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When your child doesn’t want to go to school: They might not be playing hooky. It could be ‘school refusal’

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When your child doesn’t want to go to school: They might not be playing hooky. It could be ‘school refusal’

While some kids may negotiate five more minutes to snooze, some D.C.-area parents have a more “relentless and exhausting” challenge when their child refuses to go to school. From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on … Read more

The Maryland woman who kept asking questions and revolutionized the FDA’s drug approval process

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The Maryland woman who kept asking questions and revolutionized the FDA’s drug approval process

Dr. Frances O. Kelsey, a medical officer with the Food and Drug Administration, is credited with preventing the drug Thalidomide from becoming widely available in the U.S. and saving a generation of babies from severe birth defects. This Aug. 1, 1962, file photo shows Dr. Frances O. Kelsey of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, … Read more