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How Loudoun Co. is responding to rise in student overdoses 11/02/2023 08:48pm • Amid a controversy about whether Loudoun County Public School officials in Virginia notified parents about suspected student overdoses quickly enough, some parents say they were told about the incidents and praised the way school leaders handled them. In a news release earlier this week, Sheriff Top Md. Democrats mobilizing to compete for newly open congressional seat, while GOP sees opportunity 11/02/2023 09:30am • Less than a week after U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes' surprise announcement that he would not seek a 10th term, several high-profile Democrats are mobilizing to try to replace him, and Republicans believe the Democratic congressman's decision could put his 3rd District seat into play for the first time i Diabetes awareness is front and center in November for Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center 10/31/2023 04:39pm • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. November is National Diabetes Month. It's a top priority for specialists at Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center as they continue working to bring more resources and treatment options to southwestern Md. Gov. Moore recommends former Howard Co. executive Ulman as new state Democratic Party chair 10/31/2023 09:18am • Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday recommended Ken Ulman, the former Howard County executive, to succeed Yvette Lewis as the next chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. “For the past 20 years, Ken Ulman has been a leader in our state,” Moore wrote in a letter to party officials. “From 2002 to 20 'Like Amazon or Netflix': Virginia doctor offers primary health care by subscription 10/31/2023 08:29am • Health care is expensive — especially for people who don't have insurance. A Spotsylvania County, Virginia, doctor is rethinking the business model for primary care  physicians: "Patients have the ability to subscribe to my services with a monthly fixed payment, without worrying about how many Why grip strength and gait speed can indicate how well you're aging 10/30/2023 05:19am • How fast can you walk? Health care workers believe that your gait speed is one of two markers of healthy aging. The other indicator is grip strength, according to Loretta DiPietro, professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Hea RSV uptick could be coming back, but DC-area doctors say it should be better than last year 10/27/2023 05:08pm • It may not feel like it outside, but late fall and winter are approaching. With that, D.C.-area doctors say they're worried about the return of a familiar illness — RSV. "We've already been receiving warnings from the CDC that there are RSV cases in the Southeast, which is kind of an indication Data Doctors: How to fix the infamous 'blue screen of death' 10/27/2023 02:30pm • Q: I had a blue screen error message pop-up while I wasn’t even using my computer running Windows 10 — what gives? A: The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) isn’t a small issue, as it will always stop you in your tracks. It’s an indication that Windows was unable to recover from some fo DC mayor pressed to declare public health emergency over opioid overdoses 10/27/2023 02:23pm • Asiyah Timimi, who runs a youth anti-violence program, said she was driving down New York Avenue when she saw a young man overdosing outside of a McDonalds. “I turned him on his side and he was just … the fluid was just pouring out,” Timimi said. “His friend didn't have a clue what to Former Va. Army doctor serving lifetime for rape, found guilty in second trial 10/26/2023 12:01am • A former Army doctor from Springfield, Virginia, who's already serving a 10-year prison sentence for rape, is now facing up to life in prison for abducting and attempting to sexually assault his wife inside the couple’s home. Drew Steiner, 60, was convicted by a jury in a second trial in Fairfa Screening is key for best prognosis for women who might have breast cancer 10/25/2023 09:18pm • Yearly screening for breast cancer is recommended for women once they reach the age of 40, but for some women, that screening should begin much earlier. “Younger women do tend to get more aggressive varieties of tumors, especially younger African American women,” said Dr. Katerina Tsiapali, d Why abortion and education are key issues in the Virginia election 10/24/2023 03:23am • Follow WTOP’s coverage of the Virginia Election 2023. Virginia's pivotal election is coming up on Nov. 7, and many voters will have the issue of abortion on their minds as they cast their ballot. Since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last year, numerous states have implemented ab This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment? 10/23/2023 06:06am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy — but hasn't been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years. Hospitals in Gaza overwhelmed, doctor trying to get supplies to those in desperate need 10/23/2023 04:30am • As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, one Chicago doctor with a team working on the ground in Gaza gives WTOP an account of what they are seeing. Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president of U.S.-based MedGlobal, says his team in Gaza is trying to get healthcare supplies to those in desperate need. “One hosp University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens 10/23/2023 12:06am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. thank