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Angela Roberts

Angela Roberts is The Baltimore Sun's health reporter. Previously, she worked at the Frederick News Post where she covered health. She has interned at both The Capital and The Sun. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland.

To encourage parents and caregivers to make sure their children are up-to-date on their back-to-school vaccinations, the Maryland Department of Health has started a campaign anchored by a video from Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore.

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With $1.8 million in federal funds, Maryland makes bigger-than-usual push for back-to-school vaccines

August 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

To encourage parents and caregivers to make sure their children are up-to-date on their back-to-school vaccinations, the Maryland Department of Health has started a campaign anchored by a video from...

A woman was killed and a teen girl was injured in separate shooting incidents over the weekend in Baltimore.

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Woman killed, teen girl injured in separate shootings over weekend, Baltimore Police say

August 4, 2024 at 4:04 p.m.

A woman was killed and a teen girl was injured in separate shooting incidents over the weekend in Baltimore.

In Baltimore, BGE reported 574 outages affecting 30,430 customers, according to the update from Scott's office. The company expects to restore service to 80% of customers by 6 a.m. on Monday, the update said.

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Severe thunderstorm fells trees, more than 20,000 still without power in Baltimore

August 4, 2024 at 11:38 p.m.

In Baltimore, BGE reported 574 outages affecting 30,430 customers, according to the update from Scott's office. The company expects to restore service to 80% of customers by 6 a.m. on...

A Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew member died Friday after having a medical emergency while riding with his crew in a truck.

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Baltimore City DPW crew member dies on job, officials say

August 4, 2024 at 8:25 a.m.

A Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew member died Friday after having a medical emergency while riding with his crew in a truck.

Legionella bacteria has been detected in the water fixtures of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Social Security Administration facilities in Woodlawn.

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Bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease detected in 2 large federal offices in Baltimore County

July 26, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Legionella bacteria has been detected in the water fixtures of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Social Security Administration facilities in Woodlawn.

Maryland is seeing the biggest spike in COVID levels in its wastewater – or sewage – since early January.

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COVID is surging again this summer in Maryland, hospitalization and wastewater data shows

July 25, 2024 at 9:17 p.m.

Maryland is seeing the biggest spike in COVID levels in its wastewater – or sewage – since early January.

In the last few weeks, when temperatures and the humidity have routinely made the weather feel like it’s 100 degrees, area doctors have reported seeing an uptick in people coming to emergency departments with the trademark symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

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Emergency room doctors urge caution as they see uptick in heat-related illnesses

July 17, 2024 at 9:29 p.m.

In the last few weeks, when temperatures and the humidity have routinely made the weather feel like it’s 100 degrees, area doctors have reported seeing an uptick in people coming...

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health – one of the biggest providers of health care on the Eastern Shore – said on Thursday it got the final regulatory sign-off needed from the state to build a new medical center in Easton. The new facility, planned for a 230-acre site off Longwoods Road near the intersection of U.S. Route 50, will replace the existing Shore Regional Medical Center in downtown Easton, which was mostly constructed between 1955 and 1975 and is now “outdated and obsolete,” according to a news release from the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health. The project, estimated […]

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University of Maryland Medical System gets final approval to start building new Eastern Shore hospital

July 12, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health – one of the biggest providers of health care on the Eastern Shore – said on Thursday it got the final regulatory sign-off needed...

For eight years, a surplus fund gave a boost to HIV services in Baltimore and beyond. But at the end of last fiscal year, that well ran dry.

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HIV service providers in Maryland worry for future after big budget cuts

July 12, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

For eight years, a surplus fund gave a boost to HIV services in Baltimore and beyond. But at the end of last fiscal year, that well ran dry.

Baltimore will split a $45 million settlement it received from pharmaceutical company Allergan among several priorities, including programs that help people struggling with opioid use disorder, an update to a citywide overdose strategic plan and fees for outside counsel.

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Nearly half of Baltimore’s $45M Allergan settlement goes to outside counsel

July 11, 2024 at 6:27 p.m.

Baltimore will split a $45 million settlement it received from pharmaceutical company Allergan among several priorities, including programs that help people struggling with opioid use disorder, an update to a...

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