WASHINGTON – A federal district judge in Maryland dismissed a Calvert County addiction counselor’s claim that her employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by forcing her to resign because of her marijuana addiction
Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Drop, But Baltimore Still Ranks Third
WASHINGTON- Sexually transmitted diseases in Baltimore decreased in 2000, but the city still had the third-highest STD rates among cities nationally, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found
State Hospitals Still Had Defective Medical Device Months After Recall
WASHINGTON- A number of Maryland hospitals still had at least one defective bronchoscope as of this week, when Johns Hopkins Hospital tentatively linked two patient deaths and many illnesses to recalled medical devices
Shock Trauma Center Defends Handling of Visitation for Gay Patient’s Partner
BALTIMORE – The chief physician at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center defended the hospital Thursday against charges that it denied a gay man visitation with his domestic partner as the second man lay dying
Man Sues UMd Hospital That Kept Him from Seeing His Dying Domestic Partner
WASHINGTON – A San Francisco man Wednesday sued the University of Maryland Medical Systems, claiming he was not permitted to see his partner who died at the Shock Trauma Center from AIDS-related complications
State Health Officials Say Flu Cases Manageable, as Season Reaches Its Peak
WASHINGTON- The winter has been mild and so has the flu season
Maryland Receives a Grade of C for its Birth-Defects Tracking System
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s system of tracking birth defects “is at the bottom rung of acceptable,” according to a report Wednesday by a nonprofit health advocacy group that ranked the states
Maryland Drug Laws Largely Consistent With Other States, Report Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s drug laws are generally consistent with other state and federal laws and may be slightly stricter in some cases, according to a report that claimed to be the first to compare laws state by state
Mothers of Disabled Kids Tell Congress More Needs to be Done to Help Children
WASHINGTON – Without the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Robyn Traywick doubts that her 12-year-old son with Down syndrome would be reading at a fifth-grade level
Allfirst Bank Depositors Not Likely to Lose Their Money, Stockholders Might
WASHINGTON- Bank experts say depositors’ money is safe at AllFirst Bank, but that shareholders will likely take a hit from the suspected $750 million fraud that the bank announced Wednesday