A dad wore a T-shirt at Disney World that said ‘In need of kidney.’ It worked. By Washington Post December 14, 2018 at 6:52 p.m. The idea for the T-shirt was a Hail Mary, a play Rob Leibowitz made out...
A push to get older adults in better shape for surgery By Judith Graham December 14, 2018 at 6:26 p.m. Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more...
Half of post-9/11 vets aren’t getting needed mental health care By Bloomberg December 14, 2018 at 6:26 p.m. About half of U.S. veterans who served during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq don't...
Balance-focused workouts could help MS patients By HealthDay December 14, 2018 at 6:56 p.m. Problems with balance are a common hallmark of multiple sclerosis, but new research suggests a...
When you need a breast screening, should you get a 3-D mammogram? By Michelle Andrews December 14, 2018 at 6:25 p.m. When I went to the imaging center for my regular mammogram last year, the woman...
Mediterranean diet may improve IVF success rate By HealthDay December 14, 2018 at 6:25 p.m. Could the so-called Mediterranean diet boost success of infertility treatment involving in vitro fertilization? Maybe,...
Cuban boy with basketball-size tumor dies days after doctors remove it By Washington Post December 15, 2018 at 1:26 a.m. The basketball-size tumor was finally gone, and the first signs after Emanuel Zayas' surgery were...
Blood test may be effective tool to spot early colon cancer By HealthDay December 15, 2018 at 1:17 a.m. A simple, cheap blood test to detect colon cancer — even in its early stages...
‘One-stop’ blood test for cancer shows early promise By HealthDay December 15, 2018 at 1:01 a.m. In an early step toward "one-stop" screening for cancer, researchers report they've developed a blood...
66-year-old plans to run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents By Washington Post December 15, 2018 at 1:01 a.m. When Robert Owens's father was 75, he gave his son some advice. "He said, 'You...