Northern Virginia ranks at the top in the annual Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, with suburban Maryland getting a middling score and the District trailing near the bottom of the nationwide survey. Published May 16, 2019
The U.S. birthrate among women in their teens and 20s has hit its lowest level in 32 years, marking the fourth consecutive year of fewer babies being born. Published May 15, 2019
A leading federal health expert says that health officials across the country should expect to see only isolated cases or mini-outbreaks of diseases such as diphtheria and tetanus because those bacterial infections are not as contagious as the measles virus, which continues to affect an ever-increasing number of people nationwide. Published May 14, 2019
