Lake Barcroft
Lake Barcroft, VA · Health
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D.C. doulas are struggling to serve low-income families despite landmark legislation
When Crystal Jackson gave birth to her son, she felt scared, anxious, and lonely, all emotions she now realizes a doula — a care worker who supports parents through pregnancy and labor — could have helped her navigate. “It left such an indelible mark on me, having not...
wwnytv.com
Social Security announces 3.6% benefit increase for 2027
BALTIMORE, Maryland (WWNY) - The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% benefit increase for 2027. Social Security benefits include Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Security Income. Retirement benefits will increase by an average of $75 per month. Nearly 72 million Social Security beneficiaries will see the cost-of-living adjustment...
The Money Overview
Virginia’s Valley Health lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage as accepted only through Sept. 30, 2026
Valley Health, the Winchester, Virginia, hospital system, lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage on its accepted-insurance page as “Accepted through 9/30/2026,” and the system says it has been out of network for those plans since Oct. 1. Valley Health estimates about 8,000 patients in Virginia and West Virginia are affected, including about 1,900 in Winchester and Frederick […] The post Virginia’s Valley Health lists UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage as accepted only through Sept. 30, 2026 appeared first on The Money Overview .
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Family Celebrates 50th
MOUNT VERNON, VA – The 50th Anniversary Celebration at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital felt more like a family reunion than an institutional event recognizing extraordinary growth and service over five decades. “Family” was a word repeated by multiple speakers on Friday, Oct. 9, as elected officials, community leaders, longtime...
CBS News
Maryland Dept. of Environment fights farm owner over waterways pollution
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Airport workers protest healthcare cuts
Airport workers gathered Monday morning at Dulles International Airport to demand lower healthcare costs. Organizers called on lawmakers to reverse Medicaid cuts and restore Affordable Care Act tax credits. Baggage handlers and service workers joined lawmakers in the airport cell phone lot for the rally.
alexandrialivingmagazine.com
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Turns 50
When Inova Mount Vernon Hospital opened its doors on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1976, it was a modest 76-bed community hospital with 32 staff members and 70 affiliated physicians. Just six patients were admitted that first day. Business picked up fast. Within a month, surgeons there had performed 100 operations. Five...
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Changing Lives Through Care: HouseCalls Home Care Brings Compassionate Care Into the Homes of Aging Adults
For many families, caring for an aging parent is a responsibility filled with love, but also with difficult choices. As everyday tasks become harder, families often have to find ways to provide support without taking away the independence and familiarity their loved ones value. HouseCalls Home Care is built around...
Bay Net
New MedSTAR Medical Helicopter Arrives With More Space, Range And Lifesaving Capabilities
COLUMBIA, Md. — MedStar Health has introduced a new Airbus H145 D3 medical helicopter designed to give critical care teams more room, greater lifting capacity and additional flexibility when transporting some of the region’s sickest and most seriously injured patients. The aircraft is joining MedSTAR Transport, MedStar Health’s...
The Beacon Newspapers
See you at the Expos
I am excited to invite you to join us at the Beacon Newspapers’ 27th annual 50+Expos. We produce these yearly events in both Maryland and Virginia to provide useful information and a great time to our readers and their family members. In case you haven’t been before, I can share that our Expos attract thousands of area residents who come for health screenings,... READ MORE
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Mary Washington Healthcare Expands Podiatric Care with Addition of Two Foot and Ankle Surgeons
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (October 5, 2026) — Mary Washington Healthcare is expanding access to specialized foot and ankle care with the addition of podiatric surgeons Lisa Grant-McDonald, DPM, and Joshua Green, DPM, to Mary Washington Orthopedics. Lisa Grant-McDonald, DPM, specializes in adult foot and ankle care, with a focus on...
WMAR 2 News Baltimore
New SNAP, Medicaid requirements could cause thousands of Marylanders to lose benefits
baltimorebrew.com
Part 1: Citing toxic ash, residents again call for the BRESCO incinerator to be shut down
As MDE announces closure of one aging medical waste incinerator, communities blast the state for allowing Baltimore City’s even even older and bigger incinerator to live on. At a packed community hearing on Thursday, speaker after speaker decried the ash coming from the city’s trash-burning incinerator, BRESCO, that is routinely trucked through city streets and highways and dumped primarily at the city-run Quarantine Road Landfill.
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Alexandria health officials issue vaccine guidance as respiratory illness season begins
As the season for increased flu and other respiratory illnesses arrives, the Alexandria Health Department is providing guidance on vaccines and other recommendations for residents. Flu season begins in October and continues until May, although activity may peak in the winter months. Other respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and RSV...