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Economist, GMU professor Walter E. Williams dies at 84 12/03/2020 08:44pm • Economist Walter E. Williams, a professor at George Mason University in Virginia, has died. He was 84. Williams died Wednesday, a day after teaching his last class at the Fairfax university, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Pandemic may be triggering dramatic hair loss in some people 12/03/2020 08:26pm • Pandemic-related stress may be causing people to lose their hair. A D.C. dermatologist has reported seeing three times more patients than usual for the condition. "Telogen effluvium, also known as stress-induced hair shedding, is one of the most common forms of hair loss that we see in the dermat With coronavirus vaccines inching closer to approval, DC-area doctor says there are still unanswered questions 12/03/2020 08:16pm • A pair of COVID-19 vaccines could be approved for use in the U.S. within weeks, but there are still several unknowns, including duration of immunity. Next week, it’s expected there will be a public hearing for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, during which the company will request emergency use auth Northam on COVID-19 case increases, vaccine rollout plans 12/02/2020 04:28pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urged the commonwealth’s residents to stick with "what we know works" as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise and a vaccine is in the works. “Almost every region in the state has sustained community spread,” Northam said at a news briefing. Thou Hogan names acting health secretary as concern about COVID hospitalizations mounts 12/02/2020 08:21am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s hospital beds are filling up, as the state reported 2,765 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning. Twenty-one hospitals are at Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties 12/01/2020 06:15pm • A ribbon hangs on the White House for World AIDS Day 2020, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Four jurisdictions in the region are on a shortlist of areas in the U.S. where HIV is being diagnosed at higher rates than the rest of the country. They are Baltimore, and Mo 7-year term for Virginia doctor accused of running pill mill 12/01/2020 02:48pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Northern Virginia physician has been sentenced to seven years in prison for running what prosecutors described as a pill mill that illegally put more more than $1 million in prescription drugs into the hands of addicts and dealers. The sentence imposed Tuesday in federa Getting home repairs done during the pandemic? Safety tips to follow 12/01/2020 02:30pm • Businesses often ask customers whether they've experienced any coronavirus symptoms before sending a contractor to their home, but you should also be asking questions. Whether it's a leaky pipe or a repair around the house, allowing contractors into your home should be done with caution. "This Column: Chess player grades accuracy of Netflix smash 'The Queen's Gambit' 12/01/2020 12:40am • Anya Taylor-Joy in 'The Queen's Gambit.' (Netflix/Charlie Gray) After more than 40 years (on and off) of tournament chess playing, I’m used to inaccurate portrayals of the game and its devotees. So I turned on Netflix’s new original miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit” with some hope and so Fauci stresses do's and don'ts of virus safety as cases expected to continue rising 11/30/2020 05:54pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '03f3bc31-91e9-4a67-9d28-8049e460a85a' }).render("22661535e2346f33");}); The nation's top infectious disease docto COVID-19 claims beloved Chicago dispatcher: 'His pride was going to work' 11/29/2020 05:11am • As Guadalupe Lopez walked into work at Chicago's 911 center one night three years ago, three officers were shot on the city's west side. Lopez sat at his desk on the communications floor as officers screamed into their police radios. There was confusion over the location, and the wounded were wit Data Doctors: Why smartphone pay systems are safer 11/27/2020 06:30pm • Q: Are the smartphone-based payment systems safe to use? The holiday season means more items being purchased both online and offline, and how you pay for those items isn’t as simple as it used to be. Credit cards are still the safest way to make purchases, especially online, because they pro Fitness trackers do more than count steps, doctor says 11/27/2020 11:14am • With Cyber Monday just around the corner, a fitness tracker is on many holiday wish lists. For most people, the main reason to get a fitness tracker is to figure out how much activity they’ve done in a day -- and to encourage themselves and loved ones to exercise. But the new devices can do How hospitals in different parts of the country are grappling with COVID-19 11/25/2020 09:36am • Hospitals in at least 25 states face a critical shortage of nurses, doctors and other staff amid the surging coronavirus pandemic, according to recent research from Stat News. Thanks to therapeutics and lessons from the spring, hospitals are able to save more lives. But as the number of cases Need a COVID-19 nurse? That'll be $8,000 a week 11/24/2020 09:18pm • In March, Claire Tripeny was watching her dream job fall apart. She'd been working as an intensive care nurse at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, and loved it, despite the mediocre pay typical for the region. But when Covid-19 hit, that calculation changed. She remembers her employers