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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying

By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:39:00 EDT

Survival rate higher than other throat cancers

It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin J. Cullen, an oncologist who specializes in treating head and neck cancers. Cullen, the director of the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, talks about the growing cases of HPV-related throat cancers.

Angelina Jolie will also get ovaries removed

By Andrea K. Walker — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:50:00 EDT

Actress also had double mastectomy to lower risk of breast cancer

Actress Angelina Jolie, who got a double mastectomy to lower her chances of breast cancer, will also have her ovaries removed, according to People magazine.

Attorney general wants warning about affect of opiates on babies

By Andrea K. Walker — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:02:00 EDT

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has joined 42 other attorneys general asking the FDA to put a warning label on opiod pain killers explaining the health consequences babies face when their mothers take the drugs while pregnant.

Teenagers and tanning beds: State health officials push to revise consent form

By Andrea K. Walker — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:34:00 EDT

The consent forms teenagers must get signed by their parents before using a tanning bed could soon change.

Maryland health centers get $1.7 million in federal funding

By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 May 2013 15:33:00 EDT

Centers will help enroll residents in health plans

Sixteen health centers in Maryland will share in $1.7 million in federal funding to help enroll uninsured residents in health plans under health care reform.

Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow

By Catherine Schroeder, Special to The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 May 2013 16:47:00 EDT

Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern.

MVA launches online vision screening program for license renewal

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 May 2013 12:14:00 EDT

The state has launched a program to streamline the eye exam process for people over 40 who are renewing their driver's licenses.

Should doctors get random drug tests?

By Andrea K. Walker — Tue, 7 May 2013 11:52:00 EDT

What if you're doctor smoked marijuana and then performed surgery on you?

Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal

By Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 4 May 2013 20:30:00 EDT

Nearly $2 billion has already been committed in school's largest drive

Johns Hopkins announced Saturday a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — to help the university and health system address some of the world's most challenging issues, including water scarcity, education quality and city revitalization.

STI havens within galloping distance of Preakness

By Patrick Maynard — Sat, 4 May 2013 11:05:00 EDT

City maps show several neighborhoods as elevated-risk areas

If indecent exposure laws aren't enough to give adventurous Pimlico infield visitors pause, here's another disincentive: The famous race course lies inside of one of Baltimore's statistical hot spots for gonorrhea.