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Mumps Cases In Maryland Triple All Of 2025 Just Weeks Into The New Year, Health Officials Warn
Mumps is spreading in Maryland — and health officials are warning clinicians to be ready.
Fourteen cases have already been reported statewide in 2026, compared to just four in all of 2025, according to the Maryland Department of Health, raising concerns for some officials.
Most of the recent cases are in adults in the Baltimore metropolitan area, officials said in an alert sent to paramedics, though they caution that mumps can occur in any age group, and cases may increase throughout the state.
The alert, issued by Dr. Timothy Chizmar, Maryland’s State EMS Medical Director, signals th…
The Votes Are In: National Zoo’s First Elephant Calf In Decades Now Has Her Name
She had a tiny trunk and a very big debut. Now, DC’s newest elephant finally has a name.
For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed an Asian elephant calf at 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, inside the Elephant Barn in Washington, DC.
Nearly two weeks later, zoo officials announced the 308-pound female now answers to Linh Mai.
The name, chosen by the public through a fundraising vote, means “spirit blossom.”
Linh means “spirit” or “soul,” and Mai refers to the apricot blossom, a flower associated with Tết, the …
Cupid Sidelined As Capitals Mascot Slapshot Delivers Valentine’s Day Surprises
Cupid is sitting this one out.
Instead, Washington Capitals mascot Slapshot will be knocking on doors across the DC region on Saturday, Feb. 14, delivering Valentine’s Day surprises that come with donuts, gifts, and a whole lot of unexpected Capitals energy, the team announced.
In partnership with Dunkin’, Slapshot will spend Valentine’s Day making in-person deliveries to homes, offices, and other locations throughout the Washington area, showing up unannounced with a themed gift bundle for fans who signed up in advance.
According to the Capitals, the Valentine’s Day deliveries will take p…
