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1st lawsuit filed against Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern leaders stemming from a hazing scandal 07/18/2023 06:44pm • A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school's leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook Coun Northwestern joins long list of American universities with a scandal in athletics 07/18/2023 06:01pm • Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A former Wildcats football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the scho Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul 07/18/2023 05:49pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. The protests, now in their seventh month, have An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy 07/18/2023 03:02pm • CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance of government critics. The case of Patrick George Zaki has also echoed in Italy, where he was a po Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite RFK Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic 07/17/2023 09:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic watchdog group has called for a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID-19 could have been “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese peopl When to visit the ER 07/17/2023 08:00pm • It's 2 a.m., and you wake up with a terrible pain in your lower back. It's 5 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and you suddenly feel extremely nauseous. It's 9 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and the cough that's been bothering you suddenly seems to take a turn for the worse. What should you do? Depending How Premed Students Can Set up a Global Health Project 07/17/2023 08:00pm • Finding opportunities in global health can be difficult for premedical students. Many organizations that offer meaningful opportunities to engage in global health projects require a long-term on-site commitment, which is not feasible for premed students who have to be in school and dedicate time to Fact vs. Fiction: Debunking OTC Medication Myths 07/17/2023 08:00pm • As you browse through the plethora of options for over-the-counter medications, you may find it to be an overwhelming experience. Whether you're shopping for pain relievers, flu medicine or allergy treatments, you may think purchasing and taking OTC products is a straightforward process, but there a Prince George's Co. ranks high for prevalence of Alzheimer's  07/17/2023 06:49pm • The number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease has been broken down by county for the first time — and a Maryland locality ranks among the top five in the nation. Just over 16% of residents age 65 and older living in Prince George's County are estimated to have Alzheimer's, according t South Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortages 07/17/2023 05:14pm • As the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to take decisive action to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain. Noem told reporters at a pharmacy in Sioux Falls las Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more 07/17/2023 12:10pm • ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the livestock trailer. They spent the next 12 hours or more digging trenches on the front lines for Russian soldiers. Many were forced to w DC doctor is first in the world to use new treatment for deep vein thrombosis 07/17/2023 01:12am • Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a disorder that kills an estimated 60,000 to 10,000 Americans each year. Dr. Steven Abramowitz, chairman of vascular surgery for MedStar Health, told WTOP that until now, vascular surgeons had few options to remove clots from venous stents placed in deep veins in Rep. Spanberger looks to raise awareness for 'atomic veterans' 07/16/2023 09:10pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is looking to call attention to Atomic Veterans Day today, July 16, marking the 78th anniversary of th Should I Take a Break From Graduate School? 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Whether it's for a job opportunity or an unplanned life event, pausing your graduate school education can be a game-changing decision. Graduate school admissions experts say students considering long- or short-term leave from their studies should know their options for reentering or quitting. "I thi Berberine Benefits, Side Effects and Supplements 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Ozempic and other similar weight loss drugs have recently garnered widespread attention, but these drugs are not always easy to obtain or are cost-prohibitive. As a result, some people are turning to natural alternatives. Touted on social media as "nature's Ozempic," berberine has become a supplemen