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Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says 12/22/2023 01:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily. High levels of flu-like illnesses were r Jets' NFL-worst offense will face Commanders' league-worst defense in possible Christmas Eve snoozer 12/22/2023 01:12pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Washington Commanders are bringing their 32nd-ranked defense to New York to square off against the Jets' NFL-worst offense. Something's got to give, right? Well ... MetLife Stadium could be the site of a Christmas Eve snoozefest Sunday when the Commanders (4-10) †Lone gunman in Czech mass shooting had no record and slipped through cracks despite owning 8 guns 12/22/2023 12:36pm • PRAGUE (AP) — Czech politicians tend to boast that their country is one of the safest in the world from gun violence. But the worst mass killing in the nation’s history this week — along with other shootings over the last decade — suggest that might not be true. At the Faculty of Arts depart Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot 12/22/2023 11:46am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state's Democratic governor says he won't allow it. Current state law bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. Republican Assembly Speak Eating healthy this holiday season? Doctors warn of 'silent killer' — cholesterol 12/22/2023 11:19am • The holiday season is in full swing, and with many in the D.C. area preparing to indulge in Christmas feasts, doctors want you to know you can have it both ways when it comes to health — it's possible to both indulge and stay healthy with festive food and drinks. "It's OK to indulge in some of DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says 12/22/2023 04:37am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children's genitals even though there's been no Why using melatonin to help sleep isn't always the best thing for your child's health 12/22/2023 12:18am • As families travel out of town for the holidays, parents may be tempted to use melatonin to help their children adjust for sleep. But D.C.-area doctors say you might want to think twice before doing this. "I think that screen time has a lot to do with it," said Dr. Christina Brown, a pediatric ph The UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war 12/21/2023 11:47pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the United Nations and other agencies, highlighting the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Large St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1 million settlement over false claims allegations 12/21/2023 03:44pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — One of the largest urgent care chains in Missouri will pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for medical services, including COVID-19 testing. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis on Thursday announced the settlement with Total Access Ur Are you too sick to travel? A local doctor explains what symptoms to look for before canceling your trip 12/21/2023 01:54pm • If you're traveling for the holidays and start to feel sick, you may be worried about whether you should cancel your trip. WTOP spoke with a local doctor for details on what symptoms you should watch out for when making your decision. If all you have is a stuffy or runny nose that is two or three UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven 12/21/2023 11:33am • CAIRO (AP) — Fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by the devastating conflict in the northeastern African country, the U.N. said Thursday. The fighting er Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter 12/20/2023 10:07pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and other people turned out Wednesday night for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a Chicago shelter. Jean Carlos Martinez was a resident at a warehouse retrofitted as a shelter in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood when he su Maryland doctor explains how 'holiday heart syndrome' is a real thing 12/20/2023 09:13pm • Holiday heart syndrome might sound like it's something out of a holiday rom-com, but Dr. Michael Chen, an interventional cardiologist with Adventist HealthCare, told WTOP in an interview that "it's real." Chen, medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Adventist HealthCare at VP Harris to embark on national reproductive freedoms tour 12/20/2023 09:08pm • Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she would be embarking on a national tour next year to advocate for women's reproductive freedoms."Extremists across our country continue to wage a full-on attack against hard-won, hard-fought freedoms as they push their radical policies – How to Finance Assisted Living 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Ask some senior living experts how to pay for assisted living, and they'll tell you, "Have money." While that clearly isn't a real answer, the truth is that the cost of care in this setting is significant. The average expense, according to Genworth Financial's Cost of Care survey from 2021, is about