BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s medical examiner says there have been at least 37 deaths since September in the state from a batch of heroin that is tainted with fentanyl. Dr. David Fowler said Friday that the 37 deaths represent about 12 percent of the 318 overdose deaths during that period. Ten of the deaths occurred […]
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Baltimore City 2014 Homicides Reach 26
Baltimore police reported four deaths in the final week of January, bringing to 26 the 2014 homicide tally, the bloodiest start to a year since 2007 when 28 killings occurred in January. The most lethal day was Jan. 30 when police, dispatched at 9:40 a.m. to the 1500 block of Cole Street, found a man […]
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Daughter of Bea Gaddy Dies of Massive Heart Attack
Sandra E. Chandler, who helped her mother, Dr. Bea Gaddy, in her charitable work providing food, shelter and financial assistance to the Baltimore area’s needy, died Jan. 30 after suffering a massive heart attack. According to news reports, she died in Alabama, but will be returned home for burial. Chandler, along with her sister Cynthia […]
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New Fitness Center Opens in Prince George’s County
LA Fitness held a grand opening in Upper Marlboro Jan. 25, cutting the ceremonial ribbon for a new Prince George’s County outpost of the national chain of workout centers. “We are extremely happy to have LA Fitness in Prince George’s County and especially in District 6,” County Council member Derrick L. Davis (District 6) told […]
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NBA Introduces New Math Game into PG County after School Program
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has introduced a new game for Prince George’s County students that involves both hoops and numbers crunching. NBA Math Hoops is a fast-paced board game with a pro basketball theme that requires contestants to quickly demonstrate sharp basic math skills before allowing a slam-dunk or a three-point shot to be […]
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Dr. Lavdena Orr Named D.C. Medical Director of AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans
Dr. Lavdena Orr, veteran healthcare administrator and D.C. physician, was named Jan. 30 to be D.C. medical director for AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans, a national Medicare Advantage managed care organization and part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies. Officials announced Jan. 30 that Orr will oversee medical affairs for both the Medicare Advantage plan […]
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Prince George’s Eye Doctors Offering New Test for Dry Eye Disease
Solomon Eye Physicians and Surgeons are offering a new test for Sjögren’s syndrome, a chronic autoimmune disease in which a person’s white blood cells attack their moisture-producing glands. Solomon Eye Physicians and Surgeons, located in Greenbelt and Bowie, is an ophthalmology practice offering leading-edge treatments for Maryland LASIK and cataract surgery patients. There are more […]
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CDC Says 1 in 4 U.S. Families Faced Medical Debt Crisis in 2012
One out of every four American families in 2012 dealt with a medical bill debt burden, according to a data report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January. And while that statistic, compiled by the National Health Interview Survey, is alarming, even more compelling is the fact that one out […]
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Study: Guns = 20 Kid & Young Adult Hospitalizations a Day
Firearms accounted for 20 hospitalizations a day in 2009 for children and young adults according to a study published this week in Pediatrics, the medical journal for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Of the 7,391 cases documented, the numbers were highest for American males between the ages of 15 and 19, but at least three […]
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Red Dress Sunday in Baltimore
For the 10th consecutive year, Saint Agnes Hospital is partnering with congregations across Baltimore to offer Red Dress Sunday, a faith-based initiative that strives to educate women about the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and the steps that can be taken to live a heart healthy life. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Saint Agnes cardiovascular experts […]
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Gray Brings Out Warming Buses to Protect Homeless During Cold Weather
As temperatures dropped to frigid temperatures, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) took extra measures to protect the city’s vulnerable residents from Jan. 23-25, activating four D.C. Department of Parks and Recreations sites to serve as overflow shelters and stationing warming buses at four more locations. The city worked with the District’s Homeland Security and […]
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Even The Healthy and Fit Need to Enroll in ObamaCare
For Kenneth Gray, owner of Graystone Fitness and Dominant Force Athletic Program of Severn, Md., it was just a typical trip to the library. He had not planned on doing anything life changing that day; but he would. His purpose in going to the library was to research high schools in Maryland that had recently […]
