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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 10 Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2024 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Health care stocks lagged behind the S&P 500 in 2023, but they can often be a solid defensive play in an uncertain economy. People don't typically reduce their prescription drug purchases or put off procedures or trips to the doctor just because the economy slumps. The Centers for Medicare and M Fall Prevention for the Elderly: 13 Strategies to Keep Them Safe 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older -- with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only are falls common among older adults, but they can also lead to more serious injuries when they occur. Fal Public Health Roles to Pursue Before Medical School 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Premedical students taking a gap year or years before medical school can consider pursuing public health opportunities to complement their patient care experiences. Public health experiences equip future doctors with essential skills to address broader societal health care issues, such as health car Choosing A Major for Med School 03/25/2024 08:00pm • When it comes to choosing a college major, aspiring medical school students should follow their passion, not what they think will look good to an admissions committee. "There's no one right way to do it," says Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz, associate dean for admissions and a clinical professor at the Univers Where to Turn for a Safe and Efficient Hospital Transfer 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Being stuck in the hospital is no fun, especially when you're dealing with painful conditions or surgeries. However, sometimes you have to deal with a different type of distress, the dreaded feeling that this hospital isn't the right fit for you. If you find yourself second-guessing your situation, Early Signs of Diabetes 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Diabetes is a fuel supply issue. When you move your fingers to scroll down this page muscle cells, nerve cells and brain cells must burn a little fuel to make that happen. Cells make that fuel from a supply of the sugar glucose that they have stashed away in their cellular pantry. When running low o Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails 03/25/2024 06:13pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, failed after a Republican-controlled committee rejected it Monday. The legislation proposed an amendment to Louisiana's constitution that woul More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity 03/25/2024 05:31pm • KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African n Editorial Roundup: United States 03/25/2024 05:01pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 23 The Washington Post on SCOTUS and abortion The Supreme Court declared nearly two years ago, when it overruled Roe v. Wade, that the rules on abortion were now up to the states — but as the justices hear a critical case this Tired of AI doomsday tropes, Cohere CEO says his goal is technology that's 'additive to humanity' 03/25/2024 04:18pm • Aidan Gomez can take some credit for the ‘T’ at the end of ChatGPT. He was part of a group of Google engineers who first introduced a new artificial intelligence model called a transformer. That helped set a foundation for today's generative AI boom that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and others built upo Illinois parole official quits after police say a freed felon attacked a woman and killed her son 03/25/2024 04:17pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state parole board member resigned Monday after recommending the release of a man who a day later attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son while he tried to protect her, according to authorities. The Illinois Prisoner Review 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 Senior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan 03/25/2024 09:32am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse on Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The senio