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Not enough employers are giving Maryland’s formerly incarcerated population a second chance. But when you look at the reasons behind that, you can't blame them
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MedStar Harbor Hospital launched a violence interruption program, hiring two responders for its emergency department.
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The University of Maryland Medical System, under fire for lucrative contracts given to its board members, appears to have had the extra money to pay. A
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The University of Maryland Medical System made a $20,000 contribution to Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s inaugural committee while she was serving as one of the hospital network’s board members, according to records shared by the committee.
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The $5 billion health system praises doctor who federal authorities say carried out unnecessary stent procedures
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As state lawmakers contemplate reforming how the University of Maryland Medical System handles contracts with insiders, a Baltimore Sun review of other hospitals' disclosures show the practice is not rare. Only Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation dabbled in politics.
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MedStar Health has agreed to pay $35 million to resolve allegations the hospital system paid kickbacks to a cardiology group in Pikesville in exchange for referrals, according to a statement from Robert Hur, the U.S. attorney for Maryland and other federal investigators.
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In this year’s readers’ poll, more than 15,000 voters cast their vote for Harford County’s best of the best – people and organizations that locals trust and admire.
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Patricia Knott Smyth had a major role in creation of the Helix Health System and the subsequent creation of MedStar.
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The University of Maryland Medical System is investigating a malware attack on its network that occurred Sunday.
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Franklin Square broke ground Monday on a $70 million surgical tower, replacing old and undersized operating rooms in the community hospital east of Baltimore City.
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The Justice Department says two Iranian computer hackers have been charged in connection with multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme that targeted
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The 2018 Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Merriweather Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway, across from the MedStar Health building.
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A total of 823 attendees — nearly 400 of them in the first half hour — pulled into one of the five lanes set up in the CCBC Essex parking lot Sunday, signed a consent form, rolled up their sleeves and received free shots.
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Randy and Mary Marriner never wanted their daughters to work for a family business. But there they were, sitting in their newest restaurant, Clarksville’s Food Plenty, with their daughters as co-workers. The family has become one of the most powerful players in Howard County’s food scene.
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Health care providers have a special duty to properly care for patients facing end-of-life.
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As Ravens training camp in Owings Mills is reopened to more members of the public, fans enjoy the shade and kid-friendly atmosphere, but some long for the intimacy of an earlier era at McDaniel College in Westminster.
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James A. Oakey, former president of Good Samaritan Hospital and Mercy High School board member, dies
James A. Oakey, former president of Good Samaritan Hospital who merged it into the Helix Health System, died June 13 from complications of brain surgery at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia. The Marriottsvillle resident was 83.
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A data breach at LifeBridge Health discovered in March exposed the personal information of 500,000 patients of the health system.
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We always hear about children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but adults suffer with it as well.
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The horse racing industry has long tolerated and even encouraged an ethic of racing battered and bandaged — but, like football and other sports, the dangers of concussions may be driving a change at the tracks, starting in Maryland.
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The churches, volunteers and government agencies who pulled together to make Harford County's winter rotating homeless shelter successful in its second year received certificates of recognition from the County Council at a luncheon Monday.
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Hospital emergency rooms in Maryland are being overwhelmed by a big jump in patients with mental health and substance-use issues.
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The decision to close the pediatric emergency room at Medstar Franklin Square hospital has caused an uproar from the community and hospital staff, who say MedStar has abandoned its mission to serve the community in the pursuit of profits.
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Closing Franklin Square pediatric units eliminates a service that was needed and heavily used by the community and was the life’s work of doctors, nurses, philanthropists, managers, coordinators, community members and administrators. This decision did not improve any aspect of health care.
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Franklin Square Medical Center is closing much of its pediatric division as patient numbers have dropped.
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The large wireless infrastructure company Crown Castle plans to move its headquarters to downtown Columbia's Merriweather District.
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MedStar Health will open a new cancer center at its Good Samaritan Hospital in Northeast Baltimore next week.
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After complaints over the past few years, Johns Hopkins first-year residents will no longer wear the traditional white coats that signify they are still learning about their profession.
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LifeBridge Health patients will be able to sell their medical records in one place on their iPhones thanks to an upgrade in Apple health app.
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Apple announced an upgrade to its health app that will allow Johns Hopkins patients to see their medical records on their iPhones.
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Dr. Stuart Levine took over as president and chief medical officer at MedStar Harbor Hospital several months ago, though he didn't start out looking to lead a community hospital.
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MedStar Health is trying out a new hospital gown at one of its facilities that doesn't expose the rear end, among other things.
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From agriculture and manufacturing to military contracting and natural gas production, Maryland's economy is diverse.
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Brian Taylor and his business partner, Patrick Reid, opened Revive Cryo Spa, a whole-body cryotherapy center in Ellicott City and, at the time, just the third cryotherapy facility in Maryland. The medical therapy method, which was first utilized in Japan in the late 1970s, involves standing
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“If we permit the rule of law to erode because it doesn't harm our personal interests, that erosion may eventually consume us as well,” said U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, speaking at the BWI Business Partnership's signature breakfast in Linthicum Thursday morning.
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Veteran quarterback reported to team facility Friday and is said to be doing well given the circumstances. Ravens have nine days before their next game.
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A new website, wearthecost.org, will help Maryland patients compare costs of knee replacements, hysterectomies and other procedures and bring more transparency to hospital pricing practices.
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An expert offers advice on steps to take before and after a long race.
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Stevenson sophomore Katie Leftridge was named Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Player of the Week and the American Volleyball Coaches Association
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Transportation workforce development to be top priorities for Greater Washington Partnership
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MedStar Health names Dr. Stuart M. Levine as president of Harbor Hospital
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MedStar Health Cancer Network offers less instrusive lumpectomy
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MedStar Health is opening a one-stop-shop orthopaedics center in Timonium
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Home-based primary care, or house calls, have shown to reduce health care spending and provide better outcomes for patients.
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The Center Club, the members-only business and dining club, elected a former IBM executive as its president and six new board members, the group announced Monday.
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Na'Thaia Huntley wanted nothing more than a job after graduating from Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School in 2014, but, with no experience, her options were
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For those needing to learn the ins and outs of the medical marijuana industry, many schools are cropping up, but one of the latest entrants to the field is hardly green: The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, a top ranked institution founded in 1841
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center plans to open a high-risk breast cancer clinic by the end of the month, which will immediately assess patients' likelihood of getting the disease and nudge them over time to undergo regular screenings
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When he took his place in the Ravens' Ring of Honor in September 2014, longtime NFL tight end Todd Heap was flanked on the M&T Bank Stadium field by several
