Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck. A rare cancer was to blame
As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems. His neck pain was due to an orange-sized tumor.
As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems. His neck pain was due to an orange-sized tumor.
Women who exercised regularly had a 36% lower risk of dying from a cardiovascular issue such as a heart attack or stroke, the study found, whereas men who exercised regularly had a 14% lower risk.
A new treatment for metastatic melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, relies on a patient’s own immune cells. News4’s Mauricio Casillas tells how it works and why doctors are so excited about it.
From lotions and serums to bold scents and brightly colored packaging, skincare products now have a huge customer base among tweens. Companies have racked up more than $9 billion in sales in the past year alone, and social media helps draw preteens in.
Many tweens are obsessed with skin care and are inundated on social media with videos of makeup hauls and other preteens’ “get ready with me” routines. A child and adolescent psychiatrist warns that while the trend has some benefits, it could lead to trouble. Here’s what parents should keep in mind.
Thirteen-year-old Nora Bogacki is all about the glow-up before she winds down for bed. “My nighttime routine is, first, I cleanse my face. Then I do toner and face spray, and then I do lotion,” she said. Her 11-year-old sister, Colleen, loves all things skincare too. “I use a gua sha. It depuffs your face or, like, shapes it....
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was first observed 25 years ago today to acknowledge how the disease disproportionately affects Black people. Human Rights Campaign HIV and Health Equity Director Torrian Baskerville spoke with News4 about the issue.
A health care system in the DMV area has offered five $20,000 scholarships to Marymount University physical therapy students to address the current physical therapist shortage.
Award-winning modern rock musical “Next to Normal” centers on a mother who struggles with bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke with two actors who star in the Round House Theatre production.
About 10 years ago, Wayne Picker published a research paper about using MRI as an early detection tool for diseases and illnesses. Now, News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports that Picker’s Bethesda office Prenuvo does just that.
Recent studies have found that one potential way to improve mental health is to improve gastrointestinal health. News4’s Eun Yang spoke to psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner about how probiotics could help.
Researcher’s say there’s been an alarming increase among adults in their 40s and 50s who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. That has ripple effects on the family members of those younger patients, who often fill caregiving roles.
Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of old age, as two sisters in Northern Virginia learned when their mom was diagnosed at age 51. News4’s Eun Yang reports.
News4’s Eun Yang shares how parents can help keep their kids healthy as doctors’ offices fill with kids suffering from the flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
A Maryland family is working to save lives after their 5-year-old son was treated for the flu and died of sepsis – which he was never tested for. News4’s Darcy Spencer shares their story.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is once again requiring patients, visitors and employees to wear masks in its buildings, due to rising cases of the flu, RSV and COVID.
With the recent rise in respiratory illness like COVID-19, flu and RSV, a major health system is bringing back mandatory masking at all of its Maryland medical facilities. News4’s Walter Morris reports.