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Maryland leaders react after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on school gender lessons
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Leaders in Maryland have given mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of Montgomery County school parents who want to opt their young children out of lessons that include books that talk about gender and sexual...
Baltimore given more time to accept reduced opioid settlement or get new trial
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Updated on: June 27, 2025 / 4:25 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live Baltimore now has until August 8 to decide whether it will accept a reduced settlement from a verdict against two drug distributors or accept a new...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash shuts down lanes on Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 1 airlifted to hospital
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — A vehicle that somehow crossed over into oncoming traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge collided with a tractor-trailer, sending one person to the hospital and delaying travel for several hours, according to Maryland...
Maryland Economy Tied to Federal Spending
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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A report released Wednesday by the Maryland Comptroller’s Office confirmed what thousands of Maryland workers already knew: The state’s economy is deeply tied to the federal government. The 91-page report, which was produced in partnership with...
After CEO’s Murder and Public Pressure, Health Insurers Vow To Reform Care Approval Delays, but Can Trump Actually Make Them?
The New York Sun
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July 5, 2025
For years, patients and doctors have struggled with the complex and time-consuming insurance process known as prior authorization, a requirement that doctors obtain approval from insurers before proceeding with prescribed treatments. Patients and...
Baltimore’s art museums are always evolving. Don’t miss these new exhibits.
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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June 27, 2025
During the dog days of summer, apparently already here to our collective chagrin, an air-conditioned art museum is one of the best places to spend a day. If you haven’t been to any in Baltimore in a while, here are some new additions not to miss....
Maryland’s oldest rural gay bar — and one of the last — is a log cabin in the woods
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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June 27, 2025
In the woods of a conservative Western Maryland town of fewer than 4,000 people is an unlikely landmark of state LGBTQIA+ history. The Lodge, a Boonsboro watering hole that resembles a log cabin, is Maryland’s oldest rural gay bar — one of a few...
Baltimore opens third new pool of the summer with Coldstream Aquatic Center unveiling
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City officials celebrated the grand opening of the Coldstream Aquatic Center in Northeast Baltimore. The event marked the third new neighborhood pool to open this summer, joining Walter P. Carter Aquatic Center and...
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Latticework Invests in First Medical Associates
JD Supra - California
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June 26, 2025
Latticework Capital Management (LCM) has announced an investment in First Medical Associates (FMA). FMA, founded in 2008 and based in Germantown, Maryland, is a primary care provider with 11 clinics across Maryland. LCM, founded in 2015 and based...
Maryland-based TidalHealth extends Prime Vendor status to physician offices and lab
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 25, 2025
New agreement supports health system's strategic planning objectives around quality and efficiency NORTHFIELD, Ill., June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline today announced that Maryland-based TidalHealth has renewed its medical-surgical Prime...
Baltimore City schools say cell phones must be off, put away for next school year
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Public Schools says that it will change its cell phone policy for the 2025-26 school year, requiring portable electronic communication devices, such as cell phones, to be powered off, away, and secured during the...
Baltimore Fire downgrading some EMS units citing staffing shortages, financial reasons
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
BALTIMORE — Beginning next month, changes are coming to the Baltimore Fire Department's emergency response. In July, the department will downgrade four Advanced Life Support Units (ALS) to Basic Life Support Units (BLS) prompting the Baltimore...
Maryland unveils new gun violence data in the hopes of preventing it
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 26, 2025
Maryland's Department of Health unveiled a new data dashboard that tracks gun violence across the state. It's part of what state officials say is a new tool designed to prevent gun violence. Maryland’s Department of Health unveiled a new data...
Baltimore City Schools’ cellphone policy mandates that devices be powered off
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
Baltimore City Public School students will not be able to use their personal electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops, at all during the school day anymore. These changes are part of an updated policy announced this week that will take...
Maryland Health Department launches new state plan, dashboard to tackle gun violence
FOX45 - Maryland
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MARYLAND (WBFF) — In a step toward curbing gun violence, the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention unveiled two key initiatives on Thursday: the Preliminary State Plan for a Public Health Approach...
Baltimore City to hold public listening sessions to help address overdose crisis
WBAL - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
Baltimore City will be holding a series of community listening sessions regarding the Opioid Restitution Fund. The Baltimore Community Mediation Center and the Mayor’s Office of Overdose Response will hold four listening sessions in neighborhoods...
Public meetings set this month about medical deliveries by drone
Daily State News - Delaware
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CRISFIELD — If you are still unsure about the plans for testing the delivery of medical items by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Crisfield and Smith Island then plan to attend one of four upcoming meetings hosted by the University of Maryland’s...
Healthy sleep is a community issue | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
Healthy sleep is often viewed as a matter of personal responsibility — setting a consistent bedtime, avoiding caffeine and limiting screen time before bed. While these individual habits are important, new research led by researchers at RAND and...
Maryland Youth Use Photography to Advance Sexual Violence Prevention Initiatives
The Baltimore Times - Maryland
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June 27, 2025
Exhibition marks milestone for restorative justice-based initiative serving Baltimore City students BALTIMORE – Twenty-three Baltimore youth showcased their photography exploring boundaries, consent, and social connection at “#nofilter: A...
Baltimore in-custody death during apparent mental health crisis being investigated
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 27, 2025
The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating an in-custody death that occurred in Southwest Baltimore this week. According to a preliminary report released by the attorney general’s office Thursday night, a...