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Northam on COVID-19 numbers, elections, Trump comments 09/15/2020 05:27pm • Gov. Ralph Northam said Virginians should be ready to wait a few days to find out results of November's election, thanks to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the vote. He also outlined steps to prevent utility shutoffs and reacted to some of President Donald Trump's recent actions and s LabCorp supplying 2K more tests per week in DC after dip in supply 09/15/2020 03:01am • A provider of coronavirus tests is increasing D.C.'s supply after previously decreasing them by one-fifth per week. But before heading out to get a test at one of the District's public testing sites, the head of the department of public works wants residents to check with their doctors about other p Are Medicare Advantage plans worth the risk? 09/14/2020 06:53am • About 1 in 3 people 65 and older in the U.S. enrolls in Medicare Advantage, the private insurance alternative to traditional Medicare. It’s not hard to see why: Medicare Advantage plans often cover stuff that Medicare doesn’t, and most people don’t pay extra for it. But Medicare Advantage c 10 Most, Least Expensive Private Colleges 09/14/2020 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Princeton, Williams top 2021 US News Best Colleges rankings 09/14/2020 12:00am • Higher education can be a vast and confusing landscape, populated with thousands of colleges and universities across the nation, divided into many categories and comprising differing institutional missions. When making a decision on where to enroll, prospective students and families are faced wit DC's Circulator and Streetcar up service as reopening progresses 09/13/2020 07:46am • The DC Circulator will resume its National Mall route and the DC Streetcar will resume normal operating hours starting Sept. 20, city officials announced Friday. The National Mall route will run weekdays from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. and weekends from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. DC Streetcar will return to nor Redefining COVID-19: Months after infection, patients report breathing difficulty, excessive fatigue 09/13/2020 04:00am • It's been five months since Lucy Gahan contracted Covid-19, and her life still hasn't returned to normal. Gahan, a clinical psychologist in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, hasn't been able to return to work. The disease causes what she calls "storms," disabling periods when she feels shortness of AP Source: Big Ten presidents to reconsider fall football 09/13/2020 01:03am • Big Ten football might be making a comeback. Big Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as mid-October -- amid pressure to kick off from parents, players, coaches and even the president. A person with di Explore 2021 Best National Universities 09/13/2020 12:00am • Learn about the top 40 National Universities. A quality education from a top college can lead to many career opportunities for graduates. The best National Universities include a mix of public and private research institutions that offer a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral pro Data Doctors: Is now the right time to upgrade my smartphone to 5G? 09/11/2020 04:06pm • Q: Looking at buying a 5G smartphone, so what’s the best way to see where 5G is available in my area?  The race to roll out 5G in major metro areas is well underway, and with Apple rumored to be announcing their first 5G iPhone soon, the race should heat up even more. First steps  Knowing i Review: Hulu's 'Woke' blends social commentary with high-concept humor 09/11/2020 12:25am • Over the past few years, the term “woke" has entered our lexicon to describe humanity's awakening to societal injustices that we previously took for granted. Now, it's the title and concept of the new Hulu sitcom "Woke," blending biting social commentary with a high-concept premise of magic Why Would I Be Referred to a Neurologist? 09/11/2020 12:00am • When an elderly patient described a bout of sudden, temporary blindness he'd experienced recently, alarm bells went off for Dr. Joann Carcaterra. "He'd been watching TV, and all of a sudden he couldn't see out of one eye for 15 seconds. Otherwise he felt fine; he was almost matter of fact about it. What an Infectious Disease Doctor Is and How to Become One 09/11/2020 12:00am • The devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the enormous harm that a lethal infectious disease can cause. When a contagious and dangerous illness spreads, damage is done not only to individuals who are infected with the illness but also to the "worried well" who live in fear What's Medicare Supplement Insurance? 09/11/2020 12:00am • When people talk about Medicare, they often think that is a single entity that provides all their health insurance coverage once they turn 65. But Medicare is not a single thing. It's a big, broad, complicated system that takes a long time and a lot of work to unpack. One of the most important thing Living Well With Afib (Atrial Fibrillation) 09/11/2020 12:00am • A normal heart rate sounds and feels like a steady rhythm. When you have atrial fibrillation, or afib, your heartbeat is uneven or chaotic: It can race quickly for a few minutes or longer. Or, it might beat quickly, then normally and then slowly. The irregular heartbeats of afib are caused by an ele