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Community concerned over new Fort Detrick lab
A new lab to test vaccines against ebola and other diseases is being built at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., and a risk assessment is under way now. WTOP's Evan Haning has the report.
Tags: Fort Detrick , cancer , lab
Investigators search for serial arsonist in Frederick
Investigators are searching for a serial arsonist they say is responsible for three fires set in four hours in Frederick, Md.
Tags: arsonist , Frederick , Taney Avenue , the Gazette ,
Are work hours really lost during March Madness?
Do employees actually waste a ton of time with web watching and office pools? WTOP's Evan Haning has the story.
Tags: March Madness , NCAA tournament , office pool , Slate.com , Jack Shafer
Housing prices increase for 15 consecutive months
Housing prices have increased by at least 1 percent, says John McClain, deputy director of George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis, who specializes in housing.
Tags: housing sales , John McClain , George Mason University , Colleen Kelleher
Federal jobs among most desirable
While Google ranks as their ideal employer, many college students say they are interested in working for federal agencies.
Tags: federal agencies , Universum , Google , State Department , FBI , NASA , CIA , U.S. Department of Energy , NIH , Peace Corps ,
Nanotechnology puts the lab inside the patient
Nanotechnology is providing easier, safer and less expensive medical treatments for a variety of illnesses.
Tags: nanotechnology , cancer , Glucowizzard , Popular Science , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Technology Review , MRI , New Scientist ,
Two Md. med schools train surgeons on live animals
Only a handful of medical schools -- including two in the D.C. region -- still train surgeons on live animals. WTOP's Evan Haning reports.
Tags: Uniformed Services University , Uniformed Services University of the Health Scienc , Johns Hopkins University , Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine , John Pippin ,
Good customer service even more important
Being put on "hold" used to be customers' biggest gripe. Now? It's those darn automated attendants.
Tags: customer service , Telephone Doctor
Three area hospitals score below average in report
Find out how some area hospitals fared in the latest report by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. WTOP's Evan Haning has the report.
Tags: Holy Cross Hospital , Montgomery General Hospital , Washington Adventist Hospital , Shady Grove Adventist Hospital , Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission , Suburban Hospital ,
Mont. Co. wants Pepco to plant trees
To reduce power outages, Pepco has trimmed trees along 1,200 miles of power lines. Now Montgomery County wants them to do some planting.
Tags: Maryland Public Service Commission , Montgomery County , Pepco , Bob Hainey , the Gazette ,
