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
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
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