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Timeline: 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in DC, Maryland and Virginia 03/05/2021 03:07pm • More than a year ago, reports began circulating about a mysterious new illness in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. It seemed like a world away, and it was — at first. That all changed March 5, 2020, when Maryland authorities announced the first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the 'Absolutely not a big deal' -- Gaithersburg handy man donates kidney to man who hired him 03/05/2021 01:37pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e2c3c69a-0db5-4b41-a2e6-8bc9458c9e3a' }).render("22261536b567b013");}); Four years ago, Tony Antonelli, of Gaithe Debate in Medicine Is Good for Everyone 03/05/2021 12:00am • As I write this, more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked our world, you might be sick of hearing about the "unprecedented time" in which we're living. Perhaps you're fatigued by the multitude of "experts" who may not always agree on how the virus mutates, spreads, is mitigated o Drug for Weight Loss 03/04/2021 12:00am • Last month, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study indicating that a medication originally used to treat diabetes, semaglutide, was also successful at promoting weight loss among relatively heavy individuals. Aside from locating an actual fountain of youth, it's hard to imagine somet How Your COVID Vaccination Could Affect Your Mammogram Reading 03/04/2021 12:00am • There's been a national decline in cancer screenings due to COVID-19, and as vaccines are rolled out, the hope is that people will get caught up on their regular check-ups. Radiologists have noticed that mammogram imaging can occasionally be affected by a recent COVID-19 vaccination, highlighting t Everything You Need to Know About Claiming a Mileage Tax Deduction 03/04/2021 12:00am • Claiming a deduction for business mileage can be a good way to reduce how much you owe Uncle Sam, but the government has tightened up mileage deduction rules in recent years. "They really limited the mileage tax deduction with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," says Daniel Laginess, a certified public acc Former Md. police chief charged with 9-year string of fires 03/03/2021 10:22pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been changed to reflect the correct attribution to the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department.  A former police chief of two jurisdictions in Maryland is facing dozens of charges, including attempted murder and arson, in a string of fires set over a nine-yea Nationals pitcher Jon Lester to have thyroid surgery after experiencing fatigue 03/03/2021 10:46am • Nats pitcher Jon Lester to have thyroid surgery after experiencing fatigue originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonStarting pitcher Jon Lester is headed to New York for a procedure on his thyroid that will force him to miss the next week of spring training, Nationals manager Davey Martinez annou Pepco says 'millions' in funding still available to help pay energy bills 03/03/2021 12:12am • Pepco is urging customers in need of financial assistance to apply for a wide array of programs it says has millions of dollars of funding still available, one year into the coronavirus pandemic. The utility company said it remains committed to helping District and Maryland customers who are str Doctors find way to treat lingering headaches in post-COVID patients 03/02/2021 05:50pm • Some people who have recovered from COVID-19 have reported getting headaches that can persist for months, but new findings are leading to COVID-19 specific treatments. According to a neurologist specializing in headache pain, "We have a treatment that not only controls the headache pain, but in a Should You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You've Had a Stroke? 03/02/2021 12:00am • Should a person get the COVID-19 vaccine if they've had a stroke? This is a common question many neurology experts are fielding right now. Having a stroke puts you at a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and even dying from COVID-19. The simple answer to the question of whether or not to get How Medical School Applicants Can Overcome VITA Interview Challenges 03/02/2021 12:00am • Along with other changes to the medical school application process -- including virtual interview days in lieu of in-person visits at many programs -- the Association of American Medical Colleges introduced the Video Interview Tool for Admissions, or VITA, in August. The tool allows medical schools Alsobrooks joins Md. campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated 03/01/2021 11:57am • The Maryland Department of Health will begin airing television ads this week in which Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) calls the COVID-19 vaccines “safe” and an important step toward getting back to “ordinary life.” There are two versions of the ad — one that ru Why kids are hitting the pandemic wall 03/01/2021 04:14am • After almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London Loree simply has had enough. Enough of Zoom classes and technology fails. Enough of social distancing. Enough of all of it. Rare but severe illness striking some children with COVID-19 02/27/2021 03:07pm • Parents are being told to look out for the symptoms of a rare, but serious disease that is affecting some children who are infected with COVID-19. Doctors call it MIS-C, multi-inflammatory syndrome in children. "A lot of different organs and systems in the body can be effected and sometimes ve