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Getting to the truth is important because women who are pregnant and sick with COVID-19 are more likely than other women to die, be hospitalized or be put on ventilators.

Even as new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention permit gathering among those who’ve been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, one expert warns to stay cautious.

Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic physical therapist Sebastian Cohen shares tips with 7 On Your Side to make life a little less painful.

Children and teenagers are headed back to the classroom after months of learning from home. Here are the best ways to support them through the transition.

After seeing big spikes in virtual visits in 2020, providers are evaluating what investments and policies are needed to help cement telemedicine as a permanent part of the health care delivery system.

The combination of less-than-perfect posture practices and more sedentary work-from-home conditions is prompting more people than usual to seek help, according to a Maryland physical therapist.

You won’t get COVID-19 from the vaccine, but there’s a chance you will feel sick after the injection.

Disruption in our daily lives can often impact how we sleep at night. Recently, there’s arguably been no greater disruption than the pandemic.

While the coronavirus put a stop to many in-person doctors’ appointments, it also spurred innovation in the health industry.

Covid-19 vaccine distribution is creating complications and confusion across the region, but D.C.-area health care leaders and industry veterans say the local business community can help.

Some experts say that wearing two masks may be more effective against the coronavirus.

In developing the COVID-19 vaccine, science was not skipped, slighted or ignored. It is clear upon review of both vaccines that they are safe and effective. Many scientific reviews confirm this.

Navigating the process can be complicated and usually means visiting several websites, with each requiring its own registration.

Gov. Ralph Northam said he was ordering the health department to build a single place for vaccine appointments, and also extending restrictions through February.

A group of D.C. government leaders and medical experts took part in an online forum to further encourage people of color to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to dispel any myths about its safety.

According to the CDC, more than 81,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States from May 2019 to May 2020. That is the highest recorded number in a year’s span.

The coronavirus pandemic rages on with new questions about what's safe and what to avoid. News$ asked three local doctors to weigh in on the risks, and there's on thing on which they all agree.

We still have to exercise caution when we’re visiting elderly relatives or grandparents,” said Dr. Mona Gahunia, an infectious disease doctor leading the Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 vaccination plans.

Instead of focusing on a return to “business as usual,” employers should consider how the workforce must change for good