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Since March, MedStar Health has been taking part in a yearlong plasma therapy research project, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. The therapy—which has been used in the past to treat MERS, SARS, H1N1–is intended to help patients seriously ill from the coronavirus. As part of the research project, MedStar is asking people who have recovered […]

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, who is the founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation, helped welcome home U.S. Army Captain Luis Avila and his family to their new, specially adapted smart home in Chevy Chase on Veterans Day. The house is located near Walter Reed National Medical Center where Avila is undergoing extensive treatment for […]

Teacher volunteers from Flora M. Singer Elementary School gave up part of their summer to create an active learning experience for kids in Silver Spring. It’s called the Singer Sea Turtles Summer Fun Camp and it takes place in the campers’ backyard. MCPS-TV reports.

It was a record-setting year for students receiving scholarships at Montgomery College. MCTV’s Carolina Galeano reports.  

This January, the American Red Cross is celebrating National Blood Donor Month and local Red Cross representatives are hoping you will join them by rolling up your sleeves to give blood or platelets. So, where can you donate? On Jan. 4, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., the American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at […]

State Senator Cheryl Kagan of District 17 has introduced an organ donation bill to expand entry points to Maryland’s registry in order to enlarge the donor pool and shorten the wait for those in need of transplants. “This bill is about saving lives,” said Kagan. “Expanding our transplant registry will allow us to find a […]