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Today's high near 96, Code Orange alert in effect
Temperatures Sunday could reach 96 degrees in Baltimore, the highest expected for the week, though relatively low humidity will keep the heat index at 86 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A Code Orange alert is in effect, meaning air...Tags: Weather Reports
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Dr. Solbert Permutt, physiologist
Dr. Solbert "Sol" Permutt, a retired physiologist and teacher who helped expand the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, died of esophageal cancer May 23 at Roland Park Place. The longtime Mount...Tags: Teachers, Awards and Prizes, University of Southern California, American Lung Association, University of Chicago
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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: Ethics, Medical Research, Health and Safety at Work, Values, Research
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Sprained Ankle
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Balto. Co. studying effects of domestic violence on children
Children often witness domestic violence, but social workers have had no standardized way to examine how they are affected by it. Now, Baltimore County's social services department has partnered with experts from the Johns Hopkins University and the...Tags: Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, Abusive Behavior, Family, Social Services
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Maryland group to tackle health disparities
The state has assembled a work group of top health professionals to come up with ways to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic groups, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced Thursday. The seven-member panel, to be headed by Dr. E. Albert Reece,...Tags: Maryland, High Blood Pressure, Medical Services, Minority Groups, Physical Conditions
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Chemical Industry, Quitting Smoking, Addiction, Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions
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Amid halting economic recovery, holiday giving still struggles
About 900 Carroll County families are waiting for donations of toys, clothing and maybe a holiday dinner, but the county's social services will be able to fulfill the wishes of less than half of them. The deadline for donors to sign up came and went...Tags: Hunt Valley, Baltimore County, Religious Festivals, Christianity, Family
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Advocates voice concerns over embattled foster care provider
Advocates for Maryland's abused and neglected youths said Wednesday that the state's second-largest foster care placement company failed the children in its care by allowing the qualification assessments of the homes they live in to lapse. Ed Kilcullen,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Glen Burnie, Employment, Conservation, Companies and Corporations
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State moves to suspend foster child placements with Hyattsville company
Maryland's second-largest foster care provider failed to track background checks, training and other requirements for its foster parents, putting the children at risk, according to state officials who are moving to suspend new placements in its homes....Tags: Prince George's County, Internal Revenue Service, Glen Burnie, Finance, Employment
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Health hazard posed by outdoor smoking is real
Like Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, I am one of the over 17.5 million Americans with asthma, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. That is 7.7 percent of the population, almost as high a percentage as those who smoke in...Tags: Ken Ulman, Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Perry Hall, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A new dress, and set of lungs, for prom
For the first time in the six years since Victoria Chakwin was diagnosed with a deadly lung disease, the gown she wears won't be hospital issue.
The 18-year-old from Martinsburg, W.Va., will go to her senior prom Saturday night in a red-and-black...Tags: American Lung Association, Stony Brook University, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Human Body, Health and Safety at School
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