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How Elizabeth Holmes' abuse allegations could impact her criminal trial 12/04/2021 09:14am • For months, jurors at Elizabeth Holmes' criminal trial have heard one witness after another speak about the confident and charismatic former CEO of Theranos. Witnesses testified about how she convinced investors to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into her failed blood-testing startup, attracted Data Doctors: SMART computer checkup 12/04/2021 04:04am • Q: What exactly does SMART do on my computer? A: There’s an old saying, “There are only two kinds of hard drives: those that have failed and those that are going to fail." This is especially poignant when it comes to older magnetic hard drives because the mechanical nature of the device in How Johns Hopkins Medicine is empowering kids with COVID-19 information 12/03/2021 11:07pm • Want kids in your school to be knowledgeable about COVID-19? You can invite experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland to make regular virtual visits. The Johns Hopkins Health Education and Training Corps is getting experts into communities as a way to fight the pandemic. Working with kids i My Story: Katherine Lo 12/03/2021 01:27pm • Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them who they are, in their own candid words, from the challenges of confronting stereotypes to the glory in overcoming them. Amid calls for racial justice, we c Montgomery Co. schools to add 3 early-release days to current school year 12/02/2021 08:12pm • Montgomery County Public Schools will add three early-release days to the current school year after a contentious vote by the board of education Thursday. The school system proposed adding the half-days on Wednesday, Jan. 12; Thursday, March 24 and Wednesday, May 18 to allow time for staff work d Epilepsy and Learning Difficulties: Finding Solutions 12/02/2021 07:00pm • If your child with epilepsy has learning difficulties, you are not alone. Compared with their peers, children with epilepsy are more likely to face challenges with acquiring knowledge or skills through experience or study. By understanding the issues, you'll be in the best position to help. Many Fac Rockville small business owner faces twin challenges of COVID, cancer 12/01/2021 04:50am • Kenia Garcia, owner of Nature by Trejo, shows her wares at the Wheaton Recreational Center. (WTOP/Dick Uliano) The pandemic has been hard on many of the D.C. region's small businesses, but the owner of a Rockville, Maryland, gift shop has double the challenge because she's been diagnosed with ca 'Good reason to be worried' as Omicron COVID variant spreads fast 11/29/2021 06:13am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. to impose new travel restrictions on southern African countries Durban, South Africa — The Omicron variant of the coronavirus that was first detected in South Africa has now spread to at least 14 countries. Some experts believe it's likely already reached the U.S Data Doctors: Tips for freeing up Gmail storage space 11/26/2021 04:27pm • Q: I’m running out of space on my free Gmail account and deleted a bunch of messages, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Help! Despite Gmail’s generous 15 GB of free storage, it can fill up quickly without regular maintenance. If you haven’t done much in the past to keep Signs of Nutrient Deficiency 11/25/2021 07:00pm • I work in a large gastroenterology practice, where a common nutrition concern among my patients is whether they're not absorbing nutrients properly -- called nutrient malabsorption. To be sure, this is a reasonable concern given the types of patients I work with.Impaired nutrient absorption is quite Montgomery Co. leads in booster doses, pediatric vaccinations; 1st 'test-to-stay' pilot launched 11/24/2021 06:02pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, continues to lead the pack in COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and pediatric vaccinations. Already among the most vaccinated counties in Maryland, the county has administered more than 182,000 booster doses, which is the most in the state, according to data presented We Plea agreement reached for Fauquier Co. teen charged with shooting mother, brother 11/23/2021 11:16pm • A plea agreement has been reached for Levi Norwood, who was 17 when he allegedly shot and killed his mother, Jennifer, and 6-year-old brother Wyatt, and wounded his father, in February 2020, in their Midland, Virginia home. Online court records show the plea will be entered Nov. 30 in Fauquier Co Paid Work That Impresses Medical Schools 11/22/2021 07:00pm • The requirements for premed students are constantly stacking higher and higher. Between prerequisite coursework, extracurricular activities, the MCAT, CASPer and more, it can be incredibly difficult for premeds to find time for all of their obligations. This becomes especially difficult when student Surprising Signs of Gluten Intolerance 11/21/2021 07:00pm • Eliminating gluten from the diet has become a hot topic in nutritional circles in recent years, and a lot of people extol the benefits of a gluten-free diet. Gluten is a protein primarily found in wheat, barley and rye. For some people, it can be problematic.Katrina Plyler, a nutrition and exercise U. Md. Medical System discards race-based algorithm that discriminates against Black kidney patients 11/19/2021 11:47pm • The University of Maryland Medical System is doing away with an algorithm that for decades determined the kidney health of patients. The calculations from blood tests may have stripped thousands of African American patients from getting proper timely treatments. The medical system and the Univers