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One year later: College, coronavirus from Fairfax County grad's perspective 03/22/2021 09:30pm • It's nearly a year after graduation ceremony hopes were dashed for students like 19-year-old Andrea Darmawan of Fairfax County, Virginia. Andrea Darmawan, 18, of Fairfax County, (Courtesy Andrea Darmawan) Last June, Darmawan, a graduate of Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, spoke to WTOP a What to know about the potential for false positive mammogram screenings following COVID-19 vaccinations 03/22/2021 04:00am • When people get vaccinated against any ailment, including COVID-19, the body's immune response can cause lymph nodes to swell, and that might show up when women get mammograms — but experts don't want that to interrupt appointments for either procedure. "Right now, different large institutions High vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19, especially for Black people, study finds 03/21/2021 01:16pm • As people begin to soak up more of the springtime sun, the rays may offer more than just a reprieve from cabin fever. A new study finds that COVID-19 patients, particularly Black patients, with high vitamin D levels may have a lower risk of being infected with COVID-19. University of Chicago M 'He's dead wrong': Fauci clashes with Rand Paul about masks 03/20/2021 07:37am • Dr. Anthony Fauci told "CBS This Morning" on Friday that Senator Rand Paul is "dead wrong" after the two had a fierce face-off about mask wearing in a Senate hearing. Fauci argues that Americans should continue to wear masks even after they are vaccinated against COVID-19 — something Paul dism Minorities report facing extra barriers to getting health care for loved ones 03/20/2021 05:25am • One in 9 people that are 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, and Black people are about twice as likely to have the disease compared to white people, according to an Alzheimer’s Association survey that shows a large number of minorities are skeptical about being able to get good c DC-area schools, parent groups weigh in on CDC's new distancing guidelines 03/20/2021 12:17am • Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's change in guidance saying that students can sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks, D.C.-area schools and parents are evaluating what this means in terms of getting more students back to the classroom. The CDC's Howard plans for virtual commencement while waiting for in-person guidance from DC 03/19/2021 05:29pm • While waiting until D.C. issues guidance on holding in-person festivities, Howard University said that it is also moving forward with plans to conduct a virtual commencement in May. University President Wayne A.I. Frederick said that when the city does issue the parameters under which in-person g ‘We remain vulnerable’ — Johns Hopkins doctors urge continued caution on COVID-19 03/19/2021 03:20pm • COVID-19 case numbers in the U.S. are on the way down, vaccines are getting into arms and spring is coming, which last year meant a decline in cases. But two experts at Johns Hopkins University said Friday that now is not the time to take the foot off the brakes. “Where we are today is of cours Data Doctors: Tips for new Android users 03/19/2021 02:08pm • Q: I just switched from iPhone to Android and I'm looking for some getting started tips. 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She opens up to correspondent T First baby born with COVID-19 antibodies to vaccinated mother 03/19/2021 06:55am • ▶ Watch Video: COVID-19 vaccine's effect on pregnant women and nursing mothers At 36 weeks pregnant, a South Florida frontline health care worker received her first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She gave birth three weeks later to a healthy baby girl — with COVID-19 antibodie 'How are my kidneys?': How to be proactive about kidney health 03/18/2021 11:12pm • The D.C. area has the highest rate of kidney disease of any place in the nation: 8,000 people await transplants and 80% of them are from minority communities. A Maryland researcher believes work currently underway might eventually help turn those numbers around. "In this era of regenerative medic Md. to move to Phase 2 of vaccine rollout next week; 16 and older will be eligible by April 27 03/18/2021 03:35pm • Maryland will enter Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan next week, making Marylanders 60 and over eligible for the shots, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday, laying out an accelerated timeline of the state's vaccine rollout that would make all adults eligible to receive vaccines by th Casu marzu: The world's 'most dangerous' cheese 03/18/2021 05:08am • This picture taken on September 24, 2019, shows a Casu Marzu, a Pecorino cheese from Sardinia with grubs at the Disgusting Food Museum exhibition displaying 80 of the world's most disgusting foods in Nantes. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) The Italian island of Sardinia sits in the middle of the T