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Maryland pharmacist sentenced after using prescription drugs to kill dog
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A pharmacist in Maryland was sentenced to one year in prison after using prescription drugs to kill his dog, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. Ryan Kenneth Ball, 38, of Bel Air, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and...
Baltimore woman charged with murder in fatal stabbing of 46-year-old man
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Baltimore woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of a man in Southeast Baltimore. Police said 37-year-old Sherrice Parker was taken into custody in connection with the death...
AG Brown joins multistate effort defending school mental health funding
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a multistate coalition in supporting a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to end key federal funding for school-based mental health programs. The...
Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 8, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Looking Ahead With the reconciliation package signed into law, the U.S. House of Representatives is in recess and will return on July 14, 2025. In the interim, the U.S. Senate will focus on the appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and...
At least 25 hospitalized after mass overdose in Baltimore
New York Daily News
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July 10, 2025
At least 25 people were hospitalized Thursday following a “level one” mass overdose event in Baltimore. Baltimore City police and fire officials said paramedics first responded to a 911 call for a single overdose around 9:25 a.m. in the Penn-North...
25 people taken to the hospital after mass overdose event in Baltimore
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
More than two dozen people were taken to the hospital Thursday after an apparent mass overdose in Baltimore, the local firefighters union said on social media. The fire department responded “to a mass casualty incident involving multiple...
MARYLAND NEWS – 6-month-old infant dies, two injured after SUV crashes into Frederick County home
The D.C. Spotlight
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July 7, 2025
Ananya Roy, News Writer A 6-month-old boy was killed and two others injured in a crash on Sunday morning in Keymar, Maryland, after an SUV veered off Woodsboro Pike and slammed into a house. The infant was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Children’s...
25 hospitalized after suspected mass drug overdose in West Baltimore
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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At least 25 people were hospitalized after suspected drug overdoses in West Baltimore Thursday morning, according to Baltimore Fire officials. Fire crews and paramedics responded to the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues around 9:20...
$1 million in emergency funds allocated to western Maryland families after floods
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Maryland allocated $1 million in emergency funds to Allegany and Garrett County families who were impacted by flooding in May. The funding will be used to support emergency water heater repairs after flooding damaged heating and cooling systems,...
Anne Arundel Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning After Surge in Overdoses
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is sharing life-saving resources and information after an increase in overdoses in the region. Thursday morning, Baltimore City experienced a high overdose event that sent multiple individuals to the...
Police: Man shot blocks away from mass overdose in West Baltimore
WBAL TV - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
A man is being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Baltimore police said Thursday.Around 11:15 a.m., police said they received a ShotSpotter alert in the 1300 block of West North Avenue. They found evidence of a crime scene...
At least 15 people taken to hospital after overdoses in West Baltimore
WSBT 22 - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — At least 15 people have been taken to the hospital after officials found multiple overdose victims in West Baltimore. Around 9:25 a.m. on July 10, Baltimore Police, the Fire Dept. and medics responded to the intersection of...
Man suffering from gunshot wounds, shot blocks away from mass overdose in West Baltimore, police say
WBAL - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
A man is being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Baltimore police said Thursday. Around 11:15 a.m., police said they received a ShotSpotter alert in the 1300 block of West North Avenue. They found evidence of a crime scene...
Pleebo Health Center trains 20 TTMs in Maryland.
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 10, 2025
By: Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County. PLEEBO, Maryland, July 11, 2025 —Health authorities at the Pleebo Health Center have concluded a day-long training for Trained Traditional Midwives (TTMs) across the Pleebo-Sodoken District in Maryland...
Healthwatch: Are Maryland's immunization practices and access in jeopardy?
WYPR - Maryland
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Dr. Leana Wen joins Midday for our monthly series, Healthwatch. This month, she discusses public concern for future access to flu, COVID, and measles vaccines. Additionally, she provides federal resources beyond the Centers for Disease Control and...
25 people taken to the hospital after mass overdose in Baltimore
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
More than two dozen people were taken to the hospital Thursday after an apparent mass overdose in Baltimore, the local firefighters union said on social media. The fire department responded “to a mass casualty incident involving multiple...
Mass casualty overdose incident in Penn–North highlights strain on Baltimore EMS
WEEA - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — A mass casualty incident in Baltimore’s Penn–North neighborhood has left at least 19 people hospitalized after suspected opioid overdoses. First responders were dispatched Thursday morning to treat numerous individuals...
Why aren't film productions coming to Maryland?
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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An entertainment union in Maryland is questioning why it's been years since a production has been brought to the state, leaving many of their members out of work. "I've had to find other forms of income, mostly change all spending habits," said...
The Good Life: This Viral Pharmacist Says Sunscreen Isn't Enough This Summer
Newsweek
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July 10, 2025
This Viral Pharmacist Says Sunscreen Isn't Enough This Summer By Sonal Nain I had heatstroke in London last week. The irony? I'm from a tropical country where we routinely survive over 40°C summers with little more than a hand fan. But the London...
Dr. Howard’s House of Horrors #2: Under Our Current Medical Establishment Scientists and Federal Employees Need “Anonymity For Fear Of Retaliation.”
Accountability Journalism Institute
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Here are three recent articles about the chaos and dysfunction in our federal health agencies: Vinay Prasad Named Chief Medical And Science Officer At FDA: Multiple agency employees, who requested anonymity to protect against retaliation, told...