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Lawmakers press Hogan administration for more data on COVID-19 deaths in state 07/25/2021 10:39am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The top lawmakers on the House Health and Government Operations Committee continue to press the Hogan administration for data on who is ge NIH study hopes to solve mysteries behind children's long COVID 07/25/2021 06:00am • Ava is what Heather Brugger calls her "miracle child." Of her four children, the 20-year-old is the one who is "firing on all cylinders all the time," the kind of kid who knows all the passwords to make everyone's electronics in the house work. Covid-19, though, is testing Ava's mettle and it's been Lloyd navigates her 4th Olympics for the US women's soccer team 07/25/2021 05:49am • SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Nobody was kicking herself more than Carli Lloyd. The veteran forward was lamenting her missed chances, even though the U.S. national team defeated New Zealand 6-1 in the group stage of the women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. It was typical of Lloyd, ever t DC’s public health emergency status expires 07/25/2021 12:01am • The public health emergency declared nearly 18 months ago in the nation’s capital expired at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, according to an executive order issued Saturday by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, but a public emergency will remain in effect until Oct. 8. Bowser cited increased vaccination rates and im Rockville's Hank Dietle's opens for the first time in over 3 years, serving up 'cold beer' and live music 07/24/2021 10:17am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'ea4918cd-e012-4620-8272-8d7785d02339' }).render("73361536baf30ae0");}); A Montgomery County, Maryland, nightlife 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 How the COVID-19 Pandemic Sparked a Surge in Opioid Overdose Deaths 07/23/2021 12:00am • Dr. Laura Kehoe Title: Medical director, Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Bridge Clinic; assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School Location: Boston The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported 93,980 drug overdose deaths in 2020, a recor 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