The U.S. Congress has quitely lifted the federal funding ban on needle exchange programs after more than a quarter century the programs went into effect.
Congress effectively lifted the nation’s long-standing ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs, which allow intravenous drug addicts to trade dirty syringes for clean ones in the hope o
In a recent editorial, The Baltimore Sun questioned the appropriateness of legislation under consideration to require businesses that sell sugary drinks to put up a label warning of potential negat
Bringing affordable and nutritious food to those in need. The city is expanding its Virtual Supermarket Program, helping neighborhoods where getting healthy food is limited.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced a statewide issue allowing pharmacies to dispense naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, without a prescription.
The many calls for gun control that have followed from this year’s mass shootings ignore the fact that there are already programs proven to reduce gun violence in the US.
In, After-Action: Lessons Learned from Baltimore City’s Unrest, Baltimore City officials from emergency management, public safety and health departments told the story from their perspective, with
A big tax break may be the carrot some grocery stores need to set up shop in the city. Many city neighborhoods are in what health workers call food deserts.
