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How the flu can affect your heart health 10/28/2020 11:50am • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center The flu is an extremely common ailment that many people suffer with every year – yet there is a more serious health issue that may arise as a result of the flu: an increased heart attack risk. “People think the flu is a se App that allows anonymous posts used to attack VMI students who reported ongoing racism 10/27/2020 08:14pm • The app students at the Virginia Military Institute reportedly used to spread racist and sexist comments allows users to be anonymous, providing an unfiltered peek into the alleged racist culture rampant in the state-funded military school. A day after school superintendent Gen. J.H. Binford Peay Doctors dub clinical term for anxiety related to 2020 election 10/27/2020 05:15pm • Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans reported that the upcoming election is a significant source of stress in their everyday lives more than the 2016 election was, according to a poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association. A Northern Virginia psychiatrist has advice for how to cope. "Fi Ideas for having a safe Thanksgiving during COVID-19 Pandemic 10/27/2020 07:00am • Should you cancel Thanksgiving dinner to avoid contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus? For tens of millions of Americans, the holiday means traveling to be with their family for a cozy gathering and an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner featuring turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and ot Staff member at Loudoun County school tests positive for coronavirus 10/26/2020 08:34pm • A staff member at a Loudoun County, Virginia, elementary school has tested positive for the coronavirus. The staff member was last at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School on Oct. 7, and the person is currently self-isolating, Superintendent Eric Williams said in a letter to the school community. Washington coach Ron Rivera finishes cancer treatment 10/26/2020 03:15pm • The Washington Football Team has yet another reason to celebrate. Less than 24 hours after the Burgundy and Gold knocked out archrival Dallas by 22 points, their head coach finished his treatment for squamous cell cancer. On Monday, Ron Rivera walked out of Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fair Data Doctors: The value of a 'burner' phone number 10/25/2020 03:27pm • Q: How are so many companies getting my cell phone number if I’m on the Do Not Call registry? A: The Federal Trade Commission launched the Do Not Call Registry in 2003, which gave a lot of people a false sense of what it was going to do. It was designed to stop sales calls from companies tha Maryland group uses old smartphones to help coronavirus patients 10/25/2020 02:57pm • One Takoma Park, Maryland, nonprofit is using old smartphones to help COVID-19 patients. The organization, Secure the Call, is hoping anyone eyeing a new smartphone for Christmas will donate their old phone. Secure the Call takes old smartphones and sends them to hospitals across the country so p Rockville-based business boasts better baby booger picker 10/23/2020 09:48pm • A small Rockville, Maryland, business is partnering with Walmart to sell a unique product the company calls the better booger picker tool for babies. "It's just a better way to clean your baby's nose," said Nina Farzin, the founder of the company and the product Oogiebear. Farzin is the mother Russia insists COVID 'under control' as bodies pile up in a hospital 10/23/2020 09:57am • Moscow — Russia confirmed a record 17,340 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but despite the rise, and mounting deaths, authorities pledged not to reimpose strict lockdown measures across the country and declared the epidemic "under control." The increase in daily cases — Friday was the first Review: 'Rebecca' remake proves it's impossible to improve upon Hitchcock 10/23/2020 12:19am • In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock crossed the pond to direct his first American picture for David O. Selznick, who was fresh off a Best Picture win for "Gone with the Wind" (1939). The result was another Best Picture winner in "Rebecca" (1940), sadly the only time Hitchcock won the prize in his illus How chores in the middle of the day could help kids improve concentration for virtual learning 10/21/2020 08:27pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. If kids are having trouble focusing during virtual learning, parents may be left wondering whether it's related to Here's what a health care agent is and why you need one 10/21/2020 11:13am • This content is provided by JSSA. We all wish for a life free from accidents and unexpected health crises. One of the things we have learned this year, however, is that our world can change in an instant and it is important to plan ahead. If you were to experience an emergency or a serious accid NBC4 anchor Wendy Rieger recovering from open heart surgery 10/21/2020 05:00am • Wendy Rieger is recovering from heart surgery. (Courtesy Wendy Rieger) An NBC4 journalist who has been on the job in D.C. for decades has been out of the anchor chair in recent weeks — Wendy Rieger is recovering from heart surgery. Heart disease can strike anyone. "This is something I co DC Council OKs bill allowing vaccinations for some kids without parental approval 10/20/2020 08:49pm • The D.C. Council has approved a bill giving children 11 and older the option to get government-recommended vaccines without their parents' approval. The "Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act" passed with a 12-1 vote, with 8th Ward Councilmember Trayon White the sole dissenter. The bill