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A new RSV shot for infants is in short supply 10/24/2023 11:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials told doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest risk of severe disease. Infants less than 6 months who have chronic lung disease or other underlying conditions should be gi Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help 10/24/2023 08:23am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet — a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table. This is no ordinary surgery. Detrick Witherspoon died before ever being wheeled in, and now two wide-eyed medical students are about Why abortion and education are key issues in the Virginia election 10/24/2023 03:23am • Follow WTOP’s coverage of the Virginia Election 2023. Virginia's pivotal election is coming up on Nov. 7, and many voters will have the issue of abortion on their minds as they cast their ballot. Since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last year, numerous states have implemented ab Live updates | Israeli warplanes strike targets as US seeks more time to free hostages 10/23/2023 09:29pm • Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza as the U.S. advised Israel that a delay in its expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory would allow more time to negotiate the release of hostages. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel struck targets in the occupied We What's the Difference Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder? 10/23/2023 08:00pm • It's normal for everyone to have periods of feeling up and periods of feeling down, but when the highs get too high and the lows are too low, and when you're feeling constantly distracted, irritable or otherwise unable to engage in daily activities, there may be a mental health issue at work such as ADHD Symptoms in Adults 10/23/2023 08:00pm • ADHD is often thought of as a "kids' condition" as it's so closely associated with breathless children racing around a classroom and being unable to sit still. But ADHD can impact adults too, and its effects can be devastating. In fact, rates of ADHD among adults is rising, according to a 2019 study Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri 10/23/2023 04:29pm • MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there. Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this mont Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk 10/23/2023 11:15am • DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature baby squirms inside a glass incubator in the neonatal ward of al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip. He cries out as intravenous lines are connected to his tiny body. A ventilator helps him breathe as a catheter delivers medication and monitors fla Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4 10/23/2023 09:43am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4: Oct. 29: Guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) is 79. Singer-actor Melba Moore is 78. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 76. Actor Kate Jackson is 75. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 66. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 62. Drumme France completes withdrawal of troops from northern base in Niger as part of planned departure 10/23/2023 08:16am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July's military coup. Nearly 200 troops, 28 trucks and two dozen armored vehicles left the Ouallam military base, which has This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment? 10/23/2023 06:06am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy — but hasn't been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years. Hospitals in Gaza overwhelmed, doctor trying to get supplies to those in desperate need 10/23/2023 04:30am • As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, one Chicago doctor with a team working on the ground in Gaza gives WTOP an account of what they are seeing. Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president of U.S.-based MedGlobal, says his team in Gaza is trying to get healthcare supplies to those in desperate need. “One hosp University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens 10/23/2023 12:06am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. thank Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank 10/22/2023 11:58pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza on Sunday, as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that if it launches it Live updates | Israel says it's stepping up attacks on the Gaza Strip 10/22/2023 09:45pm • Israeli warplanes have struck targets across the Gaza Strip as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, while a second convoy of humanitarian aid reportedly began crossing into Gaza from Egypt on Sunday afternoon. Israel’s military spokesman