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Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response 05/10/2020 02:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly found its suggestions for fighting the coronavirus outbreak taking a backseat to other concerns within the Trump administration. That leaves public health experts outside government fearing the agency’s decades of e Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75 05/09/2020 07:23am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has died. He was 75. Horn died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday in a Las Vegas ho Data Doctors: Microsoft Office deals? Buyer beware! 05/08/2020 09:01pm • Q: I bought a new laptop and it didn’t come with Microsoft Office, so I’m trying to figure out the best place to buy it. Why does the price vary so much? A: When it comes to productivity software, Microsoft Office is the de facto standard, but the common misconception is that it’s part of M Ousted vaccine expert says country is wasting time in coronavirus response 05/08/2020 06:43pm • Rick Bright, the government virologist who says he was removed from his job for putting science over politics, is speaking out for the first time. Bright says the country is wasting time to develop a national plan to save lives from COVID-19. The former head of the Biomedical Advanced Researc Serious medical care decisions? Why it's important to start planning now 05/08/2020 03:50pm • Many hospitals are limiting visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so have you considered who should make decisions about your care if you're incapacitated? "We really want you to talk with your family, talk with your loved ones, and think personally about what matters most to you," said Tiff New Arlington Public Schools superintendent comes from Fairfax County Public Schools 05/08/2020 07:51am • Arlington's school board named a new superintendent of schools for the Northern Virginia school system. After a five-month-long nationwide search, the Arlington School Board unanimously approved Francisco Durán to be the new superintendent during Thursday night’s meeting. Durán currently serve Maryland courts set tentative reopening as lawyers prep for surge in backlogged cases 05/07/2020 03:55pm • After months of coronavirus closures, courts across Maryland are tentatively set to begin reopening June 8. But that date is not set in stone, and even if courts do start to reopen then, it will be well into the summer before jury trials resume, judicial leaders told lawmakers during a Maryland S Telehealth: How to get the care you need without leaving your home 05/07/2020 12:32pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Coronavirus has led many people to shelter in place and leave their homes only for the most essential tasks. This has made visits to the doctor or hospital a challenge, and the medical community has had to adapt to meet patients’ Md. schools stay closed for rest of academic year; Hogan offers hope on 'Phase One' of reopening 05/07/2020 02:31am • Maryland schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year, the state's schools superintendent announced Wednesday. And, during the briefing, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also shared updates that the state appeared to be on track to begin "Phase One" of his reopening plan, possibly as soo DC nurse reflects on 50 years in the profession and how it's changed 05/05/2020 10:11pm • Colleagues help nurse Lucille Lynch (holding flowers) celebrate 50 years of service to MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a cake, flowers and balloons back in January. (Courtesy Washington Hospital Center) Wednesday is National Nurses Day, and a nurse who has spent more than 50 years ca Northern Virginia doctor pleads guilty to charges in 'pill mill' scheme 05/05/2020 04:00am • A Northern Virginia doctor pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to illegally prescribing opioids and attempting to cover up her trail. Federal prosecutors said Dr. Felicia Lyn Donald, 65, of Great Falls, who practiced at For Women OB/GYN Associates and NOVA Addiction Center, ran her p Advice for heart patients who may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 05/04/2020 05:00pm • Medical technologist Sosina Merid with the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences displays a sample testing vial in a new mobile testing lab unit set up in response to the pandemic, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) COVID-19 tends to hit people harder if they have se Northam: Phase 1 of reopening Virginia could happen May 15 05/04/2020 03:38pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures duding a news conference at the Capitol Monday May 4, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Northam announced a Phase 1 opening of the state beginning May 15. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Virginia should be able to enter the first phase of reopening the state as soon as May 15, Open up: Virginia dentists see nonemergency patients with measures in place 05/04/2020 01:15pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's executive order prohibiting elective surgeries and limiting dental procedures expired last week and was not renewed. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Harbucks) Now that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has lifted restrictions to allow nonemergency visits to the doctor and denti Judge rejects former doctor's appeal in drugs-for-sex case 05/04/2020 12:14pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has rejected an appeal from a former doctor whose medical license was permanently revoked after he prescribed opioids to a patient in exchange for sex. The judge ruled Friday that the state’s decision to revoke the license of Nihar B. Gala last year was sup