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Maryland lawmakers push for stronger nursing home oversight amid Wicomico controversy

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Months of controversy surrounding Wicomico Nursing Home are fueling calls for stronger oversight at the state level, as Maryland health officials begin examining ways to improve care and accountability across the state. The push comes as Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano announced Wednesday that the...

Maryland · 8d
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Maryland retirees fight rising prescription drug costs in federal court

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A federal judge has denied a request to make immediate changes to Maryland's new prescription drug system for state retirees, but the legal battle is far from over. The decision comes as retirees argue the changes are costing them thousands of dollars and forcing some to...

Maryland · 8d
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CBS Baltimore

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As rabies cases climb in Harford County, Humane Society vaccinates 360 pets

As animal rabies cases in Harford County have soared in recent weeks, the local Humane Society vaccinated 360 pets during an event last weekend.

Harford County, MD · 9d

fox5dc.com

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Trash changes could increase cost for Montgomery County residents

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Montgomery County Council is weighing whether to shut down a 31-year-old trash incinerator or continue to burn the county's garbage, a choice that could shape local waste management for decades. What we know:. The council met Tuesday to consider two competing resolutions: Keeping the incinerator open...

Montgomery County, MD · 9d
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Warns 3,182 Patients After Staffer Fed Data to AI Tool

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Site of Patient Data Exposure. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has begun notifying about 3,182 patients that their personal health information may have been exposed after a staff member uploaded a spreadsheet of patient data to a public AI tool the hospital had not approved for that use. The exposed spreadsheet covered patients who were admitted and treated at the Baltimore hospital between May and September of this year. Letters explaining the incident started arriving in mailboxes this past Thursday.

Baltimore, MD · 12d

WMAR 2 News Baltimore

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Johns Hopkins alerts 3,000+ patients after data sent to AI tool

Johns Hopkins Bayview is alerting about 3,182 patients after a worker uploaded their data to an unapproved AI tool. Free credit monitoring offered.

Baltimore, MD · 13d

FOX Carolina

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The nurses come to the neighborhood to help patients

A pilot program called Neighborhood Nursing is providing basic primary care outside the traditional clinic setting in East Baltimore, setting up in a church and visiting apartment complexes and homes to reach residents.

Baltimore, MD · 13d

Sentinel

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Amid call for more mental health counselors, board candidates say districts need more resources

Anne Arundel County Public Schools would need to spend $7 million more annually starting in fiscal year 2027 and hire 55 additional therapists to meet the mental health needs of its students. St. Mary’s County Public Schools would need to hire 25 more therapists and spend $2.9 million more annually....

Frederick County, MD · 11d

NottinghamMD.com

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Governor Moore announces $25 million grant program to expand healthcare access for uninsured Marylanders

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore announced a $25 million grant initiative this week to support community-based health care for uninsured Maryland residents, pointing to recent federal policy shifts expected to increase the number of people without coverage statewide. Speaking at the ninth annual Bloomberg American Health Initiative Summit, Moore detailed the new Uncompensated Care […]

Maryland · 15d

CBS Baltimore

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New observation unit at Howard County hospital aims to reduce ER wait times

Howard County's only hospital will soon have a new unit on its grounds, part of an ongoing strategy to try and reduce wait times in the emergency room.

Howard County, MD · 14d

marylandmatters.org

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School board candidates support more mental health care, differ on approach

Anne Arundel County Public Schools would need to spend $7 million more annually starting in fiscal year 2027 and hire 55 additional therapists to meet the mental health needs of its students. St. Mary’s County Public Schools would need to hire 25 more therapists and spend $2.9 million more annually....

Maryland · 14d

valleynewslive.com

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The nurses come to the neighborhood to help patients

A pilot program called Neighborhood Nursing is providing basic primary care outside the traditional clinic setting in East Baltimore, setting up in a church and visiting apartment complexes and homes to reach residents.

Baltimore, MD · 14d

theeveningenterprise.com

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Choptank Health expands school-based care with 2 new providers

CHESTERTOWN — Choptank Community Health System is expanding access to behavioral health and dental care for Mid-Shore students with the addition of two providers to its school-based health program. Kaitlin Connor, LMSW, is providing behavioral health services at Sudlersville elementary and middle schools in Queen Anne’s County. Caitlin...

Queen Anne'S County, MD · 15d

Stacker

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The states facing the biggest Medicare shake-up this enrollment season

MediaAlpha reports that Medicare's enrollment season sees significant plan exits, especially in states like Vermont and New Hampshire, forcing many beneficiaries to seek new coverage options.

New Hampshire · 17d

WMAR 2 News Baltimore

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No Hopkins–UnitedHealthcare deal as patients weigh costs to keep their doctors

More than a year after Hopkins left UnitedHealthcare’s network, patients face difficult insurance decisions. One mom with stage 4 cancer shares the cost of keeping her doctors.

Maryland · 17d

Tech Times

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Maryland’s $15M Manure Fund Cannot Prove Bay Got Cleaner, Report Finds

A coalition of environmental and community advocacy organizations published a damning audit Tuesday revealing that Maryland's primary public program for controlling factory farm pollution has spent more than $15 million since 2013 without producing any verifiable reduction in the nitrogen and phosphorus choking the Chesapeake Bay — and that the technologies it funded have measurably worsened air quality in the low-income communities surrounding the state's Eastern Shore chicken farms. The finding arrives as Bay states and the federal government have just reset the cleanup deadline to 2040 — originally set for 2025 — after failing to meet that target.

Maryland · 16d

foxbaltimore.com

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Dan Cox demands statewide ban on new Maryland mega data centers

ADAMSTOWN, Md. (WBFF) — Community members and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox met Wednesday to address the expansion of mega data centers and concerns that power transmission lines could take farmland and other private property through eminent domain. WBFF has been following mounting concerns from Adamstown residents about how...

Maryland · 16d

thenewlede.org

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Maryland fund to deal with CAFO manure wastes taxpayer dollars while pollution persists, report alleges

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Maryland is spending millions in taxpayer dollars on technology designed to protect people and water from animal manure pollution at large-scale livestock farms — but has wasted money on fruitless projects and shown little evidence that the investments are working, according to a new report.

Maryland · 17d