BEL AIR – As the Rev
Repeat Inspections, Lack of Staff Hamper Pace of State Elevator Inspectors
WASHINGTON – Nearly a quarter of the elevators in Maryland are chronically under-inspected, and in some counties that number nears 50 percent, according to an analysis of the state’s elevator inspection database
Maryland Hospitals Urged to Stay Calm, But Keep an Eye Out for SARS Cases
WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials have issued two alerts urging hospitals, acute care facilities and local health departments to remain cautious and report any possible cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Health Workers Question Need for Privacy Rules, but Confident They Can Comply
WASHINGTON – New federal medical privacy rules that take effect today will be costly and, at least in Maryland, largely unnecessary, say state health care providers
Maryland Gets `Fair’ Liability Climate Ranking, Nearby States Get Top Marks
WASHINGTON – Lawyers from large businesses said Maryland has a “fair” liability climate, a disadvantage when it competes for jobs with Delaware and Virginia, which were ranked first and eighth in a new survey
Strangers and Friends Mourn Marine Killed Iraq
BALTIMORE – A steady stream of visitors filed by the casket of Staff Sgt
Smallpox Vaccination Program to Continue Despite Nurse’s Death, Officials Say
WASHINGTON – State health officials said it is too soon to tell if a Maryland nurse’s death after she received her smallpox shot will affect a vaccination program that they said had been gaining steam
As Prevalence of Diabetes Rises in State, So Do Costs of Care
WASHINGTON – Jerome Goodman didn’t need the American Diabetes Association to tell him that it’s getting more expensive to be a diabetic — he sees it every month when he looks at his bills for medication and supplies
New State-Sponsored Health Plan Aims to Insure the Uninsurable
WASHINGTON – Tina Cartwright suffers from reflux-esophagitis, better known as acid reflux, but she said the pain in her stomach is coming from a health insurance industry that refuses to cover her disease