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    Maryland hospitals took money from poor patients. Why haven’t they paid them back?
    Refunds are coming — as much as eight years after the first patients paid their bills.
    Hospital and state officials have to figure out how to find the patients owed refunds without violating the privacy laws that protect their health and income data.
    Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
    Maryland voters also will be asked this year to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. The state already protects the right to abortion under state law and Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
    A “WE’RE VOTING YES” sign is seen on a bench outside the Maryland State House following a reproductive rights presser on Lawyers Mall on Jan. 22, 2024. Voters will decide if abortion is a right that will be included in the state constitution.
    Ocean City making opioid overdose medication publicly available
    The boxes will have instructions on how to administer the medication and a QR code that can be scanned to learn more about opioid overdoses and nalaxone.
    People walk along the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Bad allergies? Blame botanical sexism and Baltimore sidewalks
    Urban planners have often favored male trees that make pollen over female trees that make seeds, contributing to the abundance of sneeze-inducing yellow stuff.
    Cities like Baltimore have often planted more pollen-making male trees than female trees, contributing to the abundant yellow dust.
    A methadone clinic is opening in West Baltimore. Neighbors want to know: Why here?
    A West Baltimore neighborhood near Mondawmin Mall is trying to stop the opening of a clinic that administers methadone.
    Residents say they learned last year that a former auto parts warehouse in West Baltimore would become Charm City Medical Center, which will offer methadone treatment.
    Johns Hopkins breeds millions of mosquitoes — to stop them from killing you
    After the U.S. logged its first cases of malaria in decades, Johns Hopkins mosquito research takes on new urgency.
    Mosquito colonies in the insectary at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are housed in clear boxes in a climate-controlled room and fed sugar to sustain them.
    Tragedies highlight mental health needs of Spanish-speaking immigrants
    In the days and weeks after the Key Bridge collapse, therapists and grief workers who service Baltimore’s Spanish-speaking immigrant community say they have seen a significant increase in referrals and clients — many of whom were already struggling with trauma.
    Ana Carrera, terapias manager (left) and Amy R. Greensfelder, executive director of Pro Bono Counseling.
    Letters: City leaders shouldn’t condone dirt bike riders
    A Federal Hill resident says dirt bikers, such as the ones who ride through Federal Hill Park, put others and themselves at risk and generally diminish the quality of life in Baltimore.
    A Federal Hill resident says dirt bikers should have a place in Baltimore to ride but not in the places he and his grandchildren frequent.
    University of Maryland Medical Center doctors push to unionize, a first in the state
    A group of physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center have formed a union that would represent more than 900 residents and fellows, according to union organizers.
    Resident physicians and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center have organized with the American Federation of Teachers-Maryland.
    Health care for Marylanders with HIV is facing huge cuts this summer
    Advocates are sounding alarms and asking state health officials to find funding to offset big looming cuts to services that have made living with HIV infections possible.
    Care for Marylanders with HIV, including outreach and testing, is slated for deep budget cuts.
    Your hospital is a nonprofit, but your ER doctor works for Wall Street
    Maryland's emergency rooms need improving, and hospitals are increasing outsourcing the job to a national firm.
    Laurel Medical Center will be among the 10 University of Maryland Medical System locations where the emergency room will be operated by an outside firm.
    Maryland takes steps to prevent avian influenza from spreading to dairy cows in the state
    The Department of Agriculture has issued an order putting restrictions on bringing dairy cows into Maryland.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture says avian influenza has been detected in dairy cows in states including Texas, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho and Ohio.
    Maryland’s new approach to gun violence is all about the data
    State lawmakers recently approved legislation creating the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, sending it to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore. The idea is to collect and use data to design strategies — the same technique used to fight disease — to reduce the number of people killed and injured by guns every year in Maryland.
    Detectives investigate the scene of a shooting in Pasadena, where police said a 61-year-old woman raised a handgun officers before they shot her.
    Goucher College joins movement to reckon with its ties to slavery
    The wooded campus of Goucher College was once part of one of the largest plantations in the state of Maryland, where the Ridgely family enslaved hundreds of Black Marylanders. Three groups with a stake in the Ridgely plantation reunited this month for a descendant engagement symposium.
    The former quarters for the enslaved on Hampton plantation. The woman in the photo is likely Amanda Norris, 1897
    Commentary: Let’s do more to prioritize mothers, healthy babies
    Baltimore courthouses are one of the places that need to ensure that breastfeeding mothers have the opportunity and the right kind of environment to feed their babies, says former Baltimore City Councilwoman Shannon Sneed, a current candidate for council president.
    Shown is a guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support breastfeeding in hospitals, worksites and various places in the community. (photo courtesy of Angelie Guibaud)
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Maryland has a shortage of nurses and nursing assistants, exacerbated by long delays in getting their licenses.
    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.
    Ozempic and other drugs are seen as a “miracle” for weight loss, but come with side effects, high costs and other issues.
    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.
    Female student walking among bookshelves in a library.
    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.
    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.
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