WASHINGTON – After nearly two-thirds of the state’s pharmacies went without required annual inspections last year, the Maryland Board of Pharmacy is hoping to change what some argue is a broken regulatory system
^Md. Pharmacy Inspections Lag; Board Blames Bureaucracy, Lack of Funds
WASHINGTON – Less than half of Maryland’s pharmacies were inspected in the past two years, and just a third in the past year, a situation that health care advocates say puts the public at risk of getting outdated or improper medication
Medicare Plan Provides Boost for Chronically Ill Patients
WASHINGTON – Rufus “Lee” Arrington’s mailbox used to be full of solicitations from Medicare health plans promising benefits that always seemed too good to be true
Md. Company Cuts Surgical Costs With Foreign Flair
WASHINGTON – It started with a face lift, in Malaysia
^Maryland Inmates Prepare Turkey for Bea Gaddy Dinner
HAGERSTOWN – Up before dawn, the prison inmates stand in the chill air around stainless steel tables, butcher knives in their hands
Marylanders Become Top Two Leaders in House
WASHINGTON – Two lawmakers with Maryland ties made history Thursday when they secured the top two positions in the U
^Former U.S. Senator Recalls Hoyer, Pelosi in Bygone Days
WASHINGTON – As the top two Democratic House leaders head into contentious intraparty elections today, a former U
Maryland HMOs Score Poorly in Depression Treatment
WASHINGTON – Doctors in Maryland’s Health Maintenance Organizations exercise little oversight after initially prescribing anti-depressants, according to an annual report released earlier this month