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Laura Herrera Scott

Some mental health and disability advocates worry that the process could further traumatize those who are already struggling.

Members of the Maryland Nursing Association think that the executive director of the state board overseeing Maryland’s nurses should still be a nurse with an RN.

A proposed Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention would cost $10 million to establish.

Colleges, nonprofit organizations and agencies will receive money for suicide prevention, family counseling and other services.

“This is the first fall and winter virus season where vaccines are available for the three viruses responsible for most hospitalizations – COVID-19, RSV, and flu,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We must do a better job of ensuring that when a Marylander walks into any doctor’s office, that they can get connected to contraceptive care,” he added.

After a scathing audit of Maryland’s health department revealed a “pervasive lack of documentation” and other issues of financial oversight, Maryland lawmakers held a…

“Veterans, as a result of their serving our nation, have been exposed to different stressors than our civilian population,” according to Dr. David Marcozzi, Chief Clinical Officer for the University of Maryland Medical Center.

This audit comes just days after the state Department of Health received a scathing report which said the department had a “pervasive lack of documentation.”

In the 125 years later, the Maryland Public Health Laboratory now has an operating budget of $52.3 million and conducted about 9.3 million tests in 2023 for a variety of needs.