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    People may be afraid to drive over bridges like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore, but experts say you can help yourself overcome those feelings.
    Don’t swear off bridges. Overcome your fear this way.
    It’s normal to feel scared of bridges following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Here’s how to conquer your fear.
    Maryland has a shortage of nurses and nursing assistants, exacerbated by long delays in getting their licenses.
    Maryland needs more nurses. Their licenses are caught in red tape.
    Amid a severe shortage, nurses and nursing assistants have struggled to their licenses approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
    Ozempic and other drugs are seen as a “miracle” for weight loss, but come with side effects, high costs and other issues.
    What U. of Maryland experts want you to know about Ozempic
    Thanks to celebrities like Oprah, “miracle” weight loss drugs are having a moment — and come with a hefty price tag and side effects.
    Female student walking among bookshelves in a library.
    St. John’s College receives grant for student mental wellness pilot programs
    St. John’s and other liberal arts colleges receive grant money to test mental health services.
    Photo collage shows close up of woman’s face in profile, her eyes look right. On right side of collage are a breast pump and baby bottle with a jury box seats in the background.
    Baltimore courts added a room for breastfeeding moms. That made jury duty harder.
    New mothers face a lot of challenges, and in Baltimore one of them is serving jury duty.
    Marian House, a Baltimore charity founded in 1982, provides transitional housing for women.
    Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $2M awards to Baltimore nonprofits
    MacKenzie Scott’s latest round giving went to several Baltimore organizations, including Marian House and Wide Angle Youth Media.
    Melanie Reese (left) is executive director of Older Women Embracing Life. Ronald Johnson (center) is chair of the U.S. People Living With HIV Caucus. Carlton R. Smith is co-founder of Black Equity Baltimore.
    Commentary: Maryland must stop criminalizing people living with HIV
    It's time for Maryland to repeal a law that criminalizes people based on their HIV status, leaders of three advocacy organizations say.
    Crownsville State Hospital in Crownsville, Maryland. The photo, dated Jan. 15, 1932, pictures patients, nurses and the doctor.
    ‘Madness’: Q&A with Antonia Hylton about her book on Maryland’s ‘Jim Crow Asylum’
    NBC News Correspondent Antonia Hylton speaks with journalist and broadcaster Gwendolyn Glenn about Hylton’s book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum," which explores the history of Maryland’s Crownsville Hospital.
    Christine Feldman, director of communications for the Anne Arundel County library system, shows how new vending machines, stocked with naloxone, work during a demonstration on March 11, 2024.
    Anne Arundel County installs vending machines stocked with naloxone to prevent overdoses
    Anne Arundel County installs vending machines stocked with naloxone.
    Susan Gross and Erin Hager are faculty members in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
    Commentary: Maryland’s Blueprint left out free meals for students
    Maryland must make free meals available to all its public school students to promote good health, academic achievement and educational equity, two faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.
    A box of Narcan nasal spray, the opioid-reversing medication that has been approved for over-the-counter use, sits on a pharmacy counter on Feb. 22, 2024.
    Opioid deaths spur push for kids to carry naloxone
    HB 1268, would explicitly authorize students across the state to possess and administer naloxone – also known by its brand name, Narcan – as adolescent opioid deaths surge and teens lobby for urgent solutions.
    Members from several organizations held a rally on Lawyers Mall outside the State House in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. They advocated for a series of bills to address health care access and affordability.
    Maryland lawmakers approve easier path for undocumented immigrants to buy insurance
    About 6.1% of state residents are uninsured, and officials estimate that about 30% of them — 112,000 — are immigrants who lack legal documentation.
    Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward on Sunday for daylight saving time.
    How turning clocks forward this weekend could affect your health
    Darker mornings and more evening light together can knock your body clock out of whack.
    The University of Maryland Medical System is building a warehouse in Tradepoint Atlantic to house millions of masks, gowns and other supplies used each year.
    Think your closets are full? These Maryland hospitals need room for millions of gloves and gowns
    The University of Maryland Medical System is doing what other Americans do when they have a lot of stuff —it’s turning to a storage locker to house millions of masks, gloves and other supplies.
    Attendants of an anti-gun violence event organized by We Our Us hold a sign during speeches on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
    Anne Arundel, Chase Your Dreams Initiative partner on weekend event aimed at preventing youth gun violence
    The Gun Violence Prevention Celebrity Weekend will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, at Old Mill Senior High School in Millersville. Events range from personal testimony and emergency training to an all-star celebrity basketball game.
    Lead water pipes.
    Anne Arundel County publishes map to check for lead pipes
    Anne Arundel County is the latest jurisdiction in Maryland to publish a map of which residents need to test their home service lines for lead pipes.
    Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch outside the Baltimore County health department in 2021.
    Baltimore County health officer ‘no longer’ in job, but reasons for the departure unclear
    Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, the longtime health officer for Baltimore County has “departed” county government, according to a news release.
    A file photo of a fox in a wooded area.
    Two reports of fox bites in Harford County, officials warn
    The Harford County Health Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for aggressive and wild animals.
    Illustration of parent standing in moonlit bedroom holding a mug of tea. There are paint samples on the wall, opened cardboard boxes on the floor and part of a crib leans against the wall.
    Muted by miscarriage: Why silence is often a first resort
    Being quiet after a miscarriage often helps evade questions from others that make one relive it. But many go through the experience and more of us should share our stories when we are ready.
    The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
    Medical aid-in-dying legislation won’t pass this year
    The proposal would have allowed Maryland residents who are likely to die within six months to request a prescription for drugs that they could take to initiate their death.
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