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Maryland prosecutors seek new doctors to evaluate mother charged with Hoggle children's murders 03/06/2019 03:20pm • Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Maryland, have asked the judge to allow an independent doctor to evaluate Catherine Hoggle after almost five years of determinations by doctors at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital have found her incompetent to stand trial for the murders of her two young children. In 5 tips for child safety on YouTube (before YouTube turns off comments on videos of kids) 03/04/2019 02:57pm • YouTube has said it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring children, after recent reports that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on videos featuring minors. However, the company said it will take several months to disable comments on all videos featuring children. K Everything you need to know about claiming a mileage tax deduction 03/04/2019 09:15am • Claiming a deduction for business mileage can be a good way to reduce how much you owe Uncle Sam, but the government is tightening up the rules for tax-deductible miles. "It used to be an employee could deduct their mileage, but that is no longer (allowed)," says Bob Charron, a CPA and partner-in AP FACT CHECK: Trump's epic speech is laced with fabrication 03/03/2019 08:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump uttered a dizzying number of false statements in his epically long weekend speech, to an audience that didn't seem to mind at all. He got the unemployment rate wrong. He misstated his winning margin in the election. He reprised so Data Doctors: Maximize your business with free website audit tools 03/01/2019 11:27pm • Q: Can I get by with using free website audit tools or should I consider a pay service for my business website? A: Despite the popularity of social media, it’s still important to have a website that properly articulates what you have to offer and is something — unlike social media — that you Star chef fights for equality in food industry, cancer research 03/01/2019 12:39am • Shortly after arriving in Boston to start a dream job as food stylist and cast member on "America’s Test Kitchen," Elle Simone Scott received some life-altering news. It was 2016, and the then 40-year-old chef “had been experiencing a little bit of pain.” She’d seen a doctor “at leas The bad news: Giving and receiving a terminal diagnosis 02/28/2019 12:23am • It’s the conversation no one wants to have, yet it happens in uncountable numbers of doctors’ offices every day: A physician informs a patient that their ailment has progressed to the point where the question is no longer how to treat it, but how much time the patient has left to live. No pat Why the flu shot is good for your heart 02/25/2019 07:00pm • Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious virus that attacks your respiratory system. Signs of the flu include: -- fever -- cough -- body aches -- chills -- runny or stuffy nose -- tiredness -- headache The flu is different from a cold, and symptoms typically Diabetic living: Tips and advice when living with diabetes 02/24/2019 07:00pm • Living with diabetes presents a wide array of challenges that can vary depending on your age, gender, family situation and other factors, says Dr. Garth Graham, a practicing cardiologist and president of the Aetna Foundation in Hartford, Connecticut. "Living with diabetes means having to check yo Data Doctors: Will 5G increase cancer risk? 02/22/2019 03:04pm • Q: There are people claiming that 5G will cause cancer. What are your thoughts? The highly anticipated next generation of cellular technology, referred to as 5G, is in its early stage of implementation by several of the wireless carriers. 5G promises much faster data speeds, lower latency (quick Doing the math: More in DC area, US getting advanced degrees 02/21/2019 02:40pm • WASHINGTON — It's not your imagination: You and your neighbors are getting smarter, and you have the diplomas on the wall to prove it. The number of people in the U.S. with master's and doctoral degrees has doubled over the past two decades to more than 25 million last year, according to new da Baltimore mayor names city's next health commissioner 02/20/2019 04:12pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's mayor has named a pediatrician as the city's next health commissioner. Dr. Letitia Dzirasa will take over the role next month, overseeing a department with some 800 employees and a $150 million annual budget. Dzirasa earned a doctorate of medicine from Meharry Me Today in History: Feb. 16 02/16/2019 12:22am • Today is Saturday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. On this date: In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn Retired Montgomery Co. police officer gives former beat partner gift of life 02/15/2019 10:52pm • WASHINGTON — Two retired Montgomery County police officers who once patrolled the streets together are teaming up again. This time, one will give the other a lifesaving gift. Stan Barsch is battling polycystic kidney disease, also known as PKD, a genetic disease he inherited from his mother. 'Promise me you will help me': Md. lawmakers hear death with dignity testimony 02/15/2019 08:08pm • WASHINGTON — Both supporters and opponents of a bill that would allow a terminally ill person end their life with the help of a doctor testified in Annapolis on Friday. The bill is known as the End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger “Pip” Moyer Act) in honor of former Annapolis