Melissa Mollet
Traffic Reporter at WRC-TV (Washington, DC)
Traffic reporter for News4, mother and wife. A native Washingtonian, I know traffic here stinks... We're in this together!
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4 weeks ago |
nbcwashington.com | Melissa Mollet
Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, most people don't know when or how often to get screened. A new survey by MedStar Health found that 79% of people don't know when to start screening, and about 40% of people who should get a colonoscopy have not received one yet. When should adults get their first colonoscopy?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
nbcwashington.com | Melissa Mollet
A new treatment promises to drastically lower the severity of a dangerous virus in young children. Doctors describe an antibody treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, as a game changer that could be life-changing for the 2 million children in the U.S. who contract it each year. About 80,000 children are hospitalized per year for RSV, and up to 300 die.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
nbcwashington.com | Melissa Mollet |Patricia Fantis |Sophia Barnes
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in men under the age of 50. This year alone, 53,000 people are expected to die from colorectal cancer. Doctors are trying to figure out why it's becoming increasingly common: Colorectal cancer rates are rising by 1% to 2% every year. It's a lesser-known and less-funded cancer, which is why one survivor is sharing his story - in hopes that his ordeal can help save someone else.
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Jun 24, 2024 |
nbcwashington.com | Melissa Mollet
Justice Thurston, 22, entered the foster care system when she was 12 years old. Now, she's been recognized recently in D.C. as an advocate for foster children. "If they don't have a place, I'm gonna speak," Thurston said. She went back and forth between 20 foster homes when she was a child. While great foster parents exist, she said she didn't get any. The moving around made being apart from her siblings hard. "I didn't want to be split up from them," Thurston said.
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Mar 28, 2024 |
nbcwashington.com | Melissa Mollet
Virginia winery owner Sudha Patil shares how she became the first female Indian winemaker in the U.S.
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MAJOR delays on SB I-95. LANES BLOCKED at VA-123. Traffic diverted to VA-123. @nbcwashington
Right now roads are just wet... @ChuckBell4 says the change-over is on its way... @nbcwashington
Delays SB I-270 near MD-109 because of 3-vehicle crash. @nbcwashington
