful death. The Virginian-Pilot reports the estate of 69-year-old William Otis Thrower Sr. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District C Intel's powerful mini-computer 02/02/2018 02:23pm • Q: Is the NUC an adequate desktop replacement computer? A: Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC) was originally developed in 2013 as an alternative to netbooks and other small computing devices that mostly lacked in capability. At its core, it’s a development platform that allows anyone to Watch: Victims' father tries to attack Larry Nassar in courtroom 02/02/2018 11:27am • CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A father of three victims of Larry Nassar rushed and tried to attack the disgraced former sports doctor on Friday during a sentencing hearing in Michigan, after the judge declined his request for ``five minutes'' alone with Nassar in a locked room. He was quickly tack