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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.

Premium rates for individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will increase by about 6% on average next year, but the Maryland Insurance Administration said this week that opportunities for savings remain.

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ACA rates approved to increase for next year, new carrier added to marketplace

September 6, 2024 at 7:10 p.m.

Premium rates for individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will increase by about 6% on average next year, but the Maryland Insurance Administration said this week that...

Air pollution in South Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood is on par with pollution near major highways and the city’s downtown area, according to a study from the University of Maryland and other collaborators.

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In Baltimore’s Curtis Bay, sooty air pollution is on par with that on major highways, study finds

September 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Air pollution in South Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood is on par with pollution near major highways and the city’s downtown area, according to a study from the University of Maryland...

Since 2001, the program has provided free screenings to nearly 40,000 city residents and found 165 cases of cancer.

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Baltimore City Cancer Program offers free screenings, support to uninsured

August 31, 2024 at 2:57 p.m.

Since 2001, the program has provided free screenings to nearly 40,000 city residents and found 165 cases of cancer.

Baltimore has received more than $240 million through settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

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Baltimore expects to get hundreds of millions from opioid litigation. Here’s how it will manage that money.

August 29, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Baltimore has received more than $240 million through settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

Doctors-in-training at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore will have a new scholarship opportunity after a former member of the hospital’s board of directors donated $10 million to LifeBridge Health, allowing the health system to create an endowment that will fund students working at the Regional Medical Campus. The gift – donated by Ellen W.P. Wasserman, a founding member of the LifeBridge Health board and a nearly 20-year member of Sinai Hospital’s board of directors – is the largest from an individual in LifeBridge’s history. With Wasserman’s latest donation, the 101 year old has given nearly $24 million to the health system […]

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Sinai Hospital gets $10 million to endow scholarships for George Washington doctors-in-training

August 27, 2024 at 5:47 p.m.

Doctors-in-training at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore will have a new scholarship opportunity after a former member of the hospital’s board of directors donated $10 million to LifeBridge Health, allowing the...

After a botched CrowdStrike update brought down Windows devices globally, a roving band of IT experts descended upon UMMS to root out the dreaded 'blue screen of death.'

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A buggy CrowdStrike update caused a global computer meltdown. Here’s how it affected the UM Medical System.

August 22, 2024 at 9:33 p.m.

After a botched CrowdStrike update brought down Windows devices globally, a roving band of IT experts descended upon UMMS to root out the dreaded 'blue screen of death.'

A small, Black-owned radiology practice in Laurel is suing the University of Maryland Medical System, alleging unfair and discriminatory bidding practices.

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Black-owned Laurel radiology practice sues UM Medical System alleging unfair bidding practices

August 19, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.

A small, Black-owned radiology practice in Laurel is suing the University of Maryland Medical System, alleging unfair and discriminatory bidding practices.

The institute's partnership with Black community leaders and Morgan State University published its first research this summer.

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Lieber Institute partners with Black community leaders to unlock secrets of the brain: ‘We will not be left behind’

August 16, 2024 at 8:21 p.m.

The institute's partnership with Black community leaders and Morgan State University published its first research this summer.

GBMC's initiative was selected as a winner of a national contest for programs preventing human trafficking among women and girls.

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GBMC aims to expand reach, impact of anti-human trafficking initiative after winning national contest

August 16, 2024 at 1:59 p.m.

GBMC's initiative was selected as a winner of a national contest for programs preventing human trafficking among women and girls.

"He’s also not our typical poster child for hypertensive cardiomyopathy," said one doctor. "I guess it is a wake-up call for those of us who aren’t professional athletes."

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Doctors say Jacoby Jones’ unexpected death is a reminder to get blood pressure checked

August 7, 2024 at 7:36 p.m.

"He’s also not our typical poster child for hypertensive cardiomyopathy," said one doctor. "I guess it is a wake-up call for those of us who aren’t professional athletes."

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