At a therapeutic riding center in Boyds, horses are helping people with special needs discover their strengths and abilities

Joe Robinson wanted nothing to do with being a donor. He hated needles and was squeamish about blood. But when he agreed to donate his bone marrow to save someone's life, he got something precious in return.

No, she's not a doctor. She just does a lot of the same things doctors do.

A writer's search for an alternative to antidepressants leads him to an unassuming office in Rockville and a potential miracle drug dubbed NSI-189

How a girl with an S-shaped spine finally straightened up

Hepatitis C is sweeping through the generation that came of age in the '60s and '70s. But many baby boomers don't even know they have it.

Actress Angelina Jolie made headlines when she revealed that she'd had a double mastectomy after learning she carried a BRCA gene mutation. But well before she 'came out,' a number of local women were taking their own preemptive action.

Everybody knows that Botox can make you look better. Now, doctors are learning that it can make you feel better, too.

In the high-pressure environs of Bethesda, the 'plague' of our generation is claiming plenty of victims

The aging in place movement is gaining momentum as communities throughout Montgomery County band together to help elderly neighbors

What happens when a woman is diagnosed with a rare lung disease and given a short time to live? Sometimes, life happens

For soldiers dealing with PTSD and other issues, the military has endorsed a novel treatment: a form of mindful meditation known as iRest

More and more people want younger, fresher looking skin. What they don't want is to go under the knife.

Can't get no satisfaction? One cupcake doesn't do it anymore? Increasing evidence suggests: YOU MAY BE AN ADDICT

Some of its practitioners freely admit: They're obsessed with this fitness program, which features an intense workout, its own vocabulary and even a Paleo diet. Some critics worry, though, that it takes things too far.

A North Potomac woman wrests meaning from a devastating loss

When it comes to giving birth, some say there's no place like home

A Bethesda woman handles a terrifying ordeal-five cancer diagnoses in six years-with courage...and polish

Sleep disorders are on the rise-and the consequences can be deadly

An encounter with the tick-borne disease becomes a trip down the rabbit hole, where even doctors can't agree on what's what

When it comes to cosmetic procedures, more and more men are crossing the lines

Life can be hard enough when you're a teenager. Imagine what it's like when you have to struggle to see

How two Bethesda scientists' collaboration led to the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer

On feeling spread too thin

At NIH, a highly specialized team takes on the cases other doctors can't solve. Think Sherlock Holmes meets TV's Dr. Gregory House-minus the obnoxious 'tude

Frequent ear infections? Behavioral issues? Attention problems? Nutritionist Kelly Dorfman believes the way to your child's health is through his stomach

Meet members of the sandwich generation: raising children, dealing with elderly parents-and sometimes feeling as if they've bitten off more than they can chew

One woman's journey into the light

Bethesda's Nancy Accetta will starve herself and train her body beyond the limits of normal endurance-all in a quest to achieve the physical perfection prized in the sport termed 'bodybuilding lite'

After surviving two bouts of cancer as a teen, Bethesda's Jerry Sorkin thought he was in the clear. Then came the diagnosis that changed his life.

Everybody's afraid of something. But for people struggling with phobias, that something can ruin their lives.

Childhood can be an emotional roller coaster. So how does a parent know when a kid's mood swings are normal-or a sign of something serious?

New technology aims to take the guesswork out of cosmetic surgery.

Karen Daley knows what an accidental needlestick can do to a person-it ended her nursing career and threatened her life. Now she works to ensure that doesn't happen to anyone else.

Kensington's Mike Heyl was on his way to joining a small, elite group of athletes who have run marathons on every continent. Then on the final stretch of Antarctica, he hit the wall...

Could holistic treatment be the answer for a woman struggling to conceive? The author sets out to find out.

A teenager emerges from the 'bubble' of a terrifying disease.

Each day, up to 600 NIH employees ride their bikes to work and, in the process, get exercise, save money and help the environment.

Women in their 20s want to erase wrinkles now.

Are people who look younger than their age just genetically blessed-or is it really possible to turn back the hands of the clock?

How Montgomery County experts-and one extraordinary teen-are working to combat childhood obesity.