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For Baltimore Latinos, health care can be costly

Cecilia Ramirez is worried about her weight and troubling symptoms that hint of diabetes, but won’t seek medical help because she can’t afford it.

Advocates rally for Baltimore Safe Streets program after funding cut

Around 50 community members, city officials and Safe Streets employees gathered in Sandtown-Winchester Thursday afternoon to voice concerns about a proposed budget cut to a city violence prevention

Hogan refuses to spend $80 million lawmakers provided with strings attached

With state revenue lagging behind projections, Gov.

The Zika battle plan

On February 1, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Why Lead Paint Still Haunts Industrial Cities in the U.S.

One milligram of dust.

Baltimore Officials to Host Health Clinic Celebration Following Break-ins (ABC)

 

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore officials are hosting a day of appreciation for a city health clinic that's had a rough month.

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

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)

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)

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

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