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
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
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