Opponents Blast Ehrlich’s Malpractice Reform Plan in Noisy Rally

ANNAPOLIS – About 150 legislators and activists denounced Gov

Claims Costs Drive Malpractice Rates, Insurer Tells Senators

ANNAPOLIS – The state’s largest medical malpractice insurer Wednesday justified its 33 percent increase in rates it charges doctors, saying claims costs are mounting

Ehrlich Malpractice Plan Criticized

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

Individuals’ Flu Shot Prospects Decline With Burgeoning Lottery Applications

ANNAPOLIS – More than 15,000 people have applied for a shot at getting one of Montgomery County’s 800 doses of flu vaccine – and that number could rise as the government continues taking lottery applicants through Monday

Flu Vaccine Shortage Brings Counties Together

ANNAPOLIS – Some Maryland county health departments are sharing their scarce flu vaccines to get the shots to where they’re needed most

Top Maryland Leaders See Imminent Solution to Medical Malpractice Crisis

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top three politicians emerged from a closed-door meeting Thursday optimistic they can resolve the medical malpractice issue before the General Assembly convenes in January

Maryland Could See Political Rarity: Special Session

ANNAPOLIS – If Gov

State Seeks Alternatives to Flu Shot Shortage

ANNAPOLIS – Immunization clinics are being cancelled or cut back and Maryland health officials are scrambling for vaccines after Tuesday’s news that one of the nation’s main flu shot suppliers won’t be sending a shipment this year

Marylanders Pitch Name Ideas for New D.C. Ball Club

ANNAPOLIS – If the three-strikes rule applied to baseball team names the way it does to the game itself, then “Washington Senators” would have one more chance before it’s out

Washington Team Likely to Pluck Dollars Out of Orioles’ Nest

ANNAPOLIS – Comparing the financial success of Maryland’s two professional football franchises to the viability of the area’s soon-to-be two Major League Baseball teams might be like comparing footballs and baseballs