20-Year-Old Takes on Medical School
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DENVER - Alex Oshmyansky may be in his second year of medical school, but he still can't buy a drink.  He is 20.  Oshmyansky, who took only a whole year to graduate college, is on his way to becoming a brain surgeon so he can study the mathematical modeling of the brain's pathways.
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The problem with most medical students is that they've never been really sick. Now some are learning what it's like to be chronically ill
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Twelve-year old Alex Carter is an A student who loves science and reads a book a week. So it surprised his father when he announced last year that he didn't want to enroll in an honors class that his teacher recommended for the following term.
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Medical students will teach primary school children about healthcare under a new programme
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Like other 18-year-olds, Mary Ann Foco was listening to Elton John and Al Green and putting her hopes in a college degree. But her seemingly healthy body was quietly failing her.
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Junior doctors who want to become a surgeon will be fast-tracked through the NHS under a new curriculum.
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Two years ago, Andrew Smith received a heart transplant at UCLA Medical Center. Today, the 46-year-old is healthy once again, training to compete in a triathlon -- thanks to the
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A high school varsity athlete, a sturdy guy with a health history blissfully free of blips, 18-year-old Joseph Spencer had little reason to think anything was seriously wrong when he got sick last April.
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At 9 years of age, Aftab Munaf  Memon has his life nicely planned: after finishing school, he  will buy a plane and become a pilot like the one he saw in a  magazine advertisement.
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His undergrad army may not deliver come caucus night, but branding himself as the youth candidate should pay off
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As move-in day for freshmen approached, Linda Echols took stock of health supplies at Swarthmore College and thought she had plenty of the latest meningitis vaccine.
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As a student athlete, being 16 is all about balance. You have to juggle school,  sports, friends, family, church, clubs and occasionally sleep
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For young people diagnosed with serious mental disorders, the transition from high school to college can be particularly fraught.
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A new concept of the college campus is taking root: a small city in the country that is not for only the young.
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A growing number of students, especially women, are interested in becoming doctors, reversing a seven-year downward trend, according to a review of medical school applications in this
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Spending a year abroad before going to college can foster a solid sense of direction.
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Just 16 years ago, Sten Berge graduated from Spotsylvania High School. My, how his life has changed.