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Falls Church is US News' 2nd-healthiest community in the nation 06/22/2022 02:56pm • Four of the top 20 healthiest communities ranked by U.S. News & World Report are in Northern Virginia, with Falls Church landing in the No. 2 spot. Los Alamos County, New Mexico, tops the 2022 Healthiest Communities list, which is based on 10 broad categories, ranging from education to the en Mental health center opens in Prince George's Co. 06/21/2022 05:56pm • Finding a convenient place for mental health services will now be a little easier for Prince George's County residents, with a new behavioral health center opening in Lanham, Maryland.  “Our community is in crisis, and we are in deep pain,” Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sa COVID-19 shots for tots: Where to get children under 5 vaccinated in DC, Md. and Va. 06/21/2022 04:45pm • After many months of many parents anxiously waiting, COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for young children and infants as young as six months old will be able to get vaccinated. For children between the ages of six months and five years old, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is a three-dose series What to know about National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week 06/20/2022 05:34pm • Do you know if either one of your grandparents was ever diagnosed with cancer? What about aunts, uncles or siblings? A Maryland doctor wants Black Americans to ask about family histories that might indicate they're at higher risk for certain diseases and cancers. "National Black Family Cancer Awa Doctor answers questions on COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids 06/20/2022 02:28pm • As COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been authorized for children ages 6 months and older, a doctor from Children’s National Hospital has answers to common questions. “The most common question I get," said Dr. Cara Biddle, interim division chief of general pediatrics and The COVID frontlines: How NYC doctors faced the outbreak 06/19/2022 09:19am • As head of a top intensive care unit in New York City, Dr. Lindsay Lief is no stranger to emergencies. "If the organs are failing, and you need to be placed on life support, you come to us," she said. When asked how much death she actually sees, Dr. Lief replied, "A lot. A lot." But in Mar Md. doctor’s Father’s Day message: Good health is 'most courageous thing you can do for your family' 06/17/2022 04:50pm • A Maryland doctor is encouraging men to be proactive about their health, and he says most of the leading causes of illness and death — heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and injuries — are either preventable or better managed when detected early. “It's really important that we are aggres Which candidates have cash leads in home stretch of Md. governor's race? 06/15/2022 10:27pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect updated calculations in the Franchot campaign’s take since mid-January. Two Dem Stephen Strasburg to go back on IL, felt ‘discomfort’ after bullpen session 06/13/2022 05:46pm • Strasburg back to IL, felt ‘discomfort’ after bullpen session originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg won’t make his regularly scheduled start at Nationals Park on Tuesday, manager Davey Martinez announced. Washington will instead place hi At non-profit clinic and community events, an acclaimed doctor tackles health inequities one patient at a time 06/13/2022 03:47pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. On a recent Saturday, Dr. Ligia Peralta took her health clinic to Wheaton Mall. She spent the morning providing COVID-19 vaccinations and di 'I had to survive for my daughter': DC radio personality celebrates kidney transplant decades later 06/13/2022 12:00am • D.C. radio personality Olivia Fox's work in urban radio, from her iconic morning run on WKYS to her success at Majic 102.3 (Courtesy Olivia Fox) This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that c Data Doctors: How to sync 2 Windows computers 06/10/2022 06:06pm • Q: Is there an easy way to get my Windows computer at home and my office computer to look and work the same way? A: That has its obvious benefits, but before you decide to go this route, make sure you’re comfortable with the possibility that some of your personal information may be accessible b Flu cases are increasing in the DC region — did you get a flu shot last fall? 06/09/2022 10:10pm • Cases of seasonal flu are increasing in parts of the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and areas experiencing rising transmission rates include Maryland, Virginia and the District. The Chief Infection Control Officer at Children's National Hospital offers some Hogan unveils Maryland's long-term COVID preparedness plan 06/09/2022 05:41pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan debuted a long-term COVID-19 preparedness plan Thursday that seeks to expand treatments and tools available to the state's residents. At a news conference, Hogan said COVIDReady Maryland will keep residents who contract COVID-19 healthy and out of the hospital, while mai Cutting-edge gene therapy treatments being developed in Montgomery County, Maryland 06/09/2022 03:04pm •  It wasn't long ago that “gene therapy treatment” sounded like science fiction, but it has now become a reality and cutting-edge work in the field is being carried out in Montgomery County, Maryland, by REGENXBIO, a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company that seeks to improve lives t