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'Leaves of three' rhyme not the best defense from poison ivy rashes, Virginia Tech researchers say 04/04/2024 03:50pm • Have you ever heard the time-tested “leaves of three, let it be” warning to avoid itchy and swollen poison ivy rashes? Research from Virginia Tech University found that it may not be the best line of defense. “We’ve been saying that because people really don’t want to come into conta With higher cancer death rates in rural areas, U.Va. seeks to improve prevention, access to clinical trials 04/03/2024 06:04pm • For years, doctors, public health experts and researchers have known the risk of dying from cancer is substantially higher if a patient lives in a rural area compared to an urban area. Now, two University of Virginia Cancer Center experts have outlined steps to improve cancer prevention for milli Blumhouse partners with AMC Theatres for inaugural Halfway to Halloween Film Festival 03/29/2024 02:39pm • You've heard of Christmas in July, but how about Halloween in March and April? Blumhouse is partnering with AMC Theatres for the first-ever Halfway to Halloween Film Festival, a five-day multiplex event that launches this weekend in over 40 cities across the U.S. "We're very excited about Wishes 03/29/2024 11:10am • April is Month of the Military Child. During this important month, WTOP has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic for Operation Dream Maker. The campaign raises money to fulfill the wishes of military children with critical illnesses in the D.C. area.   Visit this page throughout th Data Doctors: Tips for testing and buying battery banks 03/29/2024 10:05am • Q: Is there a way to test an external battery pack before I go on a long road trip? A: With all the portable electronics we tend to bring on our trips these days, having a portable power source has become an essential travel accessory. If you’ve had your battery pack for a few years, its abi 5 essential inventions by DC-based creators, from bloodmobiles to drinking straws 03/26/2024 08:38am • A wide variety of everyday, essential devices and practices still used today have roots in the nation's capital. Innovations such as the first message sent by telegraph, the first-ever instance of long-distance wireless communication of sound, the first clock made in America and even the football hu Robert Glasper hosts 'Black Radio' tribute to Duke Ellington, J Dilla at Kennedy Center hip-hop fest 03/26/2024 04:25am • The Kennedy Center kicks off its Hip Hop & … Festival this week, from March 27 to April 19. WTOP caught up with five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, founding member of the Kennedy Center's Hip Hop Culture Council, who will host “Black Radio: A Duke x Dilla Celebration" honoring Duk Not all springtime allergy sufferers have two legs 03/25/2024 03:21pm • For springtime allergy sufferers, this time of the year can be a dog. And the same allergens that affect people can be a bear on four-legged friends and family members. Dr. Erin Aufox, a veterinary dermatologist at Veterinary Referral Associates in Gaithersburg, Maryland, said there's a rise in c 'Spring cleaning' for your pipes? Here's why your tap water might smell funny until May 03/24/2024 08:13pm • If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That's because of an annual change to the water purification process — a sort of "spring cleaning" for your pipes. The Washington Aqueduct, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers an As more Black women are diagnosed with MS, doctors aim to boost their numbers in clinical trials 03/24/2024 05:12am • Multiple sclerosis is at least three times more common in women than men, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Now, rates of the incurable disease are on the rise among Black women, according to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Paula Cole recalls when the first sy Data Doctors: Finding truly free smartphone video editing apps 03/23/2024 08:29am • Q: Every time I find a 'free' smartphone video editing app, it ends up requiring payment to use a lot of the tools. Are there any completely free apps for beginners? A: Editing videos was once the domain of powerful desktop computers and uber-expensive and complex programs that required you to le Loudoun Co. students battling to get medical sciences club at their middle school 03/22/2024 09:00pm • Farmwell Station Middle School student Liam Gandhi and his peers were considering ways to pursue their interest in the medical sciences beyond the classroom. So with the support of the Loudoun County school's principal, the group launched a Future Health Professionals club. It meets monthly on We Best Anti-Cancer Foods 03/21/2024 08:00pm • Most people know that there are certain steps you can take to safeguard yourself from different kinds of cancer. For example, it's widely known that refraining from smoking cuts down your odds of getting lung cancer, that preventive screenings like colonoscopies that can detect polyps that doctors c Firefighter injured in Sterling house explosion welcomed home after being released from burn unit 03/20/2024 08:10pm • A volunteer firefighter was welcomed home Wednesday after spending more than a month in a D.C. hospital for treatment of burns he sustained during a massive house explosion and fire in Loudoun County, Virginia. That incident at a Sterling home killed one firefighter and injured 11 others on Feb. 'Exercise is such a dirty word': Virginia patient, trainer on moving through lung cancer 03/20/2024 02:29pm • Frank McKenna was in incredible physical shape in 2016, with more than 25 years as a personal trainer, including in his Beach Better Bodies studio, in Virginia Beach, Virginia — then he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his bones. As a never-smoker, McKenna was one of th