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Hospitals Ramping Up Round-the-Clock Staffing for Pregnancy Emergencies 08/24/2017 08:00pm • Pregnancy emergencies set their own schedules. If you start having severe abdominal pain in the dead of night, or your baby becomes unusually still, who's waiting at the hospital to treat you? Or when you're in the midst of normal full-term labor and ready to deliver, that time lapse before your pri What to Expect When You Have a Colonoscopy 08/23/2017 08:00pm • Having a colonoscopy -- a screening test to look for cancers of the colon and rectum -- doesn't make anyone's top 10 list of favorite things to do. However, doctors who treat patients with colorectal cancer are extremely enthusiastic about the ability of colonoscopies to save lives. "Colonscopies a Focus on Cancer During Medical School 08/23/2017 08:00pm • For Dr. Saketh Guntupalli, learning about cancer during medical school was a formative experience that helped sway him toward a career in cancer medicine. Guntupalli, a gynecologic oncologist who specializes in treating female reproductive cancers, says his surgical oncology rotation during medical Are There Surgical Options for Breast Cancer--Related Lymphedema? 08/23/2017 08:00pm • Treatment for breast cancer can bring many unintended and potentially unpleasant side effects. One of the more common side effects of surgery for breast cancer is lymphedema. If you've had a lumpectomy or mastectomy, your doctor may have also removed some lymph nodes from the axilla area, essential Ask 6 Questions to Pick an Online Psychology Degree Program 08/23/2017 08:00pm • As a single mother working two jobs, Spencer Williams needed an online bachelor's program in psychology that was convenient for her schedule. "That was important for me, too -- that I didn't have the travel a lot," says the 29-year-old South Carolina resident. She explored several options, also eval Are You Encouraging Your Son to Be Active More Than Your Daughter? 08/23/2017 08:00pm • Many factors influence how much kids move. These can range from opportunities they have to be active -- including unstructured play and organized sports -- to the confidence kids have in their physical abilities, as well as social cues, like whether a child feels encouraged to run and jump and play. What Is the Connection Between Gastroparesis and Diabetes? 08/23/2017 08:00pm • Many people with diabetes experience a well-known condition called diabetic neuropathy, which affects the nerves and causes numbness and tingling in the feet. Yet you might not know that a digestive disorder called gastroparesis is another form of neuropathy that can affect you when you have diabet Medical records: Diplomats to Havana suffered TBI, damage to nervous system 08/23/2017 11:55am • WASHINGTON — CBS News is reporting that some U.S. and Canadian diplomats working in Cuba suffered injuries as serious as mild traumatic brain injury and likely damage to the central nervous system, according to medical records. The diplomats were examined by a U.S. doctor after they complained Lab-made "mini organs" helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis 08/23/2017 03:31am • UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than a dozen pills and inhalers a day, the 53-year-old had to stop working and scale back doing the thing she loved best Life After Cancer: the Importance of the Survivorship Movement 08/22/2017 08:00pm • Anne Macy, 51, has been battling cancer for almost half of her life. Diagnosed at age 28 with Hodgkin's lymphoma, the real estate broker from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, has been hit with two other cancers since that first one was cured. What has helped her cope with all the turmoil with her sanity inta If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis, You May Become Anemic 08/22/2017 08:00pm • If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you may be used to feeling tired and weak much of the time, and you might think your symptoms are just part and parcel of the disease. You could be right -- RA is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder most commonly associated with pain and disfigurement of the joints, 4 People to Tap for Strong Medical School Recommendations 08/21/2017 08:00pm • When medical schools evaluate applicants, one of the fundamental questions they ask is what qualities set you apart. While it may be challenging for you to list your own strengths without sounding conceited, individuals who have supervised or taught you in different capacities can comment on your a 3 Benefits of International Student Ambassadors 08/21/2017 08:00pm • On a typical day as an international student ambassador, Korean national Jun Hyuk Lee fields questions from prospective international students on everything from scholarships to academic life at the University of Michigan--Flint. International student ambassadors provide a free service to prospecti What Is a Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer? 08/21/2017 08:00pm • The pace of advancements in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment is encouraging for patients and the doctors who treat them. One such recent advancement is providing a new way for oncologists to learn more about individual tumors. Liquid biopsies -- while still largely experimental and of limited cl Here Are the Eye Problems That Affect You When You Have Diabetes 08/21/2017 08:00pm • If your diabetes is uncontrolled for a long period, you could develop eye conditions that can lead to blindness. That's because diabetes -- both Type 1 and Type 2 -- can cause damage to your eyes over the long term. "The excess sugar in the blood affects the walls of blood vessels throughout the bo