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At city clinic, poverty creates and magnifies health …
WEBThe city ended the year with 344 homicides -- the most ever per capita. Rhonda Jones (left), with her sister, Renita Matthews, leaves an appointment at Total Health Care's Division Street clinic. Capital News …
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Barriers block path to better health care for poor in Baltimore
WEBBALTIMORE — In a city rich with world-famous hospitals and renowned medical researchers, Sharlene Adams complains she has trouble finding good health care. Adams, who is 55, rents a rowhouse in West Baltimore, not far from the blocks besieged by rioters last April. Her monthly income is a disability check of about $700 — putting her …
Maryland college students seek mental health help amid COVID …
WEBCollege students have struggled with mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. School counseling centers have adjusted their services to fulfil the needs of students in an online environment. Students shared their experiences with the struggles and benefits of online mental health services, including their accessibility and effectiveness.
Bitter Cold: Indoors and out, cold weather harms health
WEBIn Maryland, since the winter of 2013-2014, there have been 208 cold-related deaths, including 51 this winter. The vast majority of those victims were not homeless, according to the state health department. 30% of them died in Baltimore, which is home to only about 10% of the state's population.
A timeline of COVID-19 cases during phased reopening in Maryland
WEBOn May 8, four days after Maryland broke an average of 1,000 cases per day, Gov. Hogan was ready to begin Phase 1 of Maryland’s reopening plan. There was an average of 958 cases per day between May 8 and June 4, 2020, an increase of 409% from the seven-day average on March 30. A three-part recovery plan had been made in April called the
Trans patients face geographic, availability barriers to care
WEBAs of 2022, 24,000 transgender adults live in Maryland, with an estimated 6,000 enrolled in Medicaid, according to a study by the Williams Institute on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care. The Maryland Department of Health estimated that the number of Medicaid enrollees seeking gender-affirming treatment under the bill would …
In Poor Health Baltimore Struggles to Keep Poor Residents …
WEBResidents of Baltimore's poorer neighborhoods are plagued by rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and hypertension much higher than in wealthier parts of the city. Those conditions lead to lives that are shorter and sicker than the lives of people who live in more affluent parts of town -- evidence that the health care system is failing
Aggregated data masks Asian disparities in Maryland and US
WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal agency, displays aggregated race data in its COVID-19 tracker, as of Thursday. Asians comprised 5.8% of the total U.S. population, but only 3.1% of COVID-19 cases and 3.6% of COVID-19 deaths, according to the CDC tracker. However, a September CDC report said, “aggregated …
Bon Se-Killer, a hospital that treats sickest patients, trying to win
WEBBALTIMORE — Dr. Samuel Ross had been CEO of Bon Secours Health System for three months when he went to a dinner party in 2006 and first heard the name some Baltimoreans have long used for his hospital.
Wider access to overdose-reversing drug could ease deadly toll of
WEBWASHINGTON – Wednesday’s Food and Drug Administration authorization of a life-saving drug that reverses overdoses could reduce the deadly impact of the ongoing opioid epidemic in Maryland and dozens of other states, according to health experts.
988 suicide line on its way, but states might not be ready
WEBWASHINGTON – A new three-digit phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, set to launch next July, is expected to increase the use of mental health crisis services as access becomes easier.. But advocacy organizations worry some states may not have the funding or capacity to support increased use of the “988” hotline and …
Code Red: Health risks rise with the temperature in Baltimore
WEBHealth risks rise with the temperature. STORY BY: IAN ROUND, JAZMIN CONNER, JERMAINE ROWLEY AND JOHN FAIRHALL. September 3, 2019. Michael Thomas and Alberta Wilkerson, whose home in the Broadway East neighborhood of Baltimore has no air conditioning, both have health conditions that are made worse by …
Mental health center takes aim at patients’ long wait for crisis care
WEBAnnapolis Mental health center takes aim at patients’ long wait for crisis care Compass Health Center co-founder Dr. David Schreiber, accompanied by Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Will Smith, D-Montgomery, and Sen. Malcolm Augustine, D-Prince George's, among others, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of a new mental …
Biden administration takes aim at improving Black maternal health …
WEBBy Joy Saha - April 14, 2021. Marking Black Maternal Health Week, the Biden administration is moving to put more federal resources behind improving Black maternal health care. “Make no mistake. Black women in our country are facing a maternal health crisis,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at a virtual roundtable she hosted in …
Cybersecurity concerns grow in hospitals across Maryland
WEBCybersecurity concerns grow in hospitals across Maryland. By A.R. Cabral - November 4, 2021. ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland hospitals are seeing an uptick in ransomware and other cybersecurity threats, mirroring a national trend, and a federal agency is investigating a dozen breaches among healthcare providers in the state.
Bias training bill passes in Maryland Legislature
WEBThe bill also mandates the governor to designate $1,788,314 or 0.012% of the annual budget for the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities beginning in the fiscal year 2023. If enacted, the bill will take effect beginning on Oct. 1; implicit bias training of medical providers will be required after April 1, 2022.
Visualizing this year’s historic flu season – CNS Maryland
WEBMaryland experienced a large spike in RSV hospitalizations throughout October and early November before dropping later in the month, according to the state’s health department. RSV historically spikes around December, January or February, much like the flu. The 2022-2023 flu season is hitting the U.S. harder and earlier than it has in …
Reproductive rights advocates urge Congress to recognize …
WEBBy Yesenia Montenegro - March 1, 2024. WASHINGTON – With ever-changing laws on reproductive rights across the country, advocates are urging Congress to recognize the economic burdens women face when trying to access reproductive healthcare, especially in states where it is restricted. Allie Phillips, a mother and activist …
Bill would expand Maryland in vitro insurance to cover unwed …
WEBANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland mandate that health insurance plans pay for in vitro fertilization doesn’t cover unwed women. But a bill filed in the General Assembly and supported by the Women’s Law Center of Maryland aims to end the state’s distinction of a woman’s marital status, expanding coverage under certain insurance plans that is …
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