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Unlike the U.S., Australia's Election Season Isn't a Screaming Affair 06/27/2016 08:00pm • SYDNEY -- Australia's minister of finance, Mathius Cormann, recently provided a reminder into how grueling federal elections can be on this island continent. Speaking at a media doorstop last month, he dumfounded the journalists assembled after accidentally naming the leader of the opposition -- Bil Active Medicine: How Children's Hospitals Support Weight Management 06/26/2016 08:00pm • Born at 10 pounds and 13 ounces, Gigi Eisenstein of Philadelphia had been a robust baby. But when her weight was still outpacing her height at her 6-year check-up, the pediatrician referred her parents to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. There, in consultations every six weeks or so including a Loudoun nonprofit offers hope to homeless teens 06/15/2016 02:53pm • LEESBURG, Va. — Eighteen-year-old Kofi has spent the last year without a home to call his own. The day he turned 18, his dad and step-mom kicked him out of even though he was still in high school. He is one of the invisible but growing number of homeless Americans aged 18 to 24 years old. He Medical Schools Rally to Make Classes More Diverse 06/08/2016 08:00pm • As a medical student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Lynn Pauls provided city residents with a service she didn't have as a child: health care. "It was one of the first things that I learned was unequal about the world," says Pauls, who graduated from Johns Hopkins Big cities with the cheapest rent 06/07/2016 07:26am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and FindTheHome. By Ben Taylor It’s a common conundrum: Pay thousands in rent to live in a big city, or save the cash and move to a small town? The question comes up most frequently among young Americans, who move an average of four tim Taking Steps to Cure Hepatitis C 06/01/2016 08:00pm • Not so long ago, treating hepatitis C was a decidedly bleak affair. And the prospect of curing the potentially life-threatening virus, or infection -- which causes liver disease and inflammation of the organ -- was a longshot. As a result, many patients opted to forgo treatment. Dr. Mark Sulkowski, 10 Things Veterans Should Look for in a College 05/29/2016 08:00pm • Find the Right School for You Transitioning from military service to life as a college student at a four-year institution can be a challenge for veterans. But most student veterans complete college at a similar rate to traditional students, according to a 2014 report. Vets can look at these 10 trait 4 Facts About Earning an Undergrad Degree in the UAE 05/23/2016 08:00pm • The United Arab Emirates has earned a reputation as a world-class travel destination. But it also stands out as an attractive place to study abroad, drawing a steady stream of international students to its universities scattered across seven emirates. Some 64,119 international students studied in t Most influential presidential power couples 05/23/2016 08:49am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and InsideGov. by Alex Greer From the Washingtons to the Obamas, presidential couples have played an important role in U.S. history. While popular presidents historically have had popular spouses as well, this hasn’t always been the case 10 Jobs You're at Risk of Losing as You Age 05/22/2016 08:00pm • Many people want to delay retirement in order to improve their retirement finances. But working during your 60s and even until you're older isn't always possible, especially if your job requires significant physical strength or cognitive abilities that tend to decline with age. A recent study from Deciding to Be a Caregiver for Someone You Love 05/19/2016 08:00pm • After my mother died, my father's health spiraled downward, except I didn't want to notice. When I visited or called him, he seemed to handle life as well as can be expected for a man in his mid-80s. The youngest of three, I was the first to leave home 19 years earlier. Despite parting ways, we rema Tiger Woods’ impact still felt on PGA Tour, even in his absence 05/17/2016 02:23am • BETHESDA, Md. -- Monday morning brought nothing new. The world of golf, always itching for the latest news on when its formative star might return, heard straight from Tiger Woods’ mouth that, as has been the case the past few months, he did not know. And while nearly every question asked of Wo Your Kid on Heroin: It Could Happen 05/10/2016 08:00pm • Heroin is for hard-core users -- your kid would never touch it, right? Teen heroin use has been declining since it peaked around the late 1990s, a University of Michigan study shows. Today, the prevalence of heroin use within the past year is roughly 0.5 percent, or 1 in 200 teens. Even so, heroin Medical Errors Are Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. 05/02/2016 08:00pm • Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer, causing at least 250,000 deaths every year, according to an analysis out Tuesday indicating that patient safety efforts fall far short. "People don't just die from heart attacks and bacteria, they die f 9 of the best spring weight-loss tips 05/01/2016 05:00pm • With the warm weather setting in, many folks are starting to acknowledge the few (or more) pounds they put on during those winter months. Second to New Year's Day, spring is the time when many people make a commitment to lose weight. I asked top nutrition experts from around the country to give thei