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When Breast Cancer Threatens Your Job 04/18/2017 08:00pm • Having a breast cancer diagnosis is hard enough without worrying about job security. With supportive employers, many women continue to work during cancer treatments like chemotherapy. But other women, often in low-paying positions or small organizations, are more vulnerable. And no matter what your The Tipping Point: When Should You Write Your First Will? 04/17/2017 08:00pm • Maria Cornelius decided to write her first will after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 at age 50. "I realized anything could happen on the operating table ... and anything could happen with the diagnosis," says Cornelius, a writer and editor at Moxley Carmichael, a communications firm in K Md. bill tackles school overdoses, opioid education 04/14/2017 12:06am • WASHINGTON ��� Maryland lawmakers passed the bill that will require schools to stock the overdose-reversal drug Naloxone. The ���Start Talking Maryland Act��� also will require school systems to develop lesson plans on the risks of opioids ��� including heroin ��� starting in the third grade. False Positives, False Negatives in Breast Cancer 04/12/2017 08:00pm • Modern breast cancer screening is a fairly accurate affair. The Susan G. Komen foundation reports that conventional mammography is 84 percent accurate, meaning that in 84 out of 100 cases, a mammogram film will show a true picture of whether a woman needs additional screening. But what happens to wo Report: Patients 'at risk' at DC VA medical center 04/12/2017 05:44pm • WASHINGTON ��� An investigation into the D.C. Veterans Affairs��Medical Center��uncovered serious issues regarding the handling of medical equipment, including persistent shortages and supposedly sterile supplies being stored in dirty and cluttered conditions. The lapses "placed patients at unnec 6 Occupations That Typically Require a Master's Degree 04/02/2017 08:00pm • These days, it can seem like the only way to get an entry-level job is with a master's degree, especially in some occupations. That was certainly true when Ronnika Williams, now 33, was looking for a job in archival work after graduating with a bachelor's degree in history from Western Michigan Univ 4 Fields Where Doctorates Lead to Jobs 04/02/2017 08:00pm • Graduates of doctoral programs often struggle to translate their academic training into a steady job. This is especially true for doctorate recipients who compete for tenure-track faculty positions. Although there are many fields where finding a doctorate-level job is difficult, a few offer a plent White House operating on 4 burners 03/30/2017 02:09pm • Heading toward April, the Trump administration was operating on several fronts, following the withdrawal of Republican-led legislation revising health care law. The Office of Management and Budget underscored the White House desire to re-organize the federal government. It issued 119 pages of gui Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care 03/30/2017 01:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Note to President Donald Trump and House Republicans: People really don't like your approach to overhauling America's health care. If you're hoping to revive the effort, you may want to try something different. Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling 5 Things to Know Before Moving Abroad 03/29/2017 08:00pm • Following the last two U.S. presidential elections, some Americans have idly claimed that they would move abroad if their candidate didn't win. Americans do move out of the U.S. for jobs or other reasons, but the decision to become an expatriate isn't one that should be taken lightly, say people fa After setback, abortion foes keep pressing Congress to act 03/29/2017 03:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The collapse of the Republican health care overhaul was a sharp setback for anti-abortion leaders, whose hopes of halting federal funding to Planned Parenthood were derailed. But they continue to pursue that goal and also are pushing for a federal ban on most abortions after 20 wee China confirms detention of Taiwanese pro-democracy activist 03/29/2017 06:33am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China's government confirmed Wednesday it is holding a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist and is investigating him on suspicion of "pursuing activities harmful to national security," the latest detention in an ongoing crackdown on civil society. Lee Ming-che, 42, cleared immigration i Democratic senator asks drugmakers about opioid sales plans 03/28/2017 04:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A Democratic senator is seeking marketing information, sales records and studies from manufacturers of the top-selling opioid products in the United States to determine whether drugmakers have contributed to an overuse of the pain killers. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said t Bill to limit discipline for young Md. students passes Senate 03/23/2017 12:30pm • WASHINGTON ��� Legislation that would limit how often young students in Maryland are suspended and expelled from school advanced through the state Senate Wednesday, and now it appears it will likely pass through the General Assembly. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 32 to 15 ��� a veto-pro Military Service Gives Students an Edge Paying for Grad School 03/22/2017 08:00pm • The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides former servicemembers -- and their family members -- financial support to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as on-the-job training following their military service. This financial benefit, the level of which varies depending on the veteran's length of s