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Select parents notified after case of bacterial meningitis at DC elementary school 10/08/2019 03:08pm • Some parents of students at a D.C. elementary school are being urged to take their children to the doctor after a case of bacterial meningitis was reported at the school. D.C. Public Schools confirmed to WTOP it learned on Oct. 4 that a student at Burrville Elementary in Northeast D.C. had mening Supreme Court's blockbuster term hits with LGBT, abortion, DACA and more 10/06/2019 09:01am • The nine Supreme Court justices will return to the relative quiet of their marble-lined corridors and majestic chamber Monday to face an explosive docket of cases on issues such as abortion, immigration, the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. All this will play out against the backdrop of the 2020 Today in History: Oct. 5 10/05/2019 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2019. There are 87 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis. On this date: In 1829, the 21st president Are wireless chargers bad for smartphone battery life? 10/04/2019 10:16am • Virtually every device we own that runs on batteries, from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, use lithium-ion in its charging and discharging cycles. Understanding what can harm battery life and avoiding those situations is essential. There are lots of theories on what helps to extend or d 'Grateful Joe' who had heart attack meets his lifesavers in DC 10/03/2019 02:27pm • Joe Cwiklinski, in the white shirt, with his rescuers (from left): Alphonso and Deborah Williams, who pulled him out of his car on Aug. 12, and Toni Pollard, a medical assistant who performed CPR. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Twin mysteries have been solved Thursday in a case of a man who was brought back f 10 best low-stress, high-paying jobs 10/02/2019 10:00am • Balance demands of the workplace with your personal life. Achieving a healthy work-life balance is a priority for many people. They want to earn a good paycheck while still having the time and energy to pursue personal interests and spend time with their families. While there is no guarantee o Today in History: Oct. 2 10/02/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court as the court opened its new term. On this date: In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke at t Judge issues mixed ruling in Virginia abortion law challenge 09/30/2019 09:44pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday upheld a Virginia law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound and wait at least 24 hours before having an abortion, as well as the state's "physician-only law" barring nurse practitioners and physician's assistants from performing abortions. The r New laws that take effect in Md. on Oct. 1 09/30/2019 11:18am • A general view of the front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Hundreds of Maryland laws are going into effect Tuesday, spanning subjects from criminal justice reform to election law to the state’s medical cannabis commission. A generous number of the When interventional radiologists and other physicians team up, patients receive ‘the pinnacle’ of personalized care 09/29/2019 12:00am • Dr. Edward Kim’s favorite day of the week is Wednesday. That’s when the interventional radiologist at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital holds office hours with his colleague, Dr. Myron Schwartz, a liver surgeon. The two physicians have been working together on liver cancer cases for about Interventional radiology: An answer for common women’s, men’s health conditions 09/29/2019 12:00am • It’s not uncommon for Dr. Theresa Caridi to see patients in tears from years of discomfort, heavy bleeding and other symptoms related to uterine fibroids, or noncancerous growths on the uterus. Some can’t make it to work without having an accident in the car; others miss work completely. Interventional radiology gets ‘patients back up on their feet’ when other treatment options fail 09/29/2019 12:00am • Caitlin Lander was a junior in nursing school, rehearsing for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” when she started to experience some discomfort in her leg. At first, the active young adult chalked it up to a pulled muscle, but when her leg started to swell and change colors, she feared it was so Eczema in kids: What parents can do to calm the itch 09/28/2019 07:00am • About 1 in 10 kids have eczema, which is characterized by dry, red, itchy patches of skin. A child's genes, the mix of microorganisms that live on the skin and changes in the skin's ability to fend off threats like disease, can make a child more susceptible to this common condition. That's because a Home remedies for muscle cramps 09/28/2019 06:00am • What is a muscle cramp? It can happen after intense exercise or in the dead of night when you're doing nothing at all but sleeping. A muscle — say your calf — seizes up without warning, leaving you wincing in pain. You're having a muscle cramp. It's an uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or pa Billed as a party on a bike, DC-area residents will join the nation 'spinning for a cure' on Saturday 09/27/2019 03:04pm • "It's going to be beautiful, it's on the water, it's outside," Rhonda Casper said. More than 250 riders, supporters and cheerleaders are expected to #partyonabike Saturday at The Wharf. (Courtesy Crohn's & Colitis Foundation) D.C. will join nearly 30 cities nationwide on Saturday that will b