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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield invests in behavioral health, distributes nearly $8 million in grants 02/02/2023 04:36pm • This content is sponsored by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, is delivering millions of dollars to community-based organizations in an effort to add money and resources to the fight a How to make sure your new year’s health, weight resolutions don’t slip away 02/02/2023 07:53am • Many people focus on health and wellness in the new year. But with January in the rearview mirror, those 2023 goals and resolutions may already have fallen by the wayside. As part of WTOP’s Get on Top of Your Health series, we sat down with two doctors from Adventist Medical Group at Advent 'It felt incredible': Md. student recognized by governor during State of the State address 02/01/2023 11:00pm • Jefferson Vasquez-Reyes had two thoughts when Maryland Gov. Wes Moore asked him to stand during Moore's State of the State address on Wednesday. First, the 18-year-old Montgomery College student said, "It felt incredible," as members of the General Assembly and invited guests burst into applause Behind the scenes at Whitman-Walker Health: An array of medical and wellness services 02/01/2023 03:32pm • Whitman-Walker Health is known as a first responder to the AIDS epidemic and well as a leader in HIV and AIDS education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment and LGBTQ care, but Whitman-Walker is much more than that and this year will continue to expand its health care services to the region’s For Virginia family, young son's cancer diagnosis spurs 'Boredom Busters' legacy 02/01/2023 08:01am • For a young child diagnosed with cancer, a lengthy stay in the hospital is often the key to saving their life. A Northern Virginia mother who lost her son to cancer in 2020 is continuing his legacy to help other young children. "When my son was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2004, he was in the Data Doctors: The easiest way to sell photos online 01/27/2023 06:56am • Q: Is there an easy way for me to sell my travel photos online? A: The quality of photos that today’s smartphones are capable of capturing is spectacular and anyone can try selling them online via various stock photo websites. What Are Stock Photos? Your travel photos can potentially be licen Ghislaine Maxwell claims photo of Prince Andrew with accuser is 'fake' 01/22/2023 01:18pm • Disgraced former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in a jailhouse interview with a U.K. broadcaster that a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake." Maxwell, a friend to British royalty, is imprisoned in Florida after her convictio Va. Republican turns against proposed 15-week abortion ban 01/20/2023 11:54pm • A Republican lawmaker in Virginia made a surprising claim Friday, saying she would not support legislation that calls for a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Doctors who violate the ban would be charged with a felony, though the bill would allow for exceptions in cases of rape, i Md. Gov. Wes Moore approves $3.5 million for abortion care training 01/20/2023 07:30am • Part of the $69 million in Maryland state funding released by Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday will allow the state to set up an abortion care training program. The expansion of abortion care training statewide was part of a law passed during the last General Assembly session — before the U.S. Supre How a Prince William Co. parent liaison launched English-speaking classes for parents 01/19/2023 09:29pm • Not long after Dena Hammad started her first year as parent liaison at Bennett Elementary School in Prince William County, Virginia, the school conducted a community survey. The responses indicated parents wanted to participate in a class that would help them improve their English communicati Data Doctors: Should I stop using LastPass for password management? 01/19/2023 05:29pm • Q: I’m concerned about the recent breaches at LastPass, so I’m considering a switch to 1Password. Before making the switch and deleting my LastPass account, what should I know, or should I be using a cloud-based password manager at all? A: Password security continues to be one of the most cha 5Qs with Shulman Rogers’ Kimberly Skiba-Rokosky: How to protect your family’s vulnerable adults 01/18/2023 01:07pm • Even before she started law school, Kimberly Skiba-Rokosky knew that she wanted to work with families and to tangibly make a difference in people’s lives. But the path to the law she practices now at Shulman Rogers — a mix of divorces, family law, estate and trust litigation, and conservators Anti-business or anti-sprawl? Prince George’s Co. council cancels long list of zoning laws 01/17/2023 03:21pm • In recent years, residents in Prince George’s County have grown frustrated over the approval of certain development projects despite opposition from those who were most likely to be impacted. At a Prince George's County council meeting Tuesday, however, it was developers and commercial property Monument honoring MLK and Coretta Scott King unveiled in Boston 01/16/2023 07:18am • A new monument honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was unveiled in Boston Friday, ahead of Monday's national holiday honoring the civil rights icon. The 22-foot tall sculpture, named "The Embrace," represents the hug between Dr. King and Coretta after he won th Raskin gives update on cancer treatment: 'I'm losing about 40 or 50 hairs a day' 01/15/2023 10:56am • Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Sunday he's "very optimistic" about his cancer treatment and has "gotten lots of support" from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. "I am hanging tough, my energy is good," Raskin, who announced last month that he had been diagnosed with diffuse