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How to Prepare Your Body -- and Mind -- for a Protest 02/13/2017 07:00pm • So, you want to protest.You've seen the signs. You've heard the chants. You've smelled the sweat. Protests are sweeping the nation following the election of President Donald Trump, from the Women's March on Washington in January to airport assemblies opposing Trump's immigration order barring people 10 Colleges Where Joining Student Clubs Is Easy 02/13/2017 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 6 Ways to Age Well and Save Money Doing It 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Don't let money troubles bury your health in the golden years.Health care costs can snowball as a person ages, and the added stress of those big bills can further tax one's health. To age well, experts say, it's often helpful to consider money matters along with making healthy choices. "What you wan 5 Medical School Personal Statement Writing Pitfalls 02/13/2017 07:00pm • When gearing up to write a personal statement for your medical school application, your first inclination may be to sit down and begin describing all the reasons you want to be a doctor, why you should be accepted to medical school or the strengths that set you apart from the vast pool of applicants How to Find Love Through Fitness 02/12/2017 07:00pm • Like many Americans, Lori Kogan hauled herself out of bed and to the gym on New Year's Day 2006 with new resolve to make early-morning fitness a habit. But unlike many Americans, Kogan's commitment never wavered; she went to the gym the next morning, and the next morning and the next. Her secret Decide Between Nonprofit, For-Profit Online Degree Programs 02/12/2017 07:00pm • To some students, a for-profit online degree program seems like a risky option. "I've seen a lot of reports for a lot of years about how for-profit schools have pretty much based their incomes on the ability for students to get federal financial aid," says 30-year-old Matt Warner, a cybersecurity an Meet the Smithsonian's new beer historian 02/10/2017 02:02am • WASHINGTON — This summer, the internet exploded when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History announced it was looking to fill a new position: beer historian. Washingtonian called it the “best job ever”; The Huffington Post’s headline read “dream job alert.” But few wer Is Your Stroke Recovery Stalling? 02/09/2017 07:00pm • Recovering from a stroke is frustrating. When time passes and you're still not where you want to be -- with no signs of progress -- you might be tempted to accept the status quo. For some stroke patients, trouble with swallowing, fatigue, weakness or paralysis, muscle spasms, loss of balance, vision Column: Apps for managing a child's smartphone 02/09/2017 04:59pm • Q: What would you recommend I use to manage what my kids are doing on their smartphones? A: Parenting in the digital age has become very complex because of the ubiquity of the smartphone. You don’t have to look very far these days to see a 2-year-old adeptly navigating a smartphones or table Get to Know Your 'New' Organ: the Mesentery 02/08/2017 07:00pm • In case you missed it, by at least one recently revised tally you now have 79 organs -- up from 78. A layered fold of tissue that connects your intestines to the abdominal wall, the mesentery was recently elevated to the status of an organ by a group of scientists, based on its structure and functi Are Your Weight Concerns for Your Kids Too Much? 02/08/2017 07:00pm • As parents, we want to protect our kids from harm. But what if we're the ones inadvertently causing it? It's never too late to change. That's why I'm asking every parent who has concerns about a child's weight to shift the focus away from pounds and put it on the child's health. It's natural to wor Preparing for Surgery? Frailty: a Special Consideration for Older Persons 02/08/2017 07:00pm • Age is no longer the absolute barrier to undergoing surgery in the U.S. As the population gets older, and the number of older individuals increases, more people require interventions for a number of health concerns. Interventions include procedures such as valve-replacement surgery, hernia repairs, Laser Surgery for Epilepsy Helps Teen With 20 Seizures a Day 02/08/2017 07:00pm • Collin May was a terrific 17-year-old who yearned for independence, adult responsibilities and driving privileges just like any other teen. But with 20 seizures a day, these goals were problematic. Since he first began experiencing epilepsy at age 8, May explored all avenues including eight differen Clinic falsely told dozens they had Alzheimer's, suits say 02/08/2017 03:52pm • TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Shawn Blazsek knew a string of concussions from high school football and boxing was catching up with him. He would go days without sleeping and was forgetting how to tie his shoes. Still, at age 33, he was stunned when told he had Alzheimer's disease. He started planning out wh Atrial Fibrillation: Understanding Symptoms, Risks and Treatment 02/07/2017 07:00pm • Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is the most common supraventricular arrhythmia in Western countries -- affecting at least 2.7 million people in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association. AFib is a serious condition, and one that I treat regularly in my practices at the Mont