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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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 <a href="../../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children.
    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: Family, Oncology, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Breast Cancer

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. 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.
    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: Hospitals and Clinics, Bowie, Culture, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prince George's County

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Common sense on Plan B

    Last week, a federal district judge in New York ruled that girls younger than 17 should be allowed to purchase the Plan B contraceptive pill over the counter. Unlike the Obama administration, Judge Edward Korman got this one right. The 2011 decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to restrict access for younger girls not only denied them a safe and legal means to prevent unwanted pregnancy but ignored all scientific evidence that supported its access.
    Last week, a federal district judge in New York ruled that girls younger than 17 should be allowed to purchase the Plan B contraceptive pill over the counter. Unlike the Obama administration, Judge Edward Korman got this one right. The 2011 decision by...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Organizations, Plan B (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments

    4. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans

    When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women.
    When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Martin Garcia, Fort Meade (military base), Iraq War (2003-2011), Mammogram

    5. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Lansdowne High to host community health and safety fair

    Ever wonder how to do Zumba or eat healthier or what the proper fire safety procedures are? To answer those questions — and many others — Lansdowne High School is hosting its seventh annual Community Health and Safety Information Fair,...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Family, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Schools, Medical Procedures and Tests

    6. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Federal government cuts travel costs; scientists warn of collaboration lost

    Florence P. Haseltine knows the power of scientists meeting face to face. The former researcher at the National Institutes of Health notes a list of milestones achieved through networking and collaboration at conferences, such as the deliberations that led to advances that helped slow the spread of HIV.
    Florence P. Haseltine knows the power of scientists meeting face to face. The former researcher at the National Institutes of Health notes a list of milestones achieved through networking and collaboration at conferences, such as the deliberations that...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Trips and Vacations, Blake Farenthold, HIV, Science

    7. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Columbia Flier opinion pages didn't include pro-choice response to abortion column [Letter]

    I was frankly "flabbergasted" (and I haven't used that word in a long time!) when I viewed the opinion pages of the March 7 Columbia Flier. I counted nine letters in support of Ms. Maria Santo's extremely anti-abortion letter which appeared in the Feb. 28...

    Tags: Abortion

    8. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    VA outpatient clinic The Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a new 13,300-square-foot facility to serve veterans in Anne Arundel and Howard counties. The clinic is located at 2479 Fifth St. adjacent to the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at Fort...

    Tags: Family, Brooklyn Park, Bipolar Disorder, Vaccines, Behavioral Conditions

    9. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Trueheart returns to City Hall after judge lifts ban

    A judge on Wednesday lifted a ban prohibiting political activist Kim A. Trueheart from entering City Hall — and she promptly returned to the building, where she attended the mayor's news conference. At a District Court hearing Wednesday morning,...

    Tags: Government, Justice System, Trials, Judges, Police Arrests

    10. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Safe, legal abortion for 40 years

    Forty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in every state in its historic Roe v. Wade decision. It affirmed that the constitutionally protected right to privacy includes every woman's ability to make her own personal medical decisions without the interference of politicians. Four decades later, a majority of Americans still agree with the high court that personal health care decisions should be left up to a woman.
    Forty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in every state in its historic Roe v. Wade decision. It affirmed that the constitutionally protected right to privacy includes every woman's ability to make her own personal medical...

    Tags: Polls, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Family Planning, Abortion

    11. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  11. MedStar plans to open medical facility near proposed Bel Air Walmart site

    Walmart is not the only business itching to get into the corner of Plumtree Road and Route 924 south of Bel Air. MedStar Health announced Monday plans to build a 100,000-square-foot healthcare facility on a parcel behind Walgreens and Sonic, at the east end of Plumtree.
    Walmart is not the only business itching to get into the corner of Plumtree Road and Route 924 south of Bel Air. MedStar Health announced Monday plans to build a 100,000-square-foot healthcare facility on a parcel behind Walgreens and Sonic, at the east...

    Tags: Marketing, Union Memorial Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Walmart

    12. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Lois G. Caplan, library supervisor

    Lois G. Caplan, a retired library supervisor and film buff, died Dec. 25 of cancer at her Arnold home. She was 71.
    Lois G. Caplan, a retired library supervisor and film buff, died Dec. 25 of cancer at her Arnold home. She was 71. A daughter of dungaree manufacturers, the former Lois Gloria Simons was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she graduated in 1960 from...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Annapolis, Charles Theatre, Anne Arundel Community College, Pikesville

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