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New Capitals acquisitions making smooth transitions 12/03/2015 02:21am • ARLINGTON, Va. -- It takes a village to contend for a Stanley Cup. Unlike the other three major sports, in hockey your best player — unless he’s the goaltender — takes a seat after just 35 to 40 seconds on the ice. The NHL is a General Manager’s sport. And while the stars have been shini Using technology to help Prince George's emergency workers 12/02/2015 07:13pm • WASHINGTON -- Technology is making it easier for first-responding personnel to help people before doctors see them in hospitals. On Wednesday, the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department showcased $3.3 million in cool new tech tools. What’s on deck? LUCAS CPR Devices attach directly Drug Ads Need to Change 12/02/2015 07:00pm • You don't often hear, "I wish we had more prescription drug ads." Because of a sensible Food and Drug Administration regulation, any drug ad that mentions the drug brand name is flanked by the required "fair-balanced" disclosure about side effects. You'd think this requirement to talk about vagina 4 Stock Sectors to Watch in 2016 12/02/2015 07:00pm • What's the investment landscape going to look like in 2016? More of the same, but in less obvious places. Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist with U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, says fundamentals remain favorable for select companies within many key sectors, especially the technolo Don't Fall for Christmas Lights: Illuminating Safety in Holiday Decorating 12/02/2015 07:00pm • Whether you just plan to wrap a few lights around the trees in your front yard or harbor a grand, Griswoldian vision of installing enough holiday sparkle to keep the neighbors awake at night, take heed of what emergency room doctors already all know too well: Installing holiday lights can be hazard Passwords and Powers of Attorney: Your Digital Estate Planning Options 12/02/2015 07:00pm • We don't like to talk about the end of our lives, but it's something that is important to plan for, both for ourselves and for those we leave behind. These days, estate planning includes not only who will inherit our worldly goods when we die, but also what will happen to our digital legacies. Whi Don't Make These Mistakes When Filing an Insurance Claim 12/02/2015 07:00pm • The biggest insurance mistake you can make is not having insurance. That sounds like an advertisement for an insurance company, but generally, it's true. If you're driving without car insurance, you're breaking the law. If you don't have health insurance, you'll likely pay a fee on your federal tax 10 Graduate Engineering Programs With the Most Women 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Schools Where It's Common to See Women EngineersWomen are usually in the minority at engineering programs, with an average enrollment of 24.4 percent at 195 schools that submitted data to U.S. News. The number of women, however, can vary from school to school. These 10 schools had the highest enroll Does It Make Sense to Buy a Home If You Have Significant Student Loan Debt? 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Everything is going according to plan. You went to college. You landed a good job. You met someone and are planning a marriage. You're thinking a house is in the near future. But it's probably around now that you're starting to wonder if you're crazy, or if you're taking on too much debt. After al Hazy Advice: Should Moms Who Smoke Weed Continue to Breast-feed? 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Dr. Torri Metz, an obstetrician specializing in high-risk pregnancies at the University of Colorado Hospital and Denver Health Medical Center, says that increasingly, patients are disclosing a potentially concerning habit: They're using marijuana while pregnant and breast-feeding. Colorado is one Make a Med School Application, Interview Stand Out With Storytelling 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Nothing makes a lasting impression the way a story does. A story can illustrate authenticity and resilience in remarkable ways. As a medical school applicant, you will need to decide if storytelling is a good tool for you. Real stories of substance may not be possible for every candidate , because Was That a Seizure? 11/30/2015 07:00pm • What's a seizure?Seizures are best described as "electrical storms" in the brain, says Dr. Nathan Fountain, director of the F.E. Dreifuss Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at the University of Virginia and chair of the professional advisory board at the Epilepsy Foundation. The sudden surge of electric Combing Through Hair Loss Treatments 11/29/2015 07:00pm • Hair loss is a natural but unloved part of aging. But sometimes bald spots or thin patches are signs of a medical condition or dietary deficiency. The first step in seeking a remedy is finding out the cause. Male or female pattern balding, or androgenetic alopecia, is the most common type of hair l Local medical student donates kidney to stranger, starts life-saving chain 11/27/2015 04:44am • WASHINGTON — On this long Thanksgiving weekend, we reserve a special "thank you" for guys like Graham Stratton. Stratton is a second-year student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences who did something unusual during his summer vacation — he donated a kidn State's Attorney visiting local schools to discuss dangers of heroin 11/25/2015 04:02pm • By Rich Johnson, WTOP.com WASHINGTON — Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy has a very busy job. But there’s one part he’d like to give up: prosecuting kids who use drugs. He hopes the latest version of Maryland’s so-called “good Samaritan” law will ease his workload