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DC Council emergency bill calls for expanded virtual learning 09/30/2021 09:59pm • The D.C. Council will introduce emergency legislation Tuesday that, if approved, would expand virtual learning and the definition of excused absences. In a draft of the legislation that Chairman Phil Mendelson shared Thursday, virtual learning would be available to D.C. public or charter school s GW health care workers to staff new hospital at St. Elizabeths East 09/30/2021 06:24pm • A partnership has been finalized that will bring doctors and other health care workers from The George Washington University to the new hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Southeast D.C. The partnership, which includes The GW Medical Faculty Associates and the School of Medicine and Health Science For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza DC Council draft bill could expand virtual learning, require vaccination for students 09/29/2021 06:19pm • Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them. The council is scheduled to return from its recess for its first legislative meetin Progressive uprising marks an existential moment for Democrats 09/29/2021 12:01am • Progressives in Congress are finally armed with the leverage they have craved for years and sense an existential moment for their movement. In the fight with Democratic Party moderates over President Joe Biden's $4 trillion agenda, the left's long-held dreams of sweeping reform -- most clearly em What to know about detecting and preventing atrial fibrillation 09/28/2021 10:03pm • It's National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month and a Northern Virginia cardiologist wants to make sure people don't ignore symptoms. Atrial fibrillation is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. "The bigg DEA warns about spike in counterfeit pills, deadly consequences 09/28/2021 09:35pm • The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents and kids about a recent spike in illegal counterfeit pills and the deadly consequences. So far this year, the DEA has confiscated over 9.5 million counterfeit pills, more than twice the numbers for the two previous years combined. From drugs, Bradley Beal clarifies his COVID-19 vaccine comments from Wizards' media day 09/28/2021 02:35pm • Bradley Beal clarifies his COVID-19 vaccine comments originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonBradley Beal is active on social media and generally aware of the prevailing storylines featuring his name, so he was privy to the backlash directed towards him and other NBA players after media day on M Simone Biles says she 'should have quit way before Tokyo' 09/28/2021 06:48am • Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles says she "should have quit way before Tokyo." Arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, the 24-year-old endured mental health battles and the unexpected loss of a family member during the Tokyo Olympics this summer -- all while preparing to testify at Montgomery County Mental Health Court to see largest graduating class yet 09/27/2021 04:37pm • In Montgomery County, Maryland, a Mental Health Court program is helping people find ways to cope without spending lengthy sentences behind bars. Hugh Holder was an internal medicine doctor for more than 30 years. Then, about three years ago, everything changed. "I attacked my wife, and my dau John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight 09/27/2021 01:17pm • A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all remaining restrictions next year if he continues to follow those rules and remains mentally stable. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington 'Is my child going to die?': This is COVID-19 as a pediatric doctor 09/27/2021 05:56am • Dr. Sarah Ash Combs' first step of treatment for children brought into her emergency room with Covid-19 usually begins with a question: "What socks are you wearing today?" As her school-aged young patients look up at indistinguishable faces covered by PPE, Combs pulls up a pant leg of her scr Find your sleep 'sweet spot' to protect your brain as you age, study suggests 09/27/2021 05:51am • How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology. Disrupted sleep is common in late life, the study authors wrote, and associated with changes in cognitive function -- the mental capacity for learning, thinking, r DCPS, Howard U. team up in effort to get more students vaccinated — and point out Nicki Minaj is wrong 09/23/2021 09:42am • D.C. Public Schools and Howard University have partnered up to encourage more District students to get vaccinated. They hosted a town hall Wednesday night to answer questions from parents about the vaccine. More D.C. News "Our work continues to ensure families know that the CO Experts, police share ideas for boosting public safety in DC's LGBTQ community 09/23/2021 05:14am • To counter violence against D.C.'s LGBTQ community members, Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of LGBTQ Affairs discussed recommendations to improve public safety during a Wednesday night forum. Members of D.C. police's LGBT Liaison Unit and leaders of nongovernment agencies involved in helping victims