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    Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22.
    The CDC’s vaccine advisors were fired. A former insider explains what’s at stake.
    Dr. Wilbur Chen, a University of Maryland vaccine expert, is a former member of the panel that makes recommendations to the CDC about who should get vaccines. He explains what happens now that RFK Jr., the health secretary, fired all the current members.
    Wilbur Chen, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.
    RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the CDC on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks  after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
    On Monday, scores of scientists at the agency sent a letter challenging the Trump administration’s cuts in public health research.
    Jenna Norton, a researcher at the NIH, in a gray jacket and black shirt.
    Baltimore’s billion-dollar opioid case decision delayed until next week
    The long-awaited decision on the city’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit was pushed on Friday.
    6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Courthouse East
    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods nationwide may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says
    Ground beef sold nationwide from Whole Foods could be contaminated with E. coli, though no sicknesses have been reported.
    A colorized scan of a microscopic image of E. coli bacteria. The bacteria are tiny red ovals on a purple background
    Marylanders in state exchange could see a big jump in health insurance rates
    People in Maryland are likely to see a jump in costs for health insurance next year after federal subsidies expire and are not renewed.
    The Maryland Health Connection site, the state's health exchange.
    Van of lifesaving supplies to combat Baltimore drug overdoses fueled by new funds
    Baltimore City opioid settlement money is starting to reach those in need.
    The Charm City Care Connection van stops in parts of Baltimore to distribute clean needles, toothpaste and other items.
    Scott picks Tennessee official to lead Baltimore’s health department
    Michelle Taylor is a doctor, breast cancer survivor, Hopkins grad and serves in the Air National Guard
    Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the appointment of Dr. Michelle Taylor as Commissioner for the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD), starting August 1, 2025.
    Baltimore’s next health commissioner has big job to fill, with long vacancy a factor
    A new Baltimore health commissioner will take over an office that has been known for doing big things. Lately, there hasn't been a leader there to oversee even the little things.
    Baltimore City Health Department in Baltimore, Thursday May 29, 2025.
    Maryland officials must describe how they combat overdose deaths in treatment under new law
    Under the law effective July 1, signed by Gov. Wes Moore last week, the Maryland Department of Health must detail in annual reports how the state agency is improving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.
    Baltimore City Democrat Del. Sandy Rosenberg, left, sponsored a bill that requires the Maryland Department of Health to detail how the agency is improving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.
    Son of a midge: Swarms of the pesky flies are ruining summer pleasures in Middle River
    The midges are back, and they’re worse than ever. The tiny flies that have terrorized marina owners on the Back River for two decades have extended their reach to the Middle River peninsula.
    A window ledge in Edgemere is infested with midges. The pesky flies have invaded the Baltimore County waterfront.
    New variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in parts of the world, WHO says
    Current vaccines are expected to remain effective, according to the World Health Organization.
    Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available, as well as annual flu shots for people 6 months and older. For those 60 and older or for people who are pregnant, you may want to get the RSV vaccine.
    COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children, pregnant women, RFK says
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a leading anti-vaccine advocate before becoming health secretary.
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22.
    Her final assignment before graduation? Beating Stage 3 cancer
    Anne Arundel County teacher Kayla Case earned her second master’s degree after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
    Kayla Case and her son, Silas, 4, and daughter, Serena, 3, at Georgetown East Elementary School in Annapolis, where Case is a reading and math intervention teacher.
    Top vaccine expert tells next generation of Maryland doctors to fight for shots
    Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit delivered a graduation address to the next generation of doctors coming from University of Maryland School of Medicine.
    Dr. Paul Offit speaks to University of Maryland School of Medicine’s graduates at a commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
    Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
    Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available, as well as annual flu shots for people 6 months and older. For those 60 and older or for people who are pregnant, you may want to get the RSV vaccine.
    Severe storm Friday night caused sewage overflow in Baltimore County
    The overflow was considered a sanitary sewage overflow, which means raw sewage was released, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    Storm clouds behind a row of homes in Dundalk.
    Dr. David Fowler was a well-respected medical examiner, until he wasn’t
    Dr. David Fowler was a well-regarded former chief medical examiner before he consulted on a high-profile case that brought fresh scrutiny to his work in Maryland.
    In this image from video, Dr. David Fowler, a retired forensic pathologist and former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.
    US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
    Free Naloxone signs are displayed at a tent during a health event on June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va.
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