Grown-Up Swimming League Returns
Splish, splash, get your goggles on and ready to go: the Grown-Up Swimming League is about to kick off its third season in the County. The league started during the… Read More
Liz Feldman
Liz Feldman has worked as a writer and producer for more than 40 years in local TV news. She worked for WUSA-TV in the mid-1980s, NBC-4 in the 1990s and 2000s, WJLA-TV from 2010 to 2014, and Fox 5 from 2010-2022. She is currently working as a free-lance writer and producer for CNN. Feldman also is a college professor. She teaches at Montgomery College and the University of Maryland. She has previously taught for American University, George Washington University, and Northwestern University. Feldman has lived in Montgomery County since 1989. She is married and has three children, and four grandchildren.
Mobile Health Clinic Hits the Road
The County has officially launched a new initiative elected leaders and community members say will help expand health care in underserved neighborhoods. Last Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich, representatives from… Read More
County High Schoolers Named Presidential Scholars Semifinalists
Six high school seniors from Montgomery County are in rare company. They are semifinalists in this year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The Maryland Department of Education announced the news on… Read More
Understanding Children’s Mental Health
From the start children’s health is often measured by physical growth. How many pounds they weigh, how tall they are. But as the medical field now recognizes children’s mental health… Read More
Celebrating the County’s Nurses
Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, and Mary Breckinridge are among some of the most famous nurses in U.S. history. During the month of May, people across the country honor these pioneers… Read More
New Maryland Law Will Benefit Diabetes Patients
A new law that will help diabetes patients who rely on insulin for their care will take effect next year. Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the bill into law on… Read More
Biden Diagnosis Raises Prostate Cancer Awareness
Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis raises new awareness about the disease. Biden is among hundreds of thousands of American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this… Read More
FDA Approves County Based Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, but with certain restrictions. The FDA decision came last Friday about six weeks after the agency had… Read More
National Women’s Health Month
National Women’s Health Week is underway. It began on Mother’s Day and continues until May 17. Health Week also is part of National Women’s Health Month. The idea for National… Read More
Celebrating Mother’s Day: Mother-Daughter Nursing Duo
This year National Nurses Week coincides with Mother’s Day. To some this might seem like a coincidence, but for two nurses at Rockville’s Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, the… Read More
Covid-19 Vaccines Face New Questionable Government Scrutiny
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday an advisory committee will meet on May 22 to discuss and make recommendations about the composition of this fall’s Covid-19 vaccines. In… Read More
Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Bernard Rimland initiated the idea in 1970. Rimland co-founded the Autism Society of America. The organization has 70 different affiliates around… Read More