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New parking meters meant to encourage garage parking

Starting June 1, drivers going to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and the surrounding medical buildings will have to pay to park on the street.

Tags: Rick Siebert, Montgomery County Division of Parking Management, parkmobile

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Area hospitals: 'Huge increase' in patients, staffing due to flu season

Area hospitals are calling for back up to handle a surge in patients related to one of the most severe flu seasons in years.

Tags: flu, MedStar Montgomery County, andrew mollenbeck

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Tips to find the right bike helmet for kids

Bike helmets for kids are the law in the D.C. metro area. And while children may complain about wearing them, there is no doubt a properly worn and fitted helmet can save a child's life.

Tags: bike helmet, bike safety, Scott Freedman,

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'Really long pollen season' possible

"When you have an earlier start to the season, that doesn't necessarily mean that your season will end earlier," Dr. Rachel Schreiber of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital tells WTOP.

Tags: Rachel Schreiber, allergies, colleen kelleher

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First baby of 2012 born at 12:12

At Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Irja Bonafede gave birth to a baby girl at 12:12 a.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 10.2 ounces.

Tags: babies, Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Washington Adventist Hospital, hospitals, new year

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Emergency rooms prepare for a busy New Year's Eve

This weekend could bring the perfect storm of New Year's celebrations and hospital visits.

Tags: Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center, Jonathan Wenk, rockville, germantown, alcohol, worms

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