In December, a 59-year-old woman who cannot speak after throat cancer surgery was left outside of a Baltimore homeless center with no money and no phone — in a city where she had no family and no close friends.
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How a Broken Federal System Threatens Elderly Patients’ Safety
A common event that can force someone out of a nursing home involves disputes over money, particularly the finer details of two government health insurance programs for the elderly, Medicare and Medicaid.
Low-Income Alzheimer’s Patients Battle More Than The Disease
It was 1994 when Barbara Harris noticed her mother, Edith Harris, would write and keep little notes. She was starting to forget things.
“She started slipping a little bit,” daughter Harris, a Baltimore resident, recalled.
It was not until 1996 that Edith Harris was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that causes progressive memory loss that eventually interferes with daily tasks and body functions.
Maryland Health Officials Lower Testing Age for Lead Poisoning
State mandates that children aged one and two should undergo blood tests to detect lead levels
Cardin Legislation to Increase Mental Health Services Passes Senate
Legislation to provide increased federal funding for emergency services to mentally ill patients, authored by Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, is awaiting House action after unanimous approval by the Senate earlier this month.
Preventive HIV Treatment Underused By Some, Unavailable To Many
Experts are still trying to convince people at risk for HIV to take a preventive pill.
Maryland’s Legislative Session Is Over, But Hogan Has More Work Ahead
Md. Gov. Larry Hogan spoke to Capital News Service about his first legislative session, as a Republican governor elected in a majority blue state working with a Democratic General Assembly.
Maryland Legislature Passes State Budget, But Some Spending Uncertainty Remains
The Maryland General Assembly passed the state’s $40.7 billion budget.