Maryland Not Making the Grade in Women’s Health, Report Card Says

ANNAPOLIS – Women’s health in Maryland is unsatisfactory and slipping, according to a report card Wednesday that graded the states on 27 indicators of women’s health

Shelter Space Continues Falling, as City’s Homeless Population Stays Steady

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore’s homeless population continues to hover around 3,000 people, while the number of emergency and short-term shelter beds in the city has fallen to 2,260 in the last count

Calvert Cliffs Meltdown Could Spell Disaster, Anti-Nuclear Groups Say

SOLOMONS ISLAND – A disaster at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Lusby could lead to thousands of deaths because of congested escape routes and other potential problems, anti-nuclear groups said Thursday

Chlamydia Rates Soar Across the State; Better Screening May Be the Cause

ANNAPOLIS – Reported chlamydia cases in Maryland jumped by 57 percent from 1997 to 2006, and one state health official called it “the tip of the iceberg” for the often symptom-less sexually transmitted disease

Maryland High Court Upholds State Law Banning Gay Marriage

ANNAPOLIS – Gay-rights groups vowed to take their fight to the Maryland legislature Tuesday after the state’s highest court upheld a state law banning same-sex marriage

Proposed Dental Reform Would Come at a Cost to State

ANNAPOLIS – The state should spend at least $60 million to extend dental coverage to all Maryland children, according to a special committee report presented to the state health department this week

^Maryland Officials Decry Federal Medicaid Squeeze

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland officials said a recent decision by federal Medicaid administrators to stop reimbursing states for the cost of transporting disabled students to and from school is part of a “mean-spirited,” months-long trend to “dump additional costs onto the states

^When Fluffy Becomes Foamy: Cats Top Dogs as Rabies Danger in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland recorded its first-ever rabid bear last month, and the rabid dog, foaming at the mouth and baring its teeth, figures prominently in the popular imagination

Data Reveal Mixed Progress in Maryland’s Baby Health Trends

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s rates of teen births and infant mortality have both dropped since 1997, but the number of underweight babies born in the state in the same time has gone up, according to a report presented Tuesday to lawmakers