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Long COVID Treatments and Recovery 06/21/2022 08:00pm • With ongoing COVID-19 vaccination, the ordeal of U.S. hospitals packed with critically ill patients seems to be waning. Today, COVID long haulers represent the most pressing demand for care. If you're still coping with symptoms three months or more after being infected with COVID-19, you're consider COVID-19 shots for tots: Where to get children under 5 vaccinated in DC, Md. and Va. 06/21/2022 04:45pm • After many months of many parents anxiously waiting, COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for young children and infants as young as six months old will be able to get vaccinated. For children between the ages of six months and five years old, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is a three-dose series For once, the tears are a relief: DC parents line up to get young kids COVID shots 06/21/2022 02:06pm • It’s a day that some parents have been waiting for since the day their children were born: Kids under the age of 5 are now eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19. So this time, the tears that filled an auditorium inside Children’s National Hospital’s Research Campus in Upper Northwest College Applications Are on the Rise: What to Know 06/20/2022 08:00pm • Every year, students spend hours in front of the computer formulating answers to college application essay prompts, looking for ways to stand out against other applicants in the pool. But recently, the college admissions landscape has gotten more competitive: The number of submitted applications ros Doctor answers questions on COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids 06/20/2022 02:28pm • As COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been authorized for children ages 6 months and older, a doctor from Children’s National Hospital has answers to common questions. “The most common question I get," said Dr. Cara Biddle, interim division chief of general pediatrics and What’s open and closed for Juneteenth holiday Monday 06/20/2022 08:53am • Editor's Note: This story has been updated from an earlier version to clarify Metro's service on Monday. On June 19, 1865, a Union general notified slaves in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and that they were freed — over two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Em The COVID frontlines: How NYC doctors faced the outbreak 06/19/2022 09:19am • As head of a top intensive care unit in New York City, Dr. Lindsay Lief is no stranger to emergencies. "If the organs are failing, and you need to be placed on life support, you come to us," she said. When asked how much death she actually sees, Dr. Lief replied, "A lot. A lot." But in Mar Free Metrobus pass program expands to 4 new Fairfax Co. schools 06/18/2022 09:53am • Taking Metrobus will be free for more students in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the program gets the green light to expand to four new schools. "The free student bus pass program has continued to grow despite the challenges of the pandemic," said Kala Quintana, head of marketing for the Fairfax Co Expiration dates for many at-home COVID test kits have been extended 06/17/2022 08:32pm • If you have an at-home rapid COVID-19 test kit that expired, or is about to, don't throw it away just yet. The expiration dates for many tests have been extended. Some rapid test kits can be used as much as six months after the expiration date on the package. More Health & Fitness Montgomery Co. ends COVID vaccine requirement for student-athletes 06/17/2022 07:43pm • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is dropping its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for student-athletes. In a community update on Wednesday, Maryland's largest school district said vaccination is still strongly recommended for athletes, but no longer required. More Montgomer What Is Adenovirus? Symptoms, Vaccines, and Treatment 06/16/2022 08:00pm • While adenovirus have been around for eons, it's likely you've only heard the name recently. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations are investigating a recent spike in cases of hepatitis of an unknown origin that have appeared in children. Because some Virginia health department issues new guidelines on who should quarantine when exposed to COVID-19 06/16/2022 02:38pm • The Virginia Department of Health released new quarantine guidelines for those who are exposed to COVID-19, as it said immunity rates are rising. If you are exposed to COVID-19, but are up to date on your vaccines or you have tested positive for and recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months, How to Take Advantage of Flexible Work Arrangements 06/15/2022 08:00pm • When Meredith McIntosh and her husband Chris both found themselves working remotely full time, they discussed the possibility of not renewing the lease on their apartment in the Washington, D.C., suburbs and instead traveling for a year, taking their work with them on the road. "It was a lot of conv Ready for a Mental Health Workout? 06/14/2022 08:00pm • There are thousands of health clubs and gyms to help get physically fit. Yet, where do you go to improve your mental and emotional fitness? During the pandemic an increasing number of people sought mental health treatment through psychologists and therapists. Another option that emerged over the las Montgomery Co. reports improved COVID metrics 06/13/2022 04:20pm • Community transmission of COVID-19 in D.C., Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, is in the "medium" range based on case numbers and hospitalizations. But those metrics are improving in Montgomery County, said Sean O’Donnell, the county's health