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Record number of Marylanders sign up for health coverage on …

WebA record number of Marylanders signed up for coverage on the state’s health benefit exchange during this year’s open enrollment period, leadership at the exchange …

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WebHealth news from the Baltimore Sun. Researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain,

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Pooling health insurance could save Maryland millions

WebIf health insurance purchases were pooled here, the savings in Maryland could be substantial, about $1,000-2,000 per year per employee without reducing …

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Providing affordable health insurance regardless of immigration …

WebAn identical House bill (HB 728) was approved Friday along a party line vote by the House Health and Government Operations Committee. A report submitted to the …

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Report lists reasons for Maryland's long ER wait times

WebThe report identified several root causes of the state’s long wait times, including a community health care system in desperate need of expansion and the dire shortage of behavioral health care

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The Hopkins-led study was published online on Tuesday.

WebSiddiqui is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The study was posted online Tuesday in the American …

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Baltimore fared better than most similar places on COVID …

WebBaltimore fared better than most similar places during the coronavirus pandemic in avoiding sickness and death and in achieving high levels of vaccine coverage, a new study by public health researc…

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Expansion planned to Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health

WebA rendering of a planned expansion of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The new 250,000 square foot facility, planned to be completed by the …

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MedStar's outpatient cardiovascular center opens Wednesday

WebMedStar Health's 10,000-square-foot cardiovascular center will provide a "one-stop shop" for patients who see multiple specialists. The project cost $6.3 million to …

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New medical facility in Aberdeen gets preview ahead of Feb. 6 …

WebAlready open next door is a new 93,000-square-foot health and wellness center – part of the same $102 million Aberdeen investment — for physician practices …

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Maryland hospitals seeing post-holiday increase in COVID and flu …

WebHospitalizations from COVID-19 and the flu have surged in the last month, prompting the Maryland Department of Health to recommend that hospitals and doctors’ offices double down on efforts t…

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Maryland's drug affordability board starts cost review process

WebThe board selected the eight drugs it is considering for a cost review from a list of 2,287 drugs that were eligible under the board’s rules and regulations, York said in …

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With tight purse strings in Annapolis, health care advocates push …

WebIn what is shaking out to be a financially difficult year for the Maryland General Assembly, health advocates are hoping lawmakers consider bills that would …

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Van Hollen, Israel and the courage of conviction.

WebTwenty years ago, I took a job as a foreign affairs adviser to then-U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen because of the peaceful energy he gave off during my job interview. …

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I took my 'first sail' at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show. Here's

WebAt the end of each April, the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show is a weekend outing spent ogling boats along City Dock that cost nearly as much as a house, if not …

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New public-private partnership to try improving lung cancer …

WebLung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer deaths in America. Each year, it accounts for roughly 1 in 5 cancer deaths, killing more than colon, breast and …

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Doctors completing post-graduate training push for union at …

WebResident physicians and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center have notified the hospitals’ leaders of their intent to unionize and begin the collective …

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Many children hospitalized with COVID continue to face challenges.

WebResearchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore and other medical sites across the country found that children hospitalized with COVID-19 continue to …

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Aberdeen health and wellness center named after Anna and James …

WebThe University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health on Friday announced the naming of the Anna and James Lambdin Health and Wellness Center at its new …

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President Biden, why are you at the Trump payoff trial

WebPresident Biden, why are you at the Trump payoff trial?

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Publisher files class action suit for …

WebA Baltimore publisher is suing the companies behind the massive cargo ship that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, alleging they were negligent for …

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Maternal, infant health advocates celebrate victories, highlight …

WebDavis joined advocates from the local public health initiative B’more for Healthy Babies and the Baltimore City Health Department to mark National Maternal …

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Trial against Anne Arundel Register of Wills set for late June

WebAnne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold, who is accused of cashing a check worth thousands of dollars that was intended for her office, is scheduled …

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Howard schools start times will stay the same in the fall, Board of

WebCurrent school start times will remain in place when Howard County public school students return to classes, the school board decided Thursday, meaning high …

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Amid high demand for psychiatric care services in Maryland, …

WebHarsh K. Trivedi, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt Health System, stands in the lobby of their new psychiatric care facility in Elkridge, Maryland.

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