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New patient being tested for coronavirus in Virginia 02/07/2020 01:36pm • The Virginia Department of Health is testing a new patient for possible coronavirus infection, the agency said Friday. This marks the sixth patient to be tested in Virginia. Five other patients in Virginia have been cleared of the virus. Earlier in the week, the Maryland Department of Heal Election security at the heart of bills before Maryland General Assembly 02/06/2020 11:05pm • Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis heard a cluster of bills designed to make certain that the election process is not subverted. Del. Alice Cain, whose district includes Anne Arundel County, told the members of the Ways and Means Committee that "deepfakes" — doctored videos or images altered to ma Undocumented immigrants could get driver's licenses under proposed Virginia bill 02/06/2020 05:45am • People who are in the country illegally would be able to obtain driver's licenses in Virginia under legislation that is advancing in the state's General Assembly. The bill passed through the Senate's Finance and Appropriations Committee Wednesday with 11 Democrats voting for it and five Republica Signs of a bad heart: Don't overlook these cardiac symptoms 02/05/2020 07:00pm • Don't just wait for symptoms. Take care of your heart -- before you have a scare. "Waiting for the symptoms sometimes can be treacherous," says Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. With sudden cardiac arrest, collapse and even death can o Va. patient tests negative for coronavirus 02/05/2020 11:35am • The Virginia Department of Health cleared a patient Wednesday who was being tested for coronavirus infection. It was the fifth such potential case in Virginia, and the second in Central Virginia. On Tuesday, the Maryland Department of Health announced that a patient was being tested for the vi 2nd Maryland patient being tested for coronavirus 02/04/2020 11:06am • A patient in Maryland is being evaluated for the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 20,000 people worldwide. The Maryland Department of Health website was updated Tuesday to reflect that the second person statewide is being tested. Another patient’s results came back negative last we Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with lung cancer 02/03/2020 10:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative radio host and Republican kingmaker Rush Limbaugh said he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatme Test results negative in 4th DC, 2nd Northern Virginia cases of suspected coronavirus 02/03/2020 09:41pm • The latest results of suspected coronavirus cases in D.C. and Northern Virginia have come back negative, according their respective health departments. The D.C. health department was monitoring four potential cases of the new type of virus, and the results posted on its website on Monday indicate Guideline changes lead to steep decline in opioid overprescribing 02/03/2020 06:34pm • As Maryland continues to battle the opioid epidemic, a medical system in the state said it is seeing positive results in its goal to stop the overprescribing of pain medications. Dr. Barry Meisenberg, chair of the department of medicine at Anne Arundel Medical Center, said its progress is due in Alexandria's Virginia Tech campus gets new leader 02/03/2020 01:20pm • Lance Collins comes from Cornell University, for which he helped open a tech campus in New York City. (Courtesy Virginia Tech/Lindsay France) The new leader of Virginia Tech's billion-dollar tech campus project in Alexandria is laying out his vision for it. Lance Collins comes from Cornell Un Ever wonder how nutritious a grapefruit is? 02/03/2020 04:00am • February is National Grapefruit Month. (Getty Images) Is there anything more refreshing than biting into a big slice of ripe, juicy ruby red grapefruit? Not just a great accompaniment to breakfast, grapefruit are awesome additions to salads or just a fabulously hydrating snack. And the citrus frui The shunned: People from virus-hit Chinese city tracked, quarantined 01/31/2020 06:28pm •  BEIJING (AP) — Meron Mei, a sophomore at Wuhan University in the Chinese city at the heart of a viral outbreak, went back to his home village and started to cough. So he went to the hospital and got checked. Doctors determined it was a common cold, not the new coron Hacked Ring cameras used as baby monitors expose children's privacy concerns 01/31/2020 05:35pm • Turning a home security camera into a baby monitor opens the door to virtual intruders. And all they need to gain access is the password, something they can obtain through a hack. Cybersecurity experts are warning parents who use home security systems as baby monitors to be cautious after a hacke Data Doctors: 4 reasons to avoid all-in-one PCs 01/31/2020 03:37pm • Q: I’ve been thinking about buying an all-in-one Windows computer. What should I know? The success of Apple’s iMac computers, which incorporate all of the computer-processing components inside of the display, has led to a large number of Windows-based copycats. While this form factor is attra George Mason University student cleared of coronavirus 01/31/2020 02:36pm • Test results for a George Mason University student who was being tested for the novel coronavirus have come back negative, the Virginia Department of Health said Friday. "The first person brought in" from Northern Virginia, on Monday, has been cleared, a spokeswoman from the department told WTOP.