WASHINGTON – Payouts from malpractice suits against Maryland doctors have risen sharply in recent years, climbing from an average of $165,000 in 1993 to $237,000 in 2002, according to an analysis of the National Practitioner Data Bank
For Family with Adopted Children, Holidays Mean New Beginnings
NEW MARKET – Plenty of families have holiday traditions
Data Shows Maryland Retail Stores Becoming Off-Limits to Teenage Smokers
WASHINGTON – Minors had a harder time buying cigarettes from Maryland retailers in 2002 than they did the year before, new data suggest
Officials Say Everyday Hygiene Can Help Thwart Threat of SARS
WASHINGTON – Health officials say preventing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, might be as easy as following your mother’s advice
Report Says U.S. Unprepared for SARS, but Maryland Agencies Do What They Can
WASHINGTON – The United States is woefully unprepared for an outbreak of the SARS respiratory disease, according to a new report, but Maryland county health officials say they have enough trained staff to ward off disaster
Baltimore Flu Case Boosts Already High Vaccination Rate Around State
WASHINGTON – More Marylanders are getting their shots for this flu season, which federal officials say has begun earlier than usual and could be the worst in years
Maryland Lawmakers’ Vote on Medicare Splits Along Party Lines
WASHINGTON – While the national vote was not so clear-cut, Maryland’s congressional delegation split cleanly along party lines on a bill that would reform Medicare while providing prescription drug coverage for the first time
Medicare Plan Divides Normally Like-Minded Senior Groups in State
WASHINGTON – The Medicare bill that has split Congress has also split Maryland organizations that represent senior citizens
New Anthrax Closures Dredge Up Memories of Brentwood for Postal Workers
WASHINGTON – For postal worker Tony Magrant, this week’s announcement that the U
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban to Become Law, But Will It Become Reality in State?
WASHINGTON – President Bush has said he will sign into law a measure that threatens fines and jail time for doctors who perform so-called “partial-birth” abortions — but nobody seems to know how the law would be enforced in Maryland