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This 8-Year-Old Boy Received the First Double-Hand Transplant 07/18/2017 08:00pm • A boy who lost both his hands now has two new ones. When Zion Harvey was 2 years old, he fell victim to sepsis (a potentially deadly side effect of an infection) and needed both of his hands amputated. Now, 18 months after a double-hand transplant, Zion can write and go to the bathroom, feed and dr DC allows doctors to prescribe life-ending medications 07/18/2017 05:47am • WASHINGTON — Doctors and pharmacies in the nation’s capital are now allowed to prescribe life-ending medications to terminally ill patients. The Death with Dignity Act of 2016 became law with the signature of Mayor Muriel Bowser in December of 2016. Now the Bowser administration has announced Understanding Targeted Therapies for Lung Cancer 07/17/2017 08:00pm • Lung cancer is not a single, homogeneous disease. Lung tumors can form in different types of cells in the lung, which drives how they grow and divide. Furthermore, some tumors have very specific molecular changes (mutations) that cause cancer cells to grow, divide and spread. Targeted therapies eff What Is Diabetic Retinopathy? 07/17/2017 08:00pm • There are plenty of complications that can arise from diabetes, but one you may not have considered is diabetic retinopathy. Without regular screening, diabetic retinopathy can lead to blindness. "Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that affects the tissues in the back of the eye -- called the r Should I Join a Breast Cancer Support Group? 07/17/2017 08:00pm • If you're coping with a devastating or chronic illness, you may find that joining a support group can be a helpful way of working through the various emotions you'll experience over the course of your journey, giving you access, as Breastcancer.org notes, to "groups of people in similar life situat Nursing Specialists Can Earn More Than Some Doctors 07/16/2017 08:00pm • Before college, Brittany Sherwood thought she would study a pre-med major, go to medical school and become a doctor. "During my first semester of college I was planning on doing pre-med, but I got a 'B' in Bio 101, and I started doing a little research and realized there was a different way to end u Can You Die From a Broken Heart?  07/16/2017 08:00pm • Elderly married couples have been known to die within hours or days of each other. Doctors sometimes treat patients with heart attack-like symptoms who have come directly from a funeral. In other words, a figurative broken heart can actually lead to a literal broken heart. It's called stress-induce How Do You Know It's Time to Stop Therapy? 07/16/2017 08:00pm • Do you sit down to talk with your therapist and find you have nothing to discuss? Do you catch yourself rehashing episodes you've already covered to fill the time? Have you resolved whatever issue you had that prompted you to begin therapy in the first place, and are your moods stable and consistent What to Look for in an MS Specialist 07/16/2017 08:00pm • About 200 new cases of multiple sclerosis are diagnosed every week in the United States. If you're one of them, it's natural to feel confused or anxious about your next step. Most MS experts agree the road to take is the one leading to a neurologist who specializes in the treatment of multiple scle Report: U.S. Has the Worst Health Care System Compared to These Countries 07/16/2017 08:00pm • As the U.S. is embroiled in a bitter battle to overhaul its current health care system, a new report finds that the country has the worst health care system among high-income countries. America ranked last for overall performance and last or near last when it came to data points like access to care Report: This Woman Got 27 Contact Lenses Stuck in Her Eye 07/16/2017 08:00pm • A 67-year-old woman in the U.K. went to the hospital for a routine cataract surgery, but nothing about the visit was routine at all, according to a short article published earlier this month in the British Medical Journal. That's because doctors discovered 27 contact lenses in her eye while preppin DC tops liver cancer rates as related deaths surge nationally 07/16/2017 05:20pm • WASHINGTON — Liver cancer deaths are on the rise across the country, and especially in D.C. There will be an estimated 29,000 liver-cancer deaths this year, according to a recent American Cancer Society study. Additionally, only 1 in 5 patients will survive after being diagnosed with liver canc Column: Safety tips for using public Wi-Fi 07/13/2017 09:10pm • Q: What can I do to be safe when using public Wi-Fi? The convenience of accessing public Wi-Fi networks has become somewhat of an expectation when we’re away from our primary home and work connections, but it’s important to understand the risks. Anytime you share a connection with strangers, Liver Cancer Is Spreading With Deadly Intent 07/13/2017 08:00pm • It's time to pay more attention to liver cancer. Even as breast-cancer, lung-cancer and other cancer fatalities continue to drop, liver cancer is now the fastest-rising cause of U.S. cancer deaths, a recent study shows. Since the mid-1980s, death rates from liver cancer have doubled. An estimated 10 Essential Estate Planning Tips Everyone Should Know 07/13/2017 08:00pm • More than half of all American adults don't have a will, and that can cause all kinds of problems if tragedy strikes. The death of both parents in an accident can leave their children's fate up to a judge. Assets in a blended family may not end up being distributed the way you would like. And, if yo