Health Matters

Your Health Matters is an online health resource that compliments the weekly on-air Your Health Matters live news segment, Tuesday's at 8:00 am on FOX45 Morning News. Physicians from the University of Maryland Medical Center, Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and Maryland General Hospital will offer healthy living and disease prevention tips to help our community live healthier more productive lives.

Join the "Healthy" mobile text club, enter to win a healthy shopping spree at Whole Foods Market and watch informational videos all here on Your Health Matters, because Your Health Matters!

HEALTH TIP

Season-less Sunscreen

Summer may feel like a distant memory, but that does not mean you should be putting away the sunscreen.  No matter what the season, keep exposed areas of you skin, like your face and hands, lathered with a sunscreen that has a SPF of at least 15!

Your Health Matters....this dose of information is brought to you by the University of Maryland Hospital for Children.

SUBMIT YOUR HEALTH MATTERS QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

Email the Doctors your Questions:
Full Name:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Email:
Daytime Phone:
Evening Phone:
Questions/Comments
Please re-type the text shown in the image below:
Retype
Thank you!
You will be returned to the home page upon submission.
(Please only hit the submit button once.)

TOP HEALTH HEADLINES

'Addicted:' One Woman's Descent Into Drugs and Alcohol

Kristina Wandzilak had her first drink at 13. At 15, she tried cocaine. By 16, she added methamphetamines. By 18, she was dependent on drugs and alcohol.

Washington, D.C. School Confirms 3 Cases of Scarlet Fever

Parents in the nation’s capital can add scarlet fever to the list of illnesses they have to worry about their kids coming down with. Officials have confirmed three cases of the disease at Terrell Elementary school in Washington, D.C.

5 Habits Women Hate

No matter how innocent you think you are, if you’re keeping these bad habits there’s a good chance you’re turning your girl against you.

Report: Doctors Left 722 Objects Inside Patients in One Year

More than 770 objects were left inside patients in botched operations by Britain's National Health Service, The Sun reported.

Dentist Accused of Using Paper Clips Inside Root Canals

A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.



Watch Health Videos