WASHINGTON – Sharon Wollman had a hard time calling Hospice of the Chesapeake for her son David, 35, who was diagnosed with lung cancer — the call meant he was dying
State Health Officials Ready to Answer President’s Smallpox Vaccination Call
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials said they should have no problem meeting President Bush’s mid-February deadline for vaccinating up to 6,000 medical personnel who would be the first to respond to any outbreak of smallpox in the state
State Plans to Vaccinate Teams of Health Care Workers Against Smallpox Attack
WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials plan to vaccinate 5,500 health care workers and have started recruiting volunteers for the teams that would be the first line of defense against any bioterror attack using the disease
Maryland Retailers Hope Snowfall Puts Shoppers in the Holiday Buying Mood
WASHINGTON – Maryland retailers said Thursday’s snowfall may have kept shoppers away for a day, but they are hoping it will also get people into the mood for some serious holiday shopping this weekend
Pharmacists Volunteer for State Training Against Bioterrorism Attacks
WASHINGTON – An unlikely group of health care professionals has stepped to the front line of Maryland’s fight against bioterror — the neighborhood pharmacists
Physicians, Other Health Advocates at Odds Over Threat to Medical Care Access
WASHINGTON – Doctors say the looming cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates will be felt by patients in the form of less access to health care, and they say they have studies to prove it
Health Officials Embrace Study Showing Diet, Exercise Can Stave Off Diabetes
WASHINGTON – Robert Huber dropped 30 pounds, increased his energy and improved his health, not with a fad diet or obsessive exercise but by walking 30 minutes a night with his wife, eating less meat and more vegetables
Looming Cuts to Medicare Rates Threaten Health Care Crisis, Doctors Warn
WASHINGTON – Salisbury Dr
Maryland Freshmen Get First Lesson in Capitol Pecking Order Politics
WASHINGTON – Chris Van Hollen and Dutch Ruppersberger spent millions of dollars and thousand of hours this fall campaigning for their seats in Congress — but their actual seats might not be all they had hoped for
Maryland at Head of Federal Movement to Report Quality of Nursing Home Care
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials began posting reports Tuesday on the quality of care in nursing homes nationwide, after what they called a successful six-month test run in Maryland and five other states