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John W. Gardner, a retired accountant and World War II pilot who left his estate to various charities, died Friday of pneumonia at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. He was 93. - Maryland's 32 birthing hospitals have all agreed to adopt new state breast-feeding policies and become certified as "baby-friendly."
- Ilias "Louis" Sabracos, a fixture in Baltimore's Greek community who owned several successful businesses including a barber shop and diner, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 81.
- The Harford County sheriff's deputy accused of firing his gun after an April traffic stop is now being charged with first-degree and second-degree assault as well as reckless endangerment.
- A crash in the 7900 block of York Road in Towson Friday sent one driver to the hospital and snarled traffic in the northbound lane while the accident was cleared.
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- The Mitchell Report was supposed to bring end to Major League Baseball's steroid scandal.
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- Biking enthusiasts and advocates from all around the Towson area took advantage of a warm, clear morning to participate in the 10th Annual Baltimore County Bike to Work Day Rally at the Towson Courthouse.
- Carmel Quinn, a homemaker and volunteer, died of a heart attack Sunday at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 83.
- Councilman Marks says growing hub would benefit from a circulator-type transit service
- 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 state history.
- Harford sheriff's deputy faces charge for discharging gun after traffic stop
- University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center will be able to recoup some of the tens of millions of dollars it lost for operating without a federal certification under a compromise reached with Medicare officials.
- A Towson cardiologist and his former employer disputed claims made by 21 plaintiffs who allege the doctor performed unnecessary stents procedures to treat heart patients during a civil trial that began Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
- William R. Dachille Sr., a retired insurance executive and liquor store owner, died Monday from heart failure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 88.
- Herbert Christian Forrester Jr., a retired railroad vice president, died of coronary artery disease Thursday at Mays Chapel Ridge Assisted Living. The former Cockeysville resident was 88.
- Dr. Gerald D. Klee, a retired psychiatrist who was an expert with LSD and was involved in its experimentation at several military installations in the late 1950s, died Sunday from complications following surgery at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 86.
- Dr. William R. Law, a retired Baltimore internist whose career at Bon Secours Hospital spanned more than three decades, died Feb. 20 from cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 77.
- Paul Edward Kennedy Mullan, a photographer who made headlines as a foundling discovered in a Towson apartment vestibule, died of a brain tumor Feb. 27 at his parents' North Baltimore home. He was 34.
- University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center has received a new Medicare provider agreement from the federal government, allowing it to once again seek reimbursement for patients on the government health program.
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- A Baltimore lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would require all Maryland hospitals to participate in an online psychiatric bed registry meant to expedite care for the mentally ill.
- It is unclear how much money University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson will lose in unbillable Medicare patients. The hospital believes it has complied, but Medicare has yet to approve its plan.
- The Rev. Edward T. Hill, a Roman Catholic priest and a retired Navy chaplain, died Saturdayof a heart attack at Union Memorial Hospital. He was 78.
- The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center failed a critical federal inspection and has been unable to collect what is likely millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursements from the federal government since Dec. 1. The hospital cannot bill Medicare as it waits for certification
- HFMD is a common viral illness that often affects infants and children younger than 10 years old. Pediatricians say the illness makes the rounds regularly in summer and fall. But this winter, some pediatricians say they are seeing more cases than usual, as well as evidence of newer strains of the illness that affect adults.
- Love, loss define tales of Poe, Mencken, Fitzgeralds, Patterson, Wallis Simpson.
- The previous owner of University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center has agreed to pay the federal government $4.9 million for overbilling Medicaid and Medicare by keeping patients in the hospital longer than needed.
- The Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl run is prompting extra orders of purple flowers and cakes, sale of team gear and spontaneous pep rallies as Ravens fever spreads.
- With a a caveat that IRS data may not allow apples-to-apples comparison, here are the most recent book values publicly reported for Baltimore County hospitals.
- Agnes Mullen Coale, a retired Baltimore County elementary school teacher and an assistant principal who also mentored young educators, died of kidney failure Jan. 9 at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. She was 90 and had lived in Mays Chapel Village.
