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Health Commisioner Wen Gives Tips on Zika (Baltimore Sun)

If you get a mosquito bite there's probably no need to run to the doctor and get tested for Zika.

Feds to Boost Opioid Treatment Options, but Seek Far More Funding

Federal regulators will nearly triple the number of patients doctors can treat with the most common drug to treat opioid addiction and plan to push Congress Wednesday to approve about $1 billion in

We Have the Power to Save Lives (Afro)

Most Americans already grasp this truth, but it bears repeating.  Our families will not be as safe from gun violence as they should be until our National Days of Action for Gun Violence Protection

Baltimore Takes a Broader View of Public Health (Governing)

Leana Wen, just back from a trip to Israel, is jet-lagged. But Baltimore’s health commissioner doesn’t have time to be tired.

Federal Government Allowing More Prescriptions for Heroin Drug (ABC2)

In the battle against heroin addiction, medical professionals may have a new tool that's more effective than methadone, the current method used to treat the disease.

#RIP Lor Scoota, Baltimore Rapper Who Tried to Stop Violence (ABC)

The news tore across Twitter: A beloved Baltimore rapper was gunned dow

House Democrats Push for Gun Control to Home Districts (Baltimore Sun)

Hoping to build on the attention they captured with a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives last week, Democratic lawmakers in Baltimore and across the country vowed

Health Department Celebrates National HIV Testing Day with Free Clinics (Fox)

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- The Baltimore City Health Department hosted clinics across the city on Monday providing free HIV and AIDS testing, diagnosis and treatment for residents in celebration of Nation

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