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11 Things That Make Sleep Apnea Worse 08/23/2021 12:00am • Sleep invaderIt's estimated that as many as 24 million adults in the U.S. have obstructive sleep apnea, and for the majority who suffer from the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing, it goes undiagnosed.Untreated, sleep apnea has been linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, m Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools 08/22/2021 12:43pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school district offered to pay parents Shame put Virginia on course to stronger tenant protections 08/22/2021 08:11am • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — When four people facing eviction arrived at a Virginia Beach courthouse in early August, they never had to stand before a judge, a process that for many can be stressful and humiliating. Instead, an attorney representing landlords told them their housing woes were bei Days before school starts, Fairfax County asks parents to anticipate school bus delays 08/20/2021 08:16pm • Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, are being urged to be flexible and plan for delays due to a "severe" shortage of school bus drivers. School starts on Monday, Aug. 23, and just weeks before, the school system was short 190 drivers. By the Friday before the first day of school, Francine Fur Bird mortality event appears over; feeding, birdbaths can resume 08/20/2021 04:39pm • The bird mortality event that affected the D.C. area appears to have abated, and wildlife officials are dropping their recommendations against feeding wild birds. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources have both announced that reports of dis Fairfax County government, public schools to require COVID-19 vaccinations or regular tests for staff 08/20/2021 01:26pm • The Fairfax County, Virginia, government and the public school system will each require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to routine testing. Fairfax County Public Schools said in a news release Friday that they will require the vaccinations or tests by late October. The county Member of Maryland superintendents' group on the new school year 08/19/2021 10:36pm • School districts across Maryland are committed to in-person learning for the coming school year, but administrators say the course of the coronavirus could have school systems making changes to mask and vaccination requirements. Superintendents and principals have said they expect the 2021-2022 y Prince George's Co. offering immunocompromised residents 3rd vaccine doses 08/19/2021 04:19pm • Prince George’s County, Maryland, will offer third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to immunocompromised residents beginning Friday. The vaccinations are free and no appointments are necessary. The clinic will be held at the Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. The Prince G Prince William schools release quarantine guidance, rethink cafeteria set-ups 08/19/2021 01:34pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. With its school year beginning Monday, Prince William County Public Schools has released guidance on COVID-19 quarantines, and some count DCPS not considering virtual learning option for new school year 08/18/2021 02:27pm • D.C. government, school and health officials on Wednesday laid out some of the protocols and rules that the District’s schools will operate under during the school year that begins Aug. 30, and a virtual learning option is “not something we’re considering,” Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee said. Maryland's Frederick Co. opens school buildings at full capacity 08/18/2021 08:28am • Things may not look normal yet with everyone wearing masks, but Frederick County, Maryland, took a major step toward normalcy Wednesday when it opened its public school buildings at full capacity. While schools were open for programs over the summer and the county opened buildings last year for " Md. senators urge mandatory vaccines for students before return to school 08/17/2021 10:33pm • Concerned over rising COVID-19 cases in the state, key members of the Maryland Senate are raising the possibility of mandatory vaccines for students returning to classrooms and also urging that the state bring back mask mandates in public places. Members of the Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup Dermatology patients might need 3 COVID-19 shots to achieve initial full immunity 08/17/2021 07:55pm • Some people being treated by dermatologists might be subject to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to reach full protection against COVID-19. "These include patients who are being treated for chronic inflammatory diseases Metro to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing for workers 08/17/2021 02:46pm • Metro will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly, starting next month. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's general manager and CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld said in a memo Tuesday that 45% of the transit system's workforce has been fully vaccinated a 13 Common Causes of Hearing Loss 08/17/2021 12:00am • Loud and then not clearHearing loss is a common problem, particularly among older adults. But loud noise isn't the only culprit for why your hearing may be fading. These 13 causes of hearing loss may be contributing to the problem, and unfortunately not all of them can be mitigated.1. Loud noises an