Medical Waste & Public Health: Maryland’s Curtis Bay Energy will stop incinerating medical waste under a consent decree after state action over repeated air pollution violations, shifting to a transfer-station model and cutting burn volumes sharply. Access to Care & Costs: A KFF explainer highlights how many patients with hospital bills may be billed for amounts they didn’t owe, and stresses nonprofit hospitals’ financial assistance screening duties. Prescription Access: As pharmacies close, Maryland patients are traveling farther for prescriptions, with pharmacists pointing to low reimbursement rates from pharmacy benefit managers. Charity Care Process: Nonprofit hospital patients can ask for charity care screening and have a set window to apply for aid. Nutrition & Food Safety: USDA research finds farmed Atlantic salmon now has less than half the omega-3s compared with earlier federal assumptions, raising questions for shoppers and policy. Environmental Health: Maryland regulators are poised to allow a soybean processor to discharge up to five times more polluted water into a Chesapeake Bay tributary, as neighbors push back over PFAS “forever chemicals.” Rural Infrastructure: USDA awarded about $40 million for rural water and wastewater training, mapping, and technical support. Workers’ Comp Delays: A Shady Grove Metro mechanic faced months-long insurer delays for prosthetic shoes, contributing to a new injury before his wedding. Community Health & Safety: Three people were hospitalized after a crash in Owings Mills. Maternal Health: A panel discussion spotlights the role of Black fathers in protecting Black motherhood amid stark maternal mortality gaps. Policy Watch: Trump’s order dissolving a 2009 Chesapeake Bay protection effort drew Maryland officials’ anger over potential ecosystem impacts.