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Health officials are trying to curtail violence by treating trauma, but the people who need help most are not seeking it (City Paper)

Jul 27th, 2016

David Ross walks the halls of the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center dressed in scrubs.

Advocates Call on State to Offer Buprenorphine to Opioid Addicts in Jails, Prisons (Baltimore Sun)

Jul 25th, 2016

As opioid addiction rises, public health advocates in Maryland are calling for more treatment where many addicts end up: in jails and prisons.

Hospitals On Alert As Dangerous Heat Wave Scorches Maryland (WJZ)

Jul 25th, 2016

Hospital and emergency crews are on alert as potentially deadly weather conditions torture much of Maryland on Monday.

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Declares Code Red Heat Advisory for Monday

Jul 24th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (July 24, 2016) – With a heat index of up to 109 degrees expected tomorrow following a continued stretch of severe heat, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a Code Red Heat Advisory for Monday, July 25th. This is Baltimore City’s second Code Red declaration of the season.

11 TV Hill: Lawmakers try to attack addiction (WBAL)

Jul 24th, 2016

 

Baltimore declares Code Red heat day Monday (WBAL)

Jul 24th, 2016

BALTIMORE —Temperatures are forecast to reach the upper 90s and the heat index could break 100 Monday.

Baltimore Health Department Hosts Roundtable on Long Acting Reversible Contraception

Jul 22nd, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (July 22, 2016)- Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined clinicians, health professionals, and public health advocates for a strategic roundtable on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) hosted by the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD).

Baltimore City Eastern Health Clinic Experiences Third Break-In This Month

Jul 20th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (July 20, 2016) – Last night, Baltimore City Health Department's Eastern Health Clinic at 620 N Caroline St. experienced a subsequent break-in.

Capitol Hill's Shameful Indifference to Zika (Baltimore Sun)

Jul 20th, 2016

As if the threat posed by the Zika epidemic wasn't scary enough, now comes word of a recent case in Utah where it appears the virus, for which there is no vaccine or medication, was transmitt

East Baltimore City Health Clinic Burglarized for Third Time in July (Fox)

Jul 20th, 2016

Thieves appear to have broken into a Baltimore City Health Department clinic in Eastern Baltimore for a third time this month.

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