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MedStar to open its first urgent care center

By Meredith Cohn — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

MedStar Health , among the largest health systems in the state, is entering the increasingly crowded urgent care market with its first facility on York Road. A ribbon cutting is planned for May 30.

Bay group warns of swimming after storms

By Meredith Cohn — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:35:00 EDT

Swimmers should avoid contact with tidal and fresh water for 48 hours after a big rain storm this summer, warns the Chesapeake Bay Foundation .

Health officials warn public about coming heat

By Meredith Cohn — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:45:00 EDT

As Memorial Day approaches and the temperatures rise, some state health officials are reminding residents to take care of themselves and their children and neighbors.

New law helps schools cope with food allergies

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Maryland public schools will all soon be keeping emergency supplies of epinephrine on hand for students who may have an allergic reaction, and patient advocates are applauding the new law .

Avoiding picnic pitfalls

By Emily Rice, Special to The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:06:00 EDT

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Emily Rice, dietetic intern, weighs in on picnic foods.

Clean produce to avoid food poisoning

By Meredith Cohn — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:10:00 EDT

It’s farmers’ market time, and all those fruits and vegetables seem so fresh. But they aren’t necessarily clean.

Health care spending rising in Maryland

By Andrea K. Walker — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:22:00 EDT

Marylanders spent $44.5 billion on personal health care in 2010 as costs in the state continued to outpace the nation, according to a new report.

Crownsville student honored for pancreatic cancer test

By Meredith Cohn — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:15:00 EDT

Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka of Crownsville won the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for designing a new method to detect pancreatic cancer, Intel announced Friday.

Komen gives out $58 million in grants

By Andrea K. Walker — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:09:00 EDT

Five Maryland doctors win money

Susan G. Komen for the Cureon Thursday announced $58 million in grants to support breast cancer research.

Warning about shellfish from South Korea issued by state health officials

By Andrea K. Walker — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT

State health officials are warning consumers not to eat any fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish from South Korea.