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Pregnancy and Prenatal Tips 07/08/2020 12:00am • If you're pregnant -- or even considering pregnancy -- there's a lot to think about. Below, experts suggest how to live well with pregnancy and prepare for the best possible outcomes for you and your healthy newborn. Prepregnancy"It's essential to optimize your health before pregnancy, including ca Tips for Relieving Daily Stress and Calming Down 07/07/2020 12:00am • Whether you're racing to catch a bus, striving to meet a big deadline at work or trying to balance your family's needs with your own, stress is part of our modern life. We've all got it, and most of the time we take it in stride. In many ways, a little stress can be a positive thing. For example, if How to Apply for Medicare Without Claiming Social Security 07/06/2020 12:00am • You don't need to sign up for Social Security and Medicare at the same time. You can enroll in Medicare before or after claiming Social Security, and each program has different eligibility criteria. The Social Security full retirement age is 66 for most baby boomers, and you receive a smaller monthl MLB players express concerns on restarting season during pandemic 07/05/2020 10:25pm • Former Cy Young Award winner Félix Hernández has joined the list of major leaguers opting out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, at least temporarily ending the 34-year-old’s bid to revive his career. Stars Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers and Jose Altuve of the Hous Data Doctors: Mac users need to beware of new ransomware 07/03/2020 06:43am • An iPad Pro and a MacBook Pro are displayed an Apple store Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Q: Do Mac users need to be worried about ransomware or is it just a Windows problem? Ransomware continues to be one of the most lucrative attacks that cyberthieves have in their bag of t Maryland doctor on how to minimize health risks while letting kids be kids 07/03/2020 12:10am • A Maryland doctor advises allowing children to socialize with a limited number of friends who are all taking proper precautions. Here's how these visits can take place safely. As localities loosen pandemic-related restrictions, some parents may be considering letting kids see friends they have no Mental Exercises to Keep Your Brain Sharp 07/03/2020 12:00am • No matter how hard we try to slow or stop its movement, time marches inevitably on. As it does, our bodies and their abilities change, too. For some people that means certain changes that can alter how we interact with and perceive the world around us. "Aging is a natural process," says Dr. Douglas What doctors want you to know about fireworks and hearing loss 07/01/2020 06:50pm • Fireworks seen from the Lincoln Memorial explode over the Potomac River for Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Fireworks can be thrilling and awe-inspiring, but if you're too close, they can cause permanent damage to your hearing. "It's the perma Doctor suggests Fairfax Co. mother charged with killing 2 daughters could be malingering 06/30/2020 02:21pm • A court-appointed psychologist investigating the mental health of a Fairfax County mother charged with the 2018 murders of her two daughters suggests Veronica Youngblood is feigning or exaggerating mental illness. Youngblood allegedly shot her daughters, 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood and 15-yea Culprit of coronavirus cases in Loudoun Co.: Beach week in Myrtle Beach 06/30/2020 12:08pm • A large "beach week" gathering in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, appears to be a major source of a COVID-19 outbreak among young people from Virginia's Loudoun County. "Beginning last week, we saw an increase in adolescents" testing positive for COVID-19, county health director Dr. David Goodfrien Four ways IBD impacts women and what you can do about it 06/30/2020 09:38am • This content is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. About 3 million Americans live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the chronic gastrointestinal disorders collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Both men and women with IBD experience potentially damaging infla Manassas pharmacist pleads guilty to prescription drug scheme 06/27/2020 08:29am • A licensed pharmacist and the owner of CARE4U Pharmacy in Manassas, Virginia pleaded guilty on Friday, June 26 to illegally distributing prescription drugs for about two years ending in July 2018. George Appiah, 47, of Manassas, filled at least 128 false prescriptions, according to a release from Data Doctors: Tips for buying digital picture frames 06/26/2020 07:11pm • Q: Are there any digital picture frames that work with Google Photos? A: When the concept of the digital picture frame first surfaced in the 90’s, the hype around how it was going to transform our homes was pretty over the top. All your artwork and pictures would become huge picture frames t Missed a health checkup due to COVID-19? Doctors urge people to reschedule 06/26/2020 04:20pm • A patient is greeted by a staff member behind a plexiglass shield at the Kaiser Permanente Tyson’s Corner Medical Center. (Courtesy Kaiser Permanente Tyson’s Corner Medical Center) COVID-19 concerns have some people avoiding hospitals and doctors who now urge people to reschedule appointment Robots are helping at-risk caregivers continue to work with COVID-19 patients 06/25/2020 10:30pm • A robot called "Fast Freddy" heps at-risk health care workers continue caring for patients. (Courtesy University of Maryland Medical Center) At-risk doctors operating robots on wheels are remotely caring for hospitalized patients, including those infected with COVID-19. A Maryland doctor explain