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Coronavirus? Johns Hopkins doctor says you're more likely to get the flu 01/29/2020 10:50pm • A Maryland doctor familiar with highly infectious diseases says U.S. residents should be more concerned about catching the flu rather than the coronavirus that's making headlines. "We're in the middle of flu season," said Dr. Brian Garibaldi, medical director of Johns Hopkins Hospital's biocontai Testing underway for several potential coronavirus cases around DC region 01/29/2020 06:00am • Health departments around the D.C. region are closely watching coronavirus developments, with testing happening in potential cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia. D.C.'s Health Department said, as of Tuesday, two people are awaiting results from testing, and one person has already tested What will it take to stop the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading around the world? 01/28/2020 09:42pm • The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in central China has infected thousands and spread overseas, raising the specter of a potential global epidemic as authorities desperately try to contain it. Since the first case was identified in early December in Wuhan, capital of 25 highest paying jobs without a degree 01/28/2020 07:00pm • You don't need a four-year degree to score these jobs. A traditional four-year college degree is not the only route to a high-paying career. Among the U.S. News list of the 100 Best Jobs, these 25 offered the highest pay without requiring a degree. An important note: Most of these jobs do require Virginia lawmakers vote to roll back 2012 abortion restrictions 01/28/2020 06:26pm • Virginia is set to roll back abortion restrictions — such as a 24-hour waiting period and a required transabdominal ultrasound — that GOP lawmakers implemented nearly a decade ago. The newly Democratic-led House of Delegates voted 52-45 Tuesday to repeal the 2012 mandatory waiting period; ult Movie Review: Downey does little with talking animal gimmick in 'Dolittle' 01/24/2020 12:46am • This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dr. John Dolittle, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., right, with Jip, voiced by Tom Holland, in a scene from "Dolittle." (Universal Pictures via AP) "Dr. Dolittle" has been a family favorite for a century now, as Hugh Lofting's iconic children's Prosecution fights motion to drop murder charges against Catherine Hoggle 01/23/2020 12:59pm • Flyers with the photos of the two missing Hoggle children lie on a car windshield in a Germantown, Maryland, parking lot in this file photo. Jacob Hoggle, on left, was 2 years old at the time; his sister, Sarah Hoggle, was 3. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Maryland, are Take care of yourself and your neighbors by getting the flu shot 01/22/2020 04:40pm • You’ve seen the warning signs. It might start with a sore throat or a runny nose. You may notice you’re unusually hot or cold or both at the same time. All of a sudden, your muscles ache, you spike a fever and are too exhausted to stand up. It then hits you like a viral freight train: the fl Howard University receives record $10M donation for STEM scholarships 01/22/2020 01:20pm • The Karsh Family Foundation, established by Oaktree Capital Management co-founder Bruce Karsh and his wife Martha Karsh, has donated $10 million to Howard University to endow its STEM program. Howard's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program, established in 2017, was designed to increas Data Doctors: How to screen record on iPhone, Android 01/17/2020 04:47am • Question: My friend’s iPhone has a built-in screen recording option; is there a similar option for Android smartphones? Answer: The desire to record what’s on your smartphone’s screen has largely been driven by gamers that wanted to share their sessions online, but there are uses for this g Wine of the week: Just what the doctor ordered 01/17/2020 04:38am • John Forrest is either a mad scientist or a certified genius. A winemaker with a doctorate in neurophysiology, he might just possibly be both. Forrest has created a series of wines that have lower alcohol but still retain all of the flavor and characteristics of wines with traditional alcohol lev As wildfires get worse, smoke spreads, stokes health worries 01/11/2020 12:34am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s house and killed 85 people in her community. Then came the smoke — not just from the forest but also from some 14,000 houses and their contents that bur Morgan State University looks to add medical school 01/10/2020 02:59pm • Morgan State University is looking to bring a medical school to its Baltimore campus through a new partnership. The school's board of regents has authorized President David Wilson to pursue the opportunity to construct a new College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State through a strategic part Defense: Charges must be dropped against Catherine Hoggle for murders of children 01/10/2020 12:14pm • Jacob Hoggle, 2, left, and Sarah Hoggle, 3, right, were last seen in September 2014. Catherine Hoggle, center, has been charged with their murders. (WTOP/File) The lawyer for Catherine Hoggle has made a two-pronged argument to a Montgomery County judge, saying murder charges should be dropped ag Data Doctors: Shopping around for 5G networks 01/10/2020 05:02am • 5G is going to be one of the biggest stories of 2020 as each of the major wireless carriers continues their network rollout. (GettyImages/ThinkStock) Q: What’s the difference in the 5G being offered by the various cellular companies? A: 5G is certainly going to be one of the biggest stories