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Fulbright recipient ID'd as second person dead in Dupont Circle fire 06/05/2015 04:25pm • WASHINGTON -- Both people killed in a Wednesday morning row home fire in Dupont Circle have been identified. On Thursday night, the Metropolitan Police Department identified Michael Patrick McLoughlin, 24, as one of those killed. No other information about McLoughlin was given.  In a news rel Strides in Suicide Prevention 06/04/2015 08:00pm • Americans are paying more attention to suicide prevention. Lawmakers are passing bills to improve mental health care for U.S. military veterans and service members. Hospitals and medical centers where vulnerable patients may seek care, whether in a therapist's office or the emergency room, are worki How to Save on Medical Devices Not Covered By Insurance 05/26/2015 08:00pm • Thirty-seven and a half million Americans have trouble hearing, and of those people who could benefit from hearing aids, it's estimated that fewer than 30 percent have ever used them, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hefty price tag attached to hearing aids may be c You've Got Medicaid -- Why Can't You See the Doctor? 05/25/2015 08:00pm • Medicaid insures more than 70.5 million Americans, according to the most recent report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Largely low-income health care consumers, these patients have had a notoriously difficult time finding physicians to treat them, and in a reasonable amount of 4 Options for Patients Afraid of Needles 05/18/2015 08:00pm • We've all been there. You sit on the wax paper-covered table and glare wide-eyed at the nurse preparing your vaccine or blood test. Your heart begins to thump, and a trail of sweat trickles down your brow. And just like that, it's over. Yet for some children and adults, the process is much more unbe Why You Need a Family Financial Record 05/11/2015 08:00pm • No one likes to think about a serious health scare or death, but creating a complete financial record can be an essential tool that helps family members navigate through a difficult time. A family financial record is a compilation of important documents and accounts, ranging from retirement and in Local business fights 'produce prejudice,' reduces food waste, one sip at a time 05/01/2015 03:25am • WASHINGTON — Shiny green apples, blemish-free beets and round red tomatoes paint the picture of most grocery store produce aisles. But there’s an ugly truth behind all of the pretty produce. Research shows that up to 40 percent of fruits and vegetables go uneaten or get thrown away, mostly be Consider a Medical School Admissions Consultant Carefully 04/29/2015 08:00pm • At AFutureMd.com, Shermel Sherman helps premed students wade through the intense medical school admissions process. Her blog covers topics such as how to dress for an admissions interview and what not to write in a personal statement. Sherman, who is finishing up her first year at a medical school Breaking the Cycle of Shame: a Future Beyond Our Own Blue Dresses 04/28/2015 08:00pm • "We're all a mixture of talents and wisdom and stupidity and idiocy, and that's what human beings are." Wise words, from one of our most important modern day thinkers, Jon Ronson. He is neither a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, and to my knowledge has never treated anyone for any psychiatric illne How to Protect Your Health From Financial Stress 04/28/2015 08:00pm • When we think about staying healthy, it typically means eating right and exercising regularly. But all too often, we overlook one of the most critical aspects of overall health: our emotional state of mind. Just as we need to watch out for eating foods high in sugar or fat, it's just as important to Classes resume after stage collapse...Pakistan says hostage deaths underscore drone risks...Militant arrests 04/24/2015 05:40am • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Officials say classes will be held as usual today at a central Indiana high school where more than a dozen people were injured after a stage filled with students collapsed during a musical performance. Authorities say at least one person was critically injured after the stag Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment 04/24/2015 02:30am • SUSPECT DIES-BALTIMORE-THE LATEST Latest on Baltimore police-custody death: Police meet family BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has met with members of Freddie Gray's family. The day Gray died, Batts said at a City Hall news conference that the family had declined at th AP Top News at 1:30 a.m. EDT 04/24/2015 01:30am • American, Italian hostages killed in US drone strike WASHINGTON (AP) — Blaming the "fog of war," President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan inadvertently killed an American and an Italian, two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two other Americans who had leade Latest Maryland news, sports, business and entertainment 04/23/2015 04:55pm • PETRAEUS-SENTENCING Petraeus sentenced to 2 years' probation for military leak CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, has been sentenced to two years' probation and a $100,000 fine for giving her classifi Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 04/23/2015 11:54am • UNITED STATES-AL-QAIDA Obama says he takes full responsibility for hostage deaths WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he takes "full responsibility" for a counterterrorism operation that inadvertently killed an American and an Italian hostage held by al-Qaida. Obama says he profoundly re