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Why diseases like Zika could unfairly target America’s poor

“PLEASE DON’T PUT GARBAGE HERE,” says a sign in a rundown alley in the Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park neighborhood, where more than a third of the homes stand abandoned.

Baltimore's Safe Streets Program in need of funding

The city celebrated the opening of its fifth Safe Streets site in Baltimore on Thursday.

Lack of funding threatens Baltimore's 'Safe Streets'

A majority of our community's collective attention, especially during this election season, is focused on preventing violence and promoting public safety in Baltimore.

FDA pushed to add warnings about using opioids, benzodiazepines together

Dozens of public health officials and academics across the country are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to warn people about the potential dangers of taking powerful prescription pain

Building a Ground Army to Fight Heroin Deaths

A crowd quickly gathers here on one of West Baltimore’s many drug-infested street corners. But it isn’t heroin they’re seeking. It’s a heroin antidote known as naloxone, or Narcan.

Baltimore's Virtual Supermarkets Bring Fruits And Veggies To Food Deserts

"As a physician, it is difficult for me to say to a patient ‘You have to eat better’ when people don't have healthy food options nearby."

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments such as back pain and arthritis, accord

CDC aims to curb painkiller prescribing

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments such as back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe dru

The Centers for Disease Control says US doctors should not turn to painkillers to treat common forms of pain like backaches or arthritis, amid an epidemic of abuse and death tied to the drugs

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs

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