Maryland

Maryland HMO Report Reflects More `Sophisticated’ Consumers

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Health Care Commission released its 2001 HMO report card Friday, a document that included new and very specific information tailored to consumers with chronic diseases and mental health needs

New Agreement Aids Navy Technology Transfer Office

PATUXENT – Naval Air Warfare Center scientists Luis Gierbolini and Dennis Goss were searching for a simple solution to a challenging problem: find a way to clean aircraft oxygen lines without using Freon, which has been banned because it depletes ozone

County Health Departments Lack Manpower, Resources to Respond to Bioterror

WASHINGTON – Every county in Maryland has an emergency plan that coordinates responses to crises from natural disasters to chemical accidents

Maryland Health Officials Bank on Early Detection to Block Bioterrorism

WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials have heightened surveillance for potential bioterrorism attacks in the wake of the Sept

Maryland Courts to Consider Constitutional Questions on Death Penalty

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s six-month unofficial moratorium ends today, but it’s not likely to be lifted until the state Court of Appeals deals with four cases questioning the constitutionality of the death penalty

GOP Gubernatorial Campaigns Have `Understanding’ to Support Each Other

WASHINGTON – Besides raising money for their own campaigns, Maryland’s two Republican gubernatorial candidates say they are also raising foot soldiers who can switch allegiance between candidates should one of the two drop out

Federal Court Rules State Immune from Family Medical Leave Act Suits

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has held that Maryland is immune from lawsuits under the Family Medical Leave Act, which guarantees employees an identical job to the one they left temporarily for medical reasons

Conservatives Take Senate Republican Leadership Mantle

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Senate Republicans took just over an hour Thursday afternoon to unanimously select Sen

State Troopers To Sub For National Guard At Maryland Airports

ANNAPOLIS – About 100 Maryland National Guardsmen will provide additional security in the state’s three commercial airports, but not before they receive special training to prepare them for “civilian interaction,” said Gov