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Remembering Bear, a little boy whose life was way too short [Commentary]
"Where do you even start? Bear was a very energetic, very loving kid. Everything he did, he just had fun with it." - Patrick Brzozowski When I asked Patrick and Stacy Brzozowski to describe their son, that's the first thing they said. "He was always...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Harford fire, EMS service needs fixing [Editorial]
Harford County's fire and EMS service is a mess. As one Old-Timer used to say, "Rome wasn't built in a day." Nor was the mess that fire and EMS service has become. Let's get this straight before we go any further: This is not an attack on the men and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Havre de Grace
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Angelina Jolie among growing number of women choosing mastectomy before cancer
Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy rather than risk developing breast cancer hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children. As DeSantis read about Jolie's experience, she began to feel a sense of...
Tags: Franklin Square Medical Center, Breast Cancer, Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Ovarian Cancer
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Symptoms, High Blood Pressure, Health Treatments, Family
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Construction contract awarded for new HCC nursing, allied health building
Kinsley Construction Company of York, Pa., was recently selected as the builder of Harford Community College's new Nursing and Allied Health Building. Kinsley was selected for the $13.9 million contract after members of the HCC Board of Trustees reviewed...
Tags: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Specialization
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Odenton, Family, Men's Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prescription Drugs
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High health care costs are killing America
The health care industry — doctors, hospitals, medical facilities and pharmaceuticals — will do this country in and only the rich will survive ("Costs vary for same treatment," May 9). It does not make sense for hospitals to charge varying...Tags: Health Insurance Cost
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, American Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer, American Red Cross, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...
Tags: Elections, Medical Research, Colleges and Universities, Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines
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Alexi Casilla experimenting with batting right-handed against righties
The Baltimore SunInfielder Alexi Casilla, who has been a switch-hitter since he was 16, said hitting coach Jim Presley approached him about concentrating on hitting from the right side only, and he has been working on that for a few weeks in the cage. “They think I...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Zach Britton, Ray Flaherty, Baseball, Tsuyoshi Wada
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Celebrating 35 years, Laurel Regional Hospital plans changes
Beltsville native Pat Penkala doesn't remember much about May 4, 1978, her first day as an employee at Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital and just three days after the hospital admitted its first patient. "I was young, the hospital was quiet," Penkala...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ceremonies, House Building, Culture, Prince George's County
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Patients settle stent claims against Midei, St. Joseph
Nearly 250 of the patients who accused cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei of performing unnecessary stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center settled their lawsuits against him Thursday, a major step forward in one of the largest medical malpractice cases in...
Tags: General Practitioners, Litigation, Towson, Justice System, University of Baltimore
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