ANNAPOLIS- In several Maryland counties, properties are being flooded and rebuilt over and over again, sometimes at taxpayers’ expense, according to a Capital News Service analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data
Outdated Flood Maps Slated For Revamping
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s flood maps, used to determine flood-prone areas, are on average more than 20 years old, and it will be at least another eight years before the entire state has “new” maps, which may not be new at all
Dangerous Flu Strain May Render Maryland Vaccine Impotent
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland could be facing one of the worst flu seasons this winter because of a particularly strong virus sickening patients in the West and a less-than-perfect vaccine match – but then again, it may not
Retail Stores Offer Employee Incentives on Busiest Shopping Day
ANNAPOLIS – ‘Tis the night before Black Friday and all around town, store managers are ordering pizzas and hoping computers don’t go down
Shamanism Wins Attention From Conventional Medicine
TAKOMA PARK – Rose Khalsa heals people without ever taking an X-ray, drawing blood or prescribing medication
Hospital Tracking System May Prove Useful During Flu Season
ANNAPOLIS – With flu season approaching, the state emergency medical system is expecting an increased use of its high-tech tracking method to alleviate hospital overcrowding
Lawmakers, Advocates Debate Health Care Reform Proposals
ANNAPOLIS – Three major proposals for health care reform – all designed to cut the rising number of uninsured and trim burgeoning insurance costs – emerged from a summit Wednesday in Annapolis
Maryland, District Battle Over CareFirst’s Future
ANNAPOLIS – Controversy-plagued CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is now caught in the crossfire between the jurisdictions it serves
Children’s Hospital Tries to Fend Off Maryland’s Proposed Cuts
ANNAPOLIS – Children’s Hospital Tuesday defended itself against a proposal to trim $9 million in Maryland state and federal funding, telling lawmakers the cut could jeopardize care for all its patients