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High temperatures trigger need for cooling centers, result in second death
After a week of cooler temperatures, the hot weather is back in Harford County, prompting medical calls and the opening of cooling centers. Since Sunday, local emergency services personnel responded to four heat-related illness calls, according to Rick...
Tags: Natural Disasters, National Government, Harford County, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Government
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Health study supports need for new hospital in Prince George's
The case for building a new teaching hospital inPrince George's Countyassociated with the University of Maryland Medical System got a boost from a health study released Wednesday, but the question remains how the county and state would pay for it.
The...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prince George's County, Diabetes, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals
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Youth in city jail face 'deplorable' conditions
Before the other boys jumped Tyrone, they asked if he wanted to fight.
That was a mere formality. Fights are a regular occurrence among juveniles being held in Baltimore's adult jail — where the 16-year-old was held for six months on attempted-...Tags: Judges, Human Rights Watch, Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, France
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Pa. fracking has been a disaster
All those bucolic scenes of gas wells set against a blue sky are fantasies. I know because I have a farm in upstate Pennsylvania in Tioga County. Nearby there are many dirty, polluting gas wells. They spew out carcinogenic chemicals, some radioactive....Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Natural Disasters, Droughts, Weather Reports
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New bus depot helps correct an environmental injustice
We read with interest the July 24 article by Candus Thomson entitled "$40 million federal grant will help Baltimore replace aging bus yard." Our team has been working with the residents living near the Kirk Avenue bus yard for nearly 10 years. Over 30...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Heart Disease, Barbara Bates, Physical Conditions, Cancer
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Tips for hydration during summer heat
With the extreme heat, and even in less extreme temperatures, those who spend any time outside must stay properly hydrated. Some drinks are better than others, and some people need more fluids than others, says Dr. Marc I. Leavey, an internist at Mercy...
Tags: Salt, Dialysis, Internists, Mouth, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Absent, suspended city students falling further behind on MSAs
For the third year in a row, Baltimore's scores on state tests show a double-digit achievement gap between chronically absent students and their peers who attend school regularly, and the system's recent spike in suspensions has created a similar...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Symptoms, Students, Andres Alonso
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Summer off to smoggy start
Summer's off to a smoggy start in Maryland and across the country, it seems. Since the first official day of summer June 20, there have been nine days when ozone pollution made the air unhealthful for at least some Marylanders to breathe, according to...
Tags: Air Pollution, Wildlife, Dorchester County, Natural Resources, Heart Problems
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Baltimore power outages dip below 53,000 for first time since storms
As of 9:16 a.m. Thursday, according to BGE, power was out for 52,501 customers, and power was restored for 654,218 customers since the storm began. The breakdown is: 6,573 customers out of power in Anne Arundel County and 129,165 customers with power...
Tags: Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Baltimore Weather, Montgomery County (Maryland), Windsor Mill
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Baltimore Co. man added to heat death toll
As the Baltimore area braced for another day of 100-degree heat, state health officials added an elderly Baltimore County man to the death toll from a heat wave and storm, bringing the total number of fatalities to 12. County and state governments,...Tags: Air Pollution, Howard County, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Environmental Pollution, Hospitals and Clinics
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Retiring CEO Edward Miller reflects upon his time at Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Medicine faced a leadership crisis in 1996 when Dr. Edward D. Miller came in as interim dean of the school of medicine.
The former dean and the former hospital president had feuded openly, leaving Johns Hopkins in limbo with no vision for...Tags: Corporate Officers, University of Iowa, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at Work, Ethics
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KinderMender walk-in clinic opens in Columbia
Whether it’s a sprained ankle, pinkeye, bronchitis or poison ivy, a new walk-in pediatric clinic in Columbia specializes in the needs of kids.
KinderMender opened its doors in the Columbia Crossing Shopping Center in July, under the direction of...Tags: Sprained Ankle, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds
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