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Playtime Project comes to Prince George's Co., aiming to help more homeless children 07/23/2021 10:30pm • An organization that helps create safe places for homeless children to socialize has expanded its reach into Maryland for the first time. "The timing was really right," said Jamila Larson, co-founder and executive director of the program. The Homeless Children's Playtime Project partners with Md. strongly recommending but not requiring masks for unvaccinated students returning to school 07/23/2021 09:13pm • The Maryland health and education departments are strongly recommending but not requiring those who are unvaccinated to wear a mask inside when they return to in-person learning this fall. This includes all indoor settings outside of their home and in outdoor settings when social distancing canno Why you may see more than 5-hour wait times at children's emergency rooms 07/23/2021 08:39pm • Doctors are handling a historic surge in child patients this month at emergency rooms nationwide, and a D.C. mother described arriving at Children's National Hospital to find her son was 83rd in line for care. Summertime injuries, more children getting viruses usually contracted in the winter, an Shampoo, cut, COVID-19 chat: Partnership gives salons tools to inform 07/23/2021 05:41pm • Hair care workers are receiving training for COVID-19 informed conversations in their salons and barber shops through a Maryland GoVAX partnership with Kaiser Permanente. The program was announced Friday. In an effort to increase vaccinations in Black and Hispanic communities, Kaiser Permanente's DC releases report on 'lessons learned' from the coronavirus pandemic 07/23/2021 04:09pm • With the end of the District's public health emergency on Sunday, Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with DC Health, released a report on lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic. Bowser called it moving toward a "new normal." The 43-page report set forth many proposed goals and changes including Is it too soon for the return of the handshake? An expert weighs in 07/23/2021 02:30pm • Is it too soon for the return of the handshake? The handshake is beginning to make a comeback, but as many people continue to wear masks and practice social distancing, there's a lingering concern around whether it's just too soon to 'shake on it.' Dr. Boris Lushniak, dean of the School of Pub No COVID-19 vaccination, no dining in at one Fairfax restaurant 07/22/2021 09:59pm • If you are not vaccinated for COVID-19, a Fairfax, Virginia, restaurant is not letting you dine inside. Pho, Banh Mi & Grill has put in place a new policy that only allows people to eat inside its dining room if customers show their completed vaccination card. The restaurant's owner Franci DC schools release COVID-19 measures but parents, staff criticize communication 07/22/2021 05:31pm • School starts in D.C. in about a month, but parents and teachers said they don't have answers to simple questions. The District's schools chancellor offered what information he has, but he said it could change. When classes start Aug. 31, Lewis Ferebee said anyone entering a school must wear a ma DC health officials encouraged by low rate of 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases 07/22/2021 05:27pm • Officials with DC Health said the relatively low rate of cases where vaccinated residents come down with COVID-19 — known as breakthrough cases — are an encouraging sign that the vaccines are effective and safe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classify a breakthrough case DC-area sees rise in COVID-19 cases, but vaccinations blunt delta impact — so far 07/22/2021 02:37pm • Amid a nationwide coronavirus uptick and full-blown outbreaks in some states where the overall pace of vaccinations have lagged, there is growing concern about the more transmissible delta variant of the virus driving caseloads and serious illness. In the D.C. area, where COVID-19 vaccinations ha Has the pandemic changed our food habits? 07/22/2021 10:00am • Whether you became a creative sourdough bread baker or you excelled at holding flawless Zoom meetings, a few of your newly acquired pandemic practices may have made their way into your ongoing daily habits. While I'll bet there are also some restrictions you couldn't wait to ditch quicker than you c Maryland offers schools funding to expand student testing for COVID-19 07/22/2021 05:34am • Leaders with the Maryland health and education departments are encouraging school systems to expand testing for COVID-19 when students return to classes in the fall, and are offering funding to help. "Testing for COVID-19 remains a key component in our fight against this disease and it is essenti Van Hollen, health professionals see vaccine misinformation as culprit for rising COVID-19 cases 07/22/2021 05:02am • A vaccine dose is prepared at the state's mass vaccination site in St. Mary's County. (Photo Courtesy the Executive Office of the Governor) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription toda 2020 Olympic profile: 'Swashbuckling surgeon' Kat Holmes goes for gold in Tokyo 07/22/2021 04:31am • Kat Holmes, dubbed here as "the Swashbuckling Surgeon" before the 2016 Olympics in Rio, has only done more to earn that moniker in the last five years. Holmes, 28, narrowly missed out on a medal in fencing — the U.S. Women’s Epee Team lost in overtime to finish fifth in Rio, and Holmes placed Unemployed Marylanders back in court against Gov. Hogan 07/21/2021 11:00pm • Unemployed Maryland workers, who won a court fight earlier this month against Gov. Larry Hogan's plan to end expanded jobless benefits, were back in court Wednesday, broadening their class-action case to include thousands of workers denied unemployment benefits by the state. Unemployed workers wh