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Here are the Valley high schools that made U.S. News’ top rankings

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the best public high schools in the United States, and dozens from Los...

Seeding project near Key Bridge looks to give oysters ‘a second chance’ in the...

Two centuries ago, a heaping shoal of oysters might have peeked above the water near what is now the foot of the Francis Scott...

Single? no children? no will? big mistake

You would think I would know better.As an investigative journalist, I once spent months working on a series of articles about what happens to...

Obamacare replacement merits debate, not drama

The GOP's proposed Affordable...

Why does chocolate taste so good? Researcher will explain

As Valentine’s Day approaches, does anyone wonder why chocolate tastes so good? That will be among the questions addressed at the next in a...

Iranian baby delayed by travel ban recovering following heart surgery

An Iranian infant who was delayed in entering the U.S. due to the recent travel ban has successfully undergone heart surgery to fix...

Colorectal cancer rates escalating sharply amongst younger adults

Colorectal cancer rates have been rising sharply in younger adults even as the rate for the population as a complete has dropped, according...

Family members says siblings with similar rare birth defect like being ‘struck twice by...

When Christa and Rob Ellis welcomed their fourth child into the world, they have been astounded to see a little ridge along their...

UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low

CaptionCloseLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has noticed mutations in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the...

Those with blurry close-up vision get some new help

CaptionCloseWASHINGTON (AP) — Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is...

Charlotte wins bronze medal in first CityHealth rating

Charlotte scored a bronze medal – with “room to improve” – in the first CityHealth assessment of policies that affect population health in the...

N.J. among the worst states for high numbers of C-sections

The number of first-time mothers who end up delivering by C-section remains stubbornly high in New Jersey, as the...

Gene therapy to fight a blood cancer succeeds in major study

CaptionCloseAn experimental gene therapy that turns a patient's own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with more than one-third of...

Conservatives rebel on health care, and GOP looks to Trump

CaptionCloseWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans confronted a conservative rebellion in their own party Tuesday over their long-promised plans to repeal and replace the health care...

‘Ellie Challenge’ puts rare illness in the spotlight

1 Virginia family hopes to bring attention to a uncommon illness that may bring about paralysis or even death for their 9-year-old daughter....

Hospital works to improve as patients claim ‘horrific’ conditions

EAST ORANGE -- Leaders at East Orange General Hospital say they are in the midst of major renovations that will...

Here’s how much Christie’s anti-drug ads are costing you

TRENTON -- The statewide TV and radio campaign that highlights New Jersey's drug addiction epidemic and that promptly features Gov. Chris...

Anxiety hormone linked to persistent obesity, study finds

People today with extended term tension may be extra probably to be obese, according to a recent study by scientists at the University...

Parents who smoke pot think it's OK for their kids. Pediatricians disagree.

CHICAGO — An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana's potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot...

Risky budgeting returns to New York politics

Government budgets are always...

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