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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Issues Statement in Response to Infant Sleep Study

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement in response to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, which found that most parents place infants in unsafe sleep environments. 

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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Declares Code Red Heat Advisory Through Tuesday

BALTIMORE, MD (August 14, 2016)– With a heat index of 105 degrees expected, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has extended the previously announced Code Red Heat Advisory through Tuesday, August 16th. The heat index is a measure of air temperature and relative humidity and indicates how hot it feels to individuals outside.

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Extends Code Red Heat Advisory Through Sunday

BALTIMORE, MD (August 12, 2016)– With a heat index exceeding 105 degrees expected throughout the weekend, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has extended the previously announced Code Red Heat Advisory through Sunday, August 14th. The heat index is a measure of air temperature and relative humidity and indicates how hot it feels to individuals outside.

FINDING SUCCESS: Needle programs take aim at heroin crisis as it spreads from inner cities to suburbs

Roughly 40 miles away from the nation’s capital sits the city dubbed the “heroin capital of the United States.” Heroin has been present in thi

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Declares Code Red Heat Advisory Through Saturday

BALTIMORE, MD (August 11, 2016)– With a heat index of 105 degrees expected today, followed by a continued stretch of extreme heat into the weekend, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has issued a Code Red Heat Advisory for Thursday, August 11th through Saturday, August 13th. The heat index is a measure of air temperature and relative humidity and indicates how hot it feels to individuals outside.

Baltimore area braces for hot weather

 

Baltimore City has issued a Code Red heat advisory that will be in effect Thursday through Saturday.

Sunday: "Wounded Places"

It used to be that post-traumatic stress disorder was only associated with soldiers who had seen war, but over the past several years we've seen a narrative shift. A couple of weeks ago, J.

As the heroin crisis grows, doctors prescribe enough painkillers for every person to have a bottle

Every year in the United States, there are enough opioid painkillers prescribed to give one bottle to every adult in the country.

Mosquito control trucks to spray in Cylburn neighborhood Sunday

Mosquito control trucks will spay in the Cylburn neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore Sunday night, the city's health department said.

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