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Data Doctors: Preventative maintenance tips for your computer 01/06/2023 07:03pm • Q: What preventative maintenance tasks should I be doing to help my computer run better? A: As with many other items in daily life, preventative maintenance is the key to avoiding expensive repairs that often come as a surprise. Imagine driving your car until it broke down instead of regularly ‘We don't know what January will bring’ -- Loudoun Co. health director urges caution against flu, colds, COVID 12/27/2022 11:38pm • Declining numbers of new recorded flu cases might suggest the flu season has peaked, but the health director in Loudoun County, Virginia, wants people to remain vigilant and take precautions against all the viruses currently circulating. More Health and Fitness News More Coronavirus Ne Anne Arundel Co. wastewater testing reveals rise in COVID cases 12/24/2022 09:32pm • A wastewater monitoring program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has revealed that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the county. The new data was released just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved COVID-19 community levels to medium in the county. As case numbers go up in the How busy is the next rest stop? Md. company makes an app for that 12/19/2022 10:00am • Highway signs make it easy for road-trippers to know when the next rest stop is coming up, but they can’t tell you how busy it is. A new app developed by a Maryland company can do that. Annapolis-based Trip Routing Technologies has developed the RestStopsAhead app, which alerts drivers to t How you can treat the flu and protect yourself in the midst of the 'tripledemic' 12/13/2022 07:48pm • The trifecta of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus have hit the D.C. area hard — reports show the region is facing the most confirmed cases in the country in the new "tripledemic." As hospitals face staffing shortages and an overwhelming number of new patients, some local doctors Basic tips to keep healthy as flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases rise 12/11/2022 02:08pm • As experts warn of a rise in flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases this holiday season, here are some very basic tips for people to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy. Stay home Dr. Keri Althoff, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Flu, RSV cases combine with COVID-19 to fill hospitals in Montgomery County 12/07/2022 10:36pm • While the community spread of COVID-19 is still low in Montgomery County, Maryland, health officials said the combination of RSV, the flu and the coronavirus is boosting emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Dr. Louis Damiano, president of Holy Cross Health Acute Care for Maryland, said its Fauci’s farewell: Thanks to the DC area, warnings against division 12/07/2022 01:44pm • When Dr. Anthony Fauci announced in August that he was stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he said he hoped the COVID-19 pandemic would be under control by his departure at the end of the year. On Tuesday, weeks before his departure date, Fauci Pregnant women who get the flu at risk for complications from its respiratory effects 12/06/2022 06:52pm • Pregnant women may already feel uncomfortable trying to breathe, and a D.C. doctor who wants everyone to get vaccinated warns that getting sick with flu poses higher risk for complications. "One of the biggest concerns with pregnant women who get the flu is the respiratory component of the flu," Flu shots are a 'very good match' to this season's strains, CDC says 12/05/2022 03:48pm • ▶ Watch Video: Hospitals overwhelmed with flu, COVID-19 and RSV patients Health authorities say this year's influenza vaccines appear to be a "very good match" to the strains currently circulating around the country so far this season. The new data comes as officials are redoubling the Candlelight vigil in Northwest DC remembers victims of HIV on World AIDS Day 12/02/2022 03:45am • A giant HIV/AIDS awareness ribbon made of red balloons fluttered gently in the evening breeze Thursday as Whitman-Walker Health observed World AIDS Day 2022 with a candlelight vigil in Northwest, D.C. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has been observed on Dec. 1 to show support for people living with HI Inova sees 'unprecedented patient volumes' post-Thanksgiving 11/29/2022 10:22pm • A Virginia hospital system said that it is seeing "unprecedented patient volumes" following the Thanksgiving holiday. Inova cited the spikes in flu, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus or RSV and other illnesses as the reason for the surge and the strain on hospital capacity, particularly emerg CDC says it's now tracking a new COVID variant known as XBB 11/25/2022 02:39pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Friday it is now tracking a new COVID-19 variant of concern around the U.S. known as XBB, which has grown to make up an estimated 3.1% of new infections nationwide. The strain's prevalence has grown furthest so far in the Northeast, acco What to know about the shortage of amoxicillin, parents’ favorite pink medicine 11/22/2022 08:16pm • Sometimes referred to as a parent’s favorite pink medicine, amoxicillin is in short supply, according to a Children’s National Hospital pediatrician who wants to reassure people that alternatives are available. Amoxicillin, known for its pink brand, is a common antibiotic used to treat strep DC hospital tracks 'rapidly increasing numbers' of flu amid RSV, COVID-19 cases 11/14/2022 05:15pm • Busy and getting busier is how Children's National Hospital described current cases of pediatric respiratory ailments in the D.C. area. Viruses that typically surge in winter got started early this season and are currently affecting kids hard, according to Dr. Sarah Ash Combs, attending physician