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Unsafe Injections Put Patients in Peril 05/20/2015 08:00pm • Far from a healthy shot in the arm, some injections carry more than medicine into the veins and bodies of patients. To date, more than 150,000 people have received letters after going to outpatient centers and other health care providers notifying them they were potentially exposed to unsafe injec Health department: Person with measles visited places in D.C., Fairfax Co. 05/19/2015 06:11pm • WASHINGTON — Local health departments are investigating a confirmed case measles in an adult who visited multiple locations in both D.C. and Fairfax County earlier this month. The person with measles has been discharged from Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and is no longer contagious, according t 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 D.C. ranks No. 3 for mosquitoes in U.S. 05/18/2015 02:07pm • WASHINGTON -- Which do you want first: The bad news or the other bad news? Not only is mosquito season fast approaching, but also D.C. has ranked toward the top of the list of Orkin's latest Top Mosquito Cities ranking. Using data from service calls in 2014, Orkin placed Washington, D.C., at N New Whitman-Walker celebrates community, life and light 05/18/2015 03:03am • WASHINGTON — At the height of the AIDS epidemic, Whitman-Walker was a clinic scarred by death. Today, it's reborn as a place that celebrates life and light. For Whitman-Walker, it’s been a long and intense journey down 14th Street. The original clinic was a cramped, dark building that primari Unexpected Lessons From the Ebola Outbreak 05/17/2015 08:00pm • It's been just over a year since the Ebola outbreak erupted in Africa. And while its spotlight in the news cycle has faded, cases continue to plague a very vulnerable area of the world. The outbreak and its aftermath in Africa are devastating. We should not add to the toll by ignoring critical lesso Cat with rabies found in Haymarket 05/16/2015 12:45am • WASHINGTON -- A cat found near the intersection of Sudley Road and Shelter Lane in Haymarket, Virginia, has tested positive for rabies. The young cat had gray fur with a tan or white spot located over its left eye and was found on Wednesday, May 13.  The Prince William Health District  asks any My Race Isn't Over: Still Defining My Disability 05/07/2015 08:00pm • By age 12, I knew my life would be different (meaning excruciatingly challenging). Up until that fateful February afternoon basketball practice, I was like any other 12-year-old girl: active, curious about life, into competitive sports (which, I learned, would get me chased by kiss-hungry boys dur Loudoun County warning public about Lyme disease 05/06/2015 04:42am • WASHINGTON — It's beautiful and wooded, and many people live there for the perks of nature. But the open spaces of Loudoun County can also be a breeding ground for the ticks that cause Lyme disease. "In Loudoun County, like many areas, any time we go outside we are potentially going into a tick Vaccines: Why There Is Really No Debate At All 05/03/2015 08:00pm • Average life expectancy in the U.S. has increased exponentially over the last century. The earliest settlers were lucky to celebrate their 30th birthday. Their most common cause of death? Infection. An inability to prevent or treat disease resulted in pandemics -- times when up to hundreds of thou Indiana HIV outbreak, hepatitis C epidemic sparks CDC alert 04/24/2015 03:55pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county is experiencing nearly daily increases in new HIV infections tied to intravenous drug use, and health officials hope the situation prompts other states to closely track their hepatitis C and HIV rates to identify potential clusters of the diseases. Indiana sta Bird flu cuts into egg, poultry exports in Iowa, Midwest 04/23/2015 05:53pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some international trade partners are declining to buy egg and poultry products from Midwestern states that have been affected by a deadly strain of bird flu, while others are excluding imports only from counties where the virus has surfaced. The H5N2 virus has cost turkey Will the dog flu hit D.C.? 04/20/2015 07:25pm • WASHINGTON — As a strain of canine influenza spreads through the Midwest, local dog owners are perking their ears and wondering: Will it come here? "I think it's a distinct possibility that it could get here," says veterinarian Katy Nelson, also known as Dr. Pawz. While there aren't local r Virus worse than Lyme Disease stems from tick bites 04/11/2015 05:55am • WASHINGTON -- In addition to cherry blossom season and baseball season, it's also the start of tick season. They are most active between April and September, so this is a good time to read up on a disease you can get from ticks that you probably haven't heard of. Only about 60 cases of Powassa Loudoun health dept.: No wider threat after meningitis death 04/10/2015 12:23pm • WASHINGTON — The Loudoun County Health Department says it does not believe there is a wider threat to the community after "recent publicity" surrounding a meningococcal meningitis death in the county. While the department says that there are no signs of a wider outbreak, Dr. David Goodfriend,