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Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard 08/11/2025 06:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital. The president, flanked by h Fairfax Co. teen turns rare disease diagnosis into youth-led support, advocacy 03/31/2025 05:42am • Isolation was becoming a problem in 2020 when the world was beginning to learn about COVID-19. The feeling of being alone become much more severe when Khartik Uppalapati was diagnosed with two rare diseases. "I was diagnosed with a rare disease during the COVID pandemic during my seventh grade ye Study suggests women are at greater risk of developing long COVID-19 03/14/2025 09:53am • A study, led by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, found that women had a 31% greater risk of developing long COVID-19 symptoms than men. The findings are part of a national initiative launched by the National Institutes of Health, called Researching COVID to Enhance Re Amid funding concerns, promising lung cancer vaccines could be available in next few years 03/11/2025 01:55pm • Ongoing clinical trials to develop a lung cancer vaccine to treat or prevent the most deadly form of cancer in the U.S. could be available to patients in "the next few years," Dr. Stephen Liu, who works at Georgetown University's cancer center. "I'm optimistic that in the next few years, we'll se U. Md. studies whether life is getting better or worse for interracial, interethnic couples 02/13/2025 01:28pm • Any marriage can be challenging, and a new study shows American interracial and interethnic couples are optimistic about their relationships, despite ongoing societal hurdles. More than half of the interracial and interethnic couples surveyed in a University of Maryland School of Social Work stud Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane's color scheme to the fate of TikTok and Canada 01/25/2025 11:36pm • ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office, and he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix Saturday night. He held forth on everything from the color of the presidential plane to the fate of T 'Every day was hand-to-hand combat': Officials five years after COVID arrived in Montgomery County 01/02/2025 10:36pm • Five years ago, when COVID-19 first appeared in Maryland, there was a steep learning curve. The first confirmed cases in Montgomery County appeared in three people, all of whom had traveled outside of the U.S. Within weeks, university campuses were closing, and by April 2020, Maryland's public It's not just cold and flu cases that are on the rise this winter 12/16/2024 08:20pm • The holiday season comes with more parties, family gatherings and, thanks to cold temperatures, more time spent indoors. While coming together for festive fun can provide Christmas cheer, it can also provide the perfect conditions for viruses to spread. “Each year around this time, especially a RFK Jr. says he 'won't take away anybody's vaccines,' Va. pediatrician wants parents to trust the experts 11/07/2024 02:56pm • Before he was reelected, Donald Trump said he wouldn't rule out banning vaccines, and that Robert Kennedy Jr. would have a big role in his administration. The day after Trump's election, RFK Jr. said, "I'm not going to take away anybody's vaccines," in an NBC interview. Asked whether there were a New study finds connection between COVID and Type 2 diabetes in young people 10/15/2024 05:00am • A connection has been uncovered between COVID-19 and Type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers, according to researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. The study, published in the JAMA Network Open medical journal, relied on electronic health records of mo Why the summer COVID surge could now have a 'silver lining' 10/02/2024 01:20pm • As the colder months approach, there is cautious optimism that an expected surge in COVID-19 cases could be less severe due to a significant spike in cases over the summer that boosted immunity for those who were infected. Public health experts are monitoring the trends closely. "In the past f Some parents might miss signs their child has long COVID 08/31/2024 05:04pm • COVID isn't behind us — not yet, at least. And there are millions of kids in the U.S. suffering the effects of what's called long COVID, according to medical journal Pediatrics. The World Health Organization defines long COVID, roughly, as having symptoms three months or more after initial infe DC Mayor Bowser tests positive for COVID-19, second time since 2022 08/29/2024 09:25am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday morning she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted on X, Bowser said she will be following all public health guidelines, adding that she will miss the first day of school for pre-K students. "I'm disappointed to not be able to celebrate t Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus 08/24/2024 08:00am • (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering at home after being hospitalized with West Nile virus, a spokesperson said. Fauci, a longtime public health official who became a household name as part of the White House Coro When your child doesn't want to go to school: They might not be playing hooky. It could be 'school refusal' 08/22/2024 04:00am • "Get up. You’ll be late!” It’s something many parents have probably said at least a few times as they try to get their kids ready to go to school. While some kids may negotiate five more minutes to snooze, some parents in the D.C. area have a more “relentless and exhausting” challenge when