WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials have heightened surveillance for potential bioterrorism attacks in the wake of the Sept
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
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
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
Maryland Genetics Labs Devote Time, Resources to ID Sept. 11 Victims
ANNAPOLIS – Officials are looking to Maryland genetics laboratories for high-tech help in the search to identify those killed in the Sept
Federal Judge Rules State Care of Mentally Disabled Patients Adequate
WASHINGTON – Maryland did the best it could in caring for brain-damaged or developmentally disabled patients over the past decade and cannot be forced to provide community placement for those patients, a federal court has ruled
Baltimore Fights Bioterrorism with High-Tech System to Detect Outbreaks
WASHINGTON – Baltimore City health officials expects to have an online bioterrorism surveillance plan in place by Monday, a system that they said will put them among the leaders nationally in bioterror defense
Maryland Anti-War Protesters Plan to Bring Message of Peace to Washington
WASHINGTON – Busloads of Marylanders will join thousands who are expected to march in anti-war demonstrations in Washington this weekend, a shadow of the protests originally planned for the canceled World Bank meetings here
Former Terp Hoop Star Offers Meal to Comfort Tornado Displaced Students
COLLEGE PARK – Former University of Maryland star basketball player Steve Francis was preparing for the start of the NBA season, playing pick-up games with former teammates in Cole Field House Monday, when a tornado tore through campus