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Why Employees Need Financial Wellness Benefits 06/27/2022 08:00pm • When it comes to financial benefits at work, employers typically provide a 401(k) retirement plan option -- and that's it. But economists and human resources experts alike suggest that expanding financial wellness benefits in the workplace could be a cost-effective way to quickly address the stagger Diddy announces $1 million donation to Howard University 06/27/2022 08:50am • Sean "Diddy" Combs announced a $1 million donation to Howard University when he accepted the BET Lifetime Achievement Award Sunday night. After thanking God, his mother, Kim, lauded producer and music executive Andre Harrel, and so many more, he said: "I wouldn't be here without Howard University Meet the Democratic candidates for Maryland governor: John King 06/27/2022 07:40am • This interview is part of a series of interviews with the Democratic and Republican candidates for Maryland governor in 2022. In these interviews, WTOP asked all the candidates the same or similar questions on education, public safety and crime, jobs and the economy, and transportation. The Maryland Va. Gov. Youngkin seeks 15-week abortion ban as DC-area leaders react to Supreme Court abortion ruling 06/24/2022 09:30pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has given his support for a 15-week abortion ban as other leaders in D.C., Maryland and Virginia reacted Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey — two major court cases upholding the nationwi Md. pediatrician warns parents away from devices promising SIDS protection 06/23/2022 05:01pm • Updated safe sleep guidelines for babies published this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics mostly reaffirm recommendations from 2016 on how to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. A Maryland doctor wants to highlight some of the new recommendations. "One of the additions to the The dangers of counterfeit drugs: 5 ways to ensure you get your medicine safely 06/23/2022 04:30pm • Every day, people all across the country buy medications online. Most people probably think they’re ordering the same safe medications they buy at their local brick-and-mortar retail pharmacy. But often, unless they are ordering from that same brick-and-mortar pharmacy’s website, they could be b US swimmer saved by coach after fainting in pool at world championships 06/23/2022 06:42am • USA Artistic Swimming team member Anita Alvarez, left, hangs motionless in the water after fainting at the end of her solo routine at the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, June 22, 2022, as her coach Andrea Fuentes swims to the rescue. (AFP/Getty) A member of the USA Artistic Swi What to Ask Before Writing a Living Will 06/22/2022 08:00pm • Mention a last will and testament, and almost everyone knows what you're talking about. But that isn't the only type of will you need. There are also living wills, which can serve as a "legal seatbelt," according to Elijah Kovar, co-founder of Great Waters Financial in Minnetonka, Minnesota. "When y 'Presumptive' monkeypox case identified in Georgetown University community 06/22/2022 06:51pm • Georgetown University said Wednesday there has been a "presumptive" case of monkeypox in the school community. The person lives near the university's main campus in D.C., and is currently in isolation with support and resources. Ranit Mishori, the school's chief public health officer, said tho Falls Church is US News' 2nd-healthiest community in the nation 06/22/2022 02:56pm • Four of the top 20 healthiest communities ranked by U.S. News & World Report are in Northern Virginia, with Falls Church landing in the No. 2 spot. Los Alamos County, New Mexico, tops the 2022 Healthiest Communities list, which is based on 10 broad categories, ranging from education to the en Types of Surgery for Colon Cancer: How to Prep and What to Expect After Surgery 06/21/2022 08:00pm • Colon cancer is a cancer that begins in the lining of the colon, which is another name for your large intestine. Health experts often use the term colorectal cancer to refer to cancer that's in the colon or the rectum, or the final part of the large intestine. Rectal cancer, however, has different t Long COVID Treatments and Recovery 06/21/2022 08:00pm • With ongoing COVID-19 vaccination, the ordeal of U.S. hospitals packed with critically ill patients seems to be waning. Today, COVID long haulers represent the most pressing demand for care. If you're still coping with symptoms three months or more after being infected with COVID-19, you're consider Mental health center opens in Prince George's Co. 06/21/2022 05:56pm • Finding a convenient place for mental health services will now be a little easier for Prince George's County residents, with a new behavioral health center opening in Lanham, Maryland.  “Our community is in crisis, and we are in deep pain,” Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sa COVID-19 shots for tots: Where to get children under 5 vaccinated in DC, Md. and Va. 06/21/2022 04:45pm • After many months of many parents anxiously waiting, COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for young children and infants as young as six months old will be able to get vaccinated. For children between the ages of six months and five years old, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is a three-dose series What to Know About Potassium 06/20/2022 08:00pm • Potassium is a soft, silvery-white mineral found naturally in the earth, and it's critically important to the function of certain processes in the human body. It's also an electrolyte -- which is a substance that's crucial to the conduction of electrical signals throughout the body. "It's in that el