News & Politics When Speed Really matters The area’s top heart-attack, stroke, and trauma centers have people and innovations that could save your life. People | Apr 1, 2009
News & Politics Trouble in the ER Emergency medicine is better here than in many parts of the country, but you still can wait many hours in a local hospital ER. And the problems our ERs face are getting dangerously worse. People | Apr 1, 2009
News & Politics How Not to Save a Life Here are excerpts from the June 2006 inspector general’s report about the emergency medical treatment of David Rosenbaum, who was struck on the head during a robbery attempt near his Northwest DC home. People | Feb 1, 2009
News & Politics What Happens When You Call 911 in Washington, DC After years of bad blood between District firefighters and emergency medical personnel, DC’s system is still broken. The suburbs do it much better. People | Feb 1, 2009
News & Politics DC’s Lead Poisoning Problem Officials are finally addressing DC’s lead-poisoning problem. Will they do what it takes to save more kids from brain damage? People | Aug 1, 2008
News & Politics The Battle to Save a Boy’s Sight Bobby Sliko was a bright, energetic teenager. When his vision began to dim, he didn’t want to bother his parents, so he kept his worries to himself. When he couldn’t hide it any longer, doctors found the cause—a brain tumor. They operated five times, and People | May 1, 2008
News & Politics Thank You For Smoking After years of health warnings, fewer Americans are smoking. But while Washington is encouraging Americans to quit, it has been helping big tobacco push cigarette smoking in other countries, using trade pacts to force poorer nations to accept American cig People | Dec 1, 2007
News & Politics Time for Less Talk, More Action Last August we wrote about how lead poisons too many of DC’s children—and what should be done to end the tragedy. One year later—with a new mayor in charge—are children being protected? People | Aug 1, 2007
