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Good Samaritans reunite to meet the woman they helped save 04/25/2017 07:46pm • WASHINGTON — Strangers who came together to help a driver having a heart attack in rush-hour traffic last month got together again Tuesday to meet her. Angelia Boddie, a 20-year veteran of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department, thanked God for putting in place the six people who helped her — an un Getting a Second Opinion Could Save Your Life 04/24/2017 08:00pm • How often do you seek out a second opinion after receiving a new diagnosis or treatment recommendation from your physician? While most of us trust the judgment of our physicians and rarely question their recommendations, we are now learning that it may be important to do so. A new study from the Ma How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes 04/24/2017 08:00pm • The keys to preventing Type 2 diabetes are healthier eating choices, physical activity and weight loss. Of course, those are easy things to say but not always to follow. First, there are some risks for Type 2 diabetes that are out of your control. You're more likely to have diabetes if it's in your Could Changing Your Child's Diet Help Prevent Lead Poisoning? 04/24/2017 08:00pm • Lead, a naturally occurring element, is potentially toxic, particularly for young, developing children. Exposure to lead-based paint in older homes -- built before consumer uses of lead-based paint were banned by the federal government in 1978 -- and lead in soil are often to blame for higher blood What Is the Best Way to Treat Depression? 04/24/2017 08:00pm • Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. National Institutes of Health statistics from 2015 show that an estimated 16.1 million American adults ages 18 or older -- that's almost 7 percent of all U.S. adults -- had at least one major depressive episode in the previo 8 Popular Part-Time Jobs for Retirees 04/24/2017 08:00pm • Second careersMany people continue to work after age 65, but they often prefer a part-time role. Some retirees work in low-wage jobs, likely because they need the money or appreciate some other aspect of the job, such as schedule flexibility. Highly educated older people also tend to work past age 6 Long-closed Army medical center to become new DC community 04/24/2017 06:03pm • WASHINGTON — It’s been nearly six years since doctors, nurses, therapists and many others served the medical needs of active and retired military men and women at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Now, the complex in Northwest D.C. is due to live again — as a new neighborhood that will be ho Kids, parents in search of fidget spinners: Do they help? 04/24/2017 12:02pm • WASHINGTON — The current must-have toy craze has something extra to offer besides being colorful, inexpensive, simple to operate, and ubiquitous — it's supposed to help children focus. A fidget spinner is a small toy, in the top family, that can be spun between a user's thumb and middle fing AOL co-founder's advice on how Trump can revive US entrepreneurship 04/24/2017 09:23am • WASHINGTON — Steve Case, the co-founder and former CEO of America Online, is offering President Trump some advice on how to ensure America remains the most innovative entrepreneurial nation in the world. Case expanded his best-selling book, "The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the F 3 ways to track your body composition that are better than BMI 04/24/2017 08:50am • Easier isn't always better. Never has this been more true than with body mass index, or BMI. A measure that takes into account one's height and weight, body mass index has been used since the 1800s as an easy way to estimate body composition and, by extension, health. After all, coming across a s What Your Alternative Health Provider Might Not Tell You About Megadosing Supplements 04/23/2017 08:00pm • For years, one of my patients took a daily high-dose vitamin B6 supplement at the recommendation of a naturopath. She trusted the scientific-looking genetic test he based this recommendation on, and never questioned whether she was actually deficient in vitamin B6 before buying and taking the expen What's the Latest in the Pipeline for MS Drugs That Might Help? 04/23/2017 08:00pm • Whether you've just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or you've been dealing with your symptoms for years, it's in your best interest to keep on top of the latest advances in medications. The good news is there are plenty of drugs being tested, and hopefully many will get through the regulatory Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 23-29 04/23/2017 01:39am • Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week. April 23: Actor David Birney is 78. Actor Lee Majors (''Six Million Dollar Man'') is 78. Actress Blair Brown is 70. Actress Joyce DeWitt (''Three's Company'') is 68. Actor James Russo is 64. Director Michael Moore is 63. Actress Judy Davi Data Doctors: Plastc, other multi-credit cards are not the future 04/20/2017 11:18pm • Q: I was one of the backers of the Plastc card, but they just announced that they are shutting down. Is there anyone offering a multi-credit card that works? Plastc is just the latest contender in the “smart credit card” space to go out of business. This race to create a universal digital On a Scale From 1 to 10: Most Painful Medical Conditions 04/20/2017 08:00pm • Off-the-charts painfulThe worst type of pain? It's whatever pain you personally suffer from. But experts and patients agree: Certain medical conditions are especially excruciating. When health care providers ask patients to rate their pain on a scale from 1 to 10, these conditions -- whether acute o