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50 Unexpected Family-Friendly Vacation Destinations 10/29/2017 08:00pm • Make lifelong memories together in unpredictable locales.When planning a family escape, it's easy to drift toward classic vacation destinations like Disney, where you can create lifelong memories and embrace maximum bonding time with minimal hassle. After all, if you're traveling with restless toddl Suspected mumps case reported at American University 10/27/2017 12:50pm • WASHINGTON — Medical officials at American University are urging people to take precautions after a suspected case of mumps was reported there. In a letter to the university community, Dr. David Reitman, medical director of the Student Health Center, said on Friday that the D.C. Department of H Indictment: Md. coach abused 5 more victims after police investigation began 10/24/2017 06:27pm • WASHINGTON -- A Charles County coach sexually abused five children and exploited three more while he was being investigated by police for having inappropriate contact with a student, court documents reveal. WTOP has followed the rapidly growing case against Carlos Bell, a former track coach in Ch Authorities ID more victims in case against Charles Co. school aide charged with sex abuse 10/23/2017 04:48pm • WASHINGTON — Authorities in Charles County, Maryland, say the investigation into a former school aide and track coach accused of sexually assaulting students has uncovered even more young victims. A 206-count indictment returned against 30-year-old Carlos Deangelo Bell on Oct. 20 now lists a to Winter woes begin: Md. health dept. confirms first flu cases 10/19/2017 10:23am • WASHINGTON — 'Tis the reason for the sneezin'. The Maryland Department of Health announced Thursday that they have confirmed the first three cases of seasonal influenza for the 2017-2018 season. This year's cases come about two weeks later than the previous year's. All three cases were co MS Shares Key Trait With Other Autoimmune Diseases: Inflammation 10/15/2017 08:00pm • The cause of multiple sclerosis is still open to debate, but overwhelmingly medical experts agree it's an autoimmune disease. That means the body doesn't distinguish between healthy cells and foreign invaders. So, in order to protect itself, the body's own immune system kicks into overdrive. Just im 'Highly revolutionary': Newly FDA-approved gene modification has promise in cancer treatment 10/14/2017 05:09am • WASHINGTON — A gene-modification process recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has trailblazing implications: The process is curing cases of childhood leukemia by altering children's immune system T cells so they can recognize and kill cancer cells. "The efficacy rate in this pe As flu vaccines target more strains, health experts recommend getting the shot 10/09/2017 11:13pm • WASHINGTON — Flu strains vary from year to year and some are bound to hit people harder than others. So vaccines targeting more strains are becoming the norm. "The quadrivalent vaccine came out in 2012 and it's going to probably be taking over the market," said Kelly Reed, a physician assistant Should you uninstall Kaspersky software? 10/05/2017 09:18pm • Q: Should I uninstall Kaspersky anti-virus from my computer? A recent Wall Street Journal story about a National Security Agency contractor that had classified documents on his home computer and was allegedly targeted because of his use of Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software has once again put the Ru Flu shots are your healthy drive-thru option 09/30/2017 03:37pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Once summer finally gives way to fall, health experts start dishing out warnings about the upcoming flu season, while encouraging people to get their flu shots. In Annapolis, officials made it so easy that people could sit inside their cars and get a shot. The Anne Arundel 5 more Md. residents contract swine flu from county fair pigs 09/27/2017 04:46pm • WASHINGTON — Five more Maryland residents have contracted a strain of the swine flu after interacting with pigs at local county fairs. The Maryland Department of Health said Wednesday that five people contracted the influenza virus strain H3N2v, a variant of the swine flu in humans, by coming i Swine flu detected at 2nd Maryland fair 09/25/2017 11:50am • WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a Maryland fair is dealing with cases of swine flu. The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a statement Sunday, saying tests showed 11 pigs from The Great Frederick Fair are infected with influenza A. All swine at the fairgrounds have When Should You Have a Benign Tumor Removed? 09/18/2017 08:00pm • The word "tumor" is loaded with frightening possibility. Simply put, it's an abnormal growth of cells. It can be cancer -- a malignant tumor. But in many cases, the growth is instead a benign, or noncancerous, tumor. Everything from genetics to toxins in the environment to our diet can play a role i Chile Battles an Alarmingly High Rate of New HIV Infections 09/13/2017 08:00pm • SANTIAGO -- Emilio Urrutia says it wasn't because of lack of information that he got infected with HIV last year. The 29-year-old Chilean used to do what he calls a "routine HIV test" every six months. "I am gay so I took the test for safety. And I got infected because I was irresponsible. I knew i Zika Virus Could Someday Treat Deadly Brain Cancer, Research Suggests 09/05/2017 08:00pm • The Zika virus is a major health concern for pregnant women and their fetuses, but new research indicates it could prove helpful in treating a malignant type of brain cancer. Glioblastoma -- the brain cancer in question -- affects more than 12,000 people every year in the U.S. and more often than