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Data Doctors: Tips for cleaning a sticky keyboard 07/15/2023 05:37pm • Q: The keys on my keyboard are getting harder to press. Can silicone spray be safely used to loosen them? A: The longer you’ve had your keyboard, the more likely you’ll experience issues with sticky keys. The most common cause of sticky keys is the buildup of dust, dirt and debris over tim DC-area doctor gives tips on malaria prevention 07/14/2023 02:36pm • Cases of malaria have recently been discovered in Florida and Texas, and a local doctor said there are steps that people can take to prevent getting the disease. "If someone has a febrile illness of unknown origin, we should certainly think about malaria," Dr. Melissa Holland, chief medical offic DC teen climbs mountain to help sister with her own uphill climb through life 07/14/2023 07:15am • A D.C. teenager is beginning his climb up Africa's famed Mount Kilimanjaro. He's doing it for his sister, whose rare disease has left her with her own uphill climb since the day she was born. Two days after her birth, 20-year-old Tia Piziali was diagnosed with a disease called phenylketon 'Always advertisements': Md. sees high turnover for superintendents, but is working to grow its own 07/14/2023 04:14am • In the world of education, July isn’t just a month of squeezing in beach weeks or backyard barbecues. It’s a time of transition for school districts, when new superintendents begin the work of settling in to demanding jobs, and in Maryland, those jobs will require them to work through the imp Getting enough exercise could reduce your risk of dying from some illnesses 07/10/2023 05:13pm • Forty minutes of exercise four times a week could unlock a whole new lifetime of health benefits. A new study done in part by doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was just recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, shows that a combination of aerobic Morgan State president: Towson U. is attempting to duplicate HBCU’s business administration program 07/08/2023 09:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The president of Morgan State University is accusing Towson University of setting up a new academic discipline that duplicates a well-esta DC-area dermatologists: It may take more than sunscreen to keep your skin healthy this summer 07/08/2023 05:17am • Summertime means spending more time outdoors enjoying the warm weather — but local doctors are warning not to forget about one big thing to help you enjoy the sunshine. Dr. Randa Khoury, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, says the best way to avoid skin cancer, burning and spot Data Doctors: Big benefits to using 'dark mode' 07/07/2023 04:08pm • Q: Are there any reasons not to use dark mode on my smartphone all the time? A: The default display theme for smartphones and computers is generally a white background with black text, but it hasn’t always been that way. In early computer days, all displays had a black background with either DC police ID man shot dead on Catholic University campus 07/06/2023 11:15am • A man died from a gunshot wound Wednesday morning on the Catholic University campus in Northeast D.C., according to police. In a news release, police identified the man as Maxwell Emerson, 25, of Crestwood, Kentucky. D.C. police said they initially responded to what was reported as a stabbing Stiff-person syndrome: What is it and how it’s treated 07/05/2023 01:37pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Late last year, Celine Dion announced that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological autoimmune condition, which impacted her ability to move and sing. The diagnosis led her to cancel her 2023 tour dates Nearly 1 in 4 girls and young women have iron deficiency, study shows 07/04/2023 03:57am • Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, but a new study suggests it may be particularly common for girls and young women in the United States. New research from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, How GW's medical school is connecting underserved communities with dermatology services 07/03/2023 10:27am • George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences dermatology program is targeting health disparities in D.C. by offering telehealth appointments to people in Wards 7 and 8. The university opened a teledermatology “health desk” in Ward 8 last year, in part thanks to a $250,000 grant fr The top 10 best new TV series of 2023 07/03/2023 09:16am • Are you looking for a new show to watch now that “Succession,” “Barry" and “Ted Lasso" are over? WTOP's Jason Fraley counted down the best new TV series so far in 2023 . There's one rule -- the show must have aired episodes of its first season this year, so you unfortunately won't find Why researchers are asking more Black patients to join DC lung cancer clinical trials 07/03/2023 04:50am • Cancer researchers are tracking a deadly trend: a boost in new lung cancer cases among Black people in D.C. Oftentimes when doctors discover those cases, patients are in the mid-to-late stages, according to the American Lung Association. The data has spurred the nonprofit to step up a new campaig Data Doctors: Apple's My Photo Stream is shutting down — here's what to do 06/29/2023 06:43pm • Q: I got a notice from Apple saying My Photo Stream is shutting down, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do about it. A: Storing and managing photos is one of the most important tasks anyone with a smartphone needs to understand. Apple's feature My Photo Stream stopped automatically upl