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Maryland is seeing a new wave of COVID cases, but don’t expect …

WebThe Maryland Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19, said David McCallister, a department spokesman. “It is not unusual to see upticks during …

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WebBehavioral health services are essential for all communities. The Arc Central Chesapeake Region was founded in 1961 by a group of parents to address the lack of …

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Doctors’ offices aren’t requiring masks, but wear them anyway, …

WebAt MedStar Health, which operates several hospitals and urgent care centers in the region, masks are required when a patient is deemed at high risk for infection. And …

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How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives

WebA syringe is seen on the ground as Lisa McFadden waits to be treated near a Baltimore City Health Department RV, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Baltimore. The …

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Alzheimer’s prevalence likely due to numbers of seniors, Black and

WebThere’s less access to health care, quality food, opportunities for exercise and other contributors to well-being. Those chronic diseases are also risk factors for …

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COVID-19 vaccines doses are in short supply at pharmacies

WebLocal health departments are also likely to rely on pharmacies for most RSV and COVID-19 vaccinations. Many still plan to hold flu clinics. Baltimore County, for …

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Mental health care with a twist: New Howard County treatment …

WebThe center, called Glass House, opened late last year and has grown to serve about 20 patients with complex mental health needs and drug and alcohol …

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Maryland’s health exchange set record enrollment numbers this …

WebReaching those disproportionately uninsured Marylanders was “particularly gratifying,” said Andrew Ratner, chief of staff for the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, …

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Health care for Marylanders with HIV is facing huge …

WebAdvocates and providers say they had been warned there would be less money by the Maryland Department of Health, but were stunned at the size of the drop — from about $17.9 million this fiscal …

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Maryland hospitals must pay back millions to poor patients. First, …

WebIn Maryland, the attorney general’s Health Education and Advocacy Unit helps mediate such disputes when patients ask. Aleithea Warmack, a spokeswoman for …

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Baltimore may finally get a new health commissioner

WebDr. Ihuoma Emenuga will take over as city health commissioner Jan. 22, if confirmed by the Board of Estimates. She will replace Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, who became …

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Maryland replaces troubled health system contractor

WebState officials hired a new contractor to process payments to behavioral health providers, ditching a troubled system that wreaked havoc in the treatment …

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Maryland hospitals stopped suing patients with unpaid bills. Will …

WebMaryland’s health care system relies on collecting debt to keep overall rates from ballooning — the state’s nonprofit hospitals charge all patients extra to compensate …

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Maryland lawmakers approve easier path for undocumented …

WebMaryland lawmakers are on track to allowing undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state’s insurance exchange — though they’ll still need to …

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Johns Hopkins nursing school launches D.C. institute focused on …

WebVincent Guilamo-Ramos is director of the Institute for Policy Solutions. (Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Univ)Guilamo-Ramos envisions the work of the institute will …

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Maryland housing program for medically vulnerable could get …

WebKevin Lindamood, CEO of Health Care for the Homeless, said the $5.4 million commitment from Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is enough to cover the current …

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Generation X is not too young to take health seriously

WebIt occurred to me that afternoon, staring worriedly at the carbohydrate and sodium counts on the boxes in my pantry, that my husband, Scott, who died at 44 of a …

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Free medical and dental care in Baltimore: Why some Marylanders …

WebSarah True was a public health reporter for the Baltimore Banner. She previously worked as a freelance journalist covering healthcare and health policy, and …

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Time running out to replace or renew correctional health …

WebThe contracts also seek providers that can offer both medical care and mental health care, as opposed to separating those out for different providers as they do …

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Baltimore County health officer ‘no longer’ in job

WebDr. Gregory Wm. Branch, who had been the director of health and human services in Baltimore County since 2006, “is no longer the Health Officer for Baltimore …

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Audit: Poor health department bookkeeping could cost state $1.4B …

WebPamela Wood. 10/24/2023 3:32 p.m. EDT. The Maryland Department of Health offices in Baltimore. The Maryland Department of Health engaged in poor accounting practices for …

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Violence at Maryland hospitals was a concern before Hopkins death

Web11/9/2023 5:30 a.m. EST. A video still shows officers removing Paul Bertonazzi from a police van upon arrival at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Bertonazzi died days later after …

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