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Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (924+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC under extreme heat alert Saturday as severe storms are expected to hit the region July 18, 2026, 12:10 AM Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that…...
Cyclospora concerns draw more customers to DC region’s farmers and farmers markets
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (300+ words) July 18, 2026, 4:26 AM Growing concerns over the cyclospora parasite are spurring more food shoppers to buy local. That means farmers like Nicole Reese, the founder of Kinship Gardens in Beltsville, Maryland, are seeing more customers. “When you know where your food…...
Montgomery Co. program provides teens a way to lead on mental health issues
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (439+ words) July 18, 2026, 4:13 AM Many of the people working to address mental health issues among teenagers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are still teenagers themselves. At his weekly briefing, County Executive Marc Elrich highlighted the work of the BTheOne Ambassador Program, in which…...
First death reported in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (260+ words) July 17, 2026, 7:19 PM Officials didn’t release additional information about the person’s identity, age or details on when and how they fell ill. Investigators are still trying to pinpoint the source of the outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that has infected…...
Europe’s early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (535+ words) July 17, 2026, 5:22 AM Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of the heat wave than would normally have been expected,…...
30-30-30 rule popularizes healthy morning routine
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (335+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC region under code purple air quality alert due to heat and smoky skies Linh Bui | [email protected] July 17, 2026, 3:22 PM The 30‑30‑30 rule is a catchy idea meant to promote weight loss and overall wellness. It gained popularity for being…...
FDA approves breakthrough daily pill for cholesterol
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (401+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC region under code purple air quality alert due to heat and smoky skies Linh Bui | [email protected] July 17, 2026, 1:27 PM The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cholesterol‑lowering pill that could help millions of Americans. Merck’s…...
Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (820+ words) July 17, 2026, 9:06 AM Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. Smoke also harms pregnant…...
University of Maryland study warns of rising health costs from Canadian wildfire smoke
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (242+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC region under code red air quality alert due to heat and smoky skies July 17, 2026, 6:45 AM Researchers at the University of Maryland say their study of the 2023 Canadian wildfires highlights the need to prepare for the public health…...
FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
2+ day, 13+ min ago (240+ words) July 16, 2026, 6:25 PM The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins, the standard medications for cutting heart attack risk. Merck will market its pill under the brand name Lipfendra. Statins…...