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    ‘Not my problem’: Regulators and drug makers deflect blame in ADHD medication shortage
    Persistent stigma and misunderstanding of ADHD may be contributing to an apparent lack of political will to resolve the shortage of medications to treat it.
    Persistent stigma and misunderstanding of ADHD may be contributing to the medication shortage.
    Spike to 18 sleep-related infant deaths in Baltimore City, county alarms officials
    Officials said pandemic isolation and respiratory illnesses contributed to the “alarming” spike in sleep-related infant deaths.
    Baby Mobile and shadow above a baby crib in the bedroom
    Maryland’s first cannabis lounge helps users smoke the stigma away
    Ceylon House co-owner Venushki “Venus” Hemachandra said the hope for the Burtonsville lounge is to "help people build community around cannabis.”
    at the grand opening of Ceylon House, Maryland's first cannabis lounge, on March 5, 2023.
    Some people never catch COVID-19. Johns Hopkins scientists use algorithms to find out why.
    Johns Hopkins scientists created a mathematical algorithm, among the nation’s first of its kind, to search for patterns among people who’ve escaped catching COVID-19.
    ESSEX, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: In this photo illustration, a Citoswab Coronavirus (COVID-19) Home Test kit is displayed on November 13, 2020 in Essex, England.
    Who’s at risk for brain disease? Baltimore scientists need diverse subjects to find out
    The Lieber Institute for Brian Development is tapping its store of 4,000 human brains to unlock mysteries about why some people get sick and others don’t.
    Dr. Tom Hyde, chief medical officer, takes a sample from a donated brain. The Lieber Institute for Brain Development has been working to increase diversity in research, researchers and research subjects and recently got a grant to expand efforts.
    Gov. Moore offers support for fentanyl testing in hospitals
    The Democratic governor’s support comes as lawmakers heard from the loved ones of Baltimore native Josh Siems, whose overdose death inspired legislation.
    Josh Siems died on his 31st birthday from a fentanyl overdose in 2022. His loved ones are pushing to pass a law requiring emergency rooms to test for fentanyl when they order toxicology screens.
    People with ADHD can’t get their meds. The shortage is worsening.
    Some call dozens of pharmacies, pay hundreds of dollars or ration their medicine to avoid a decline in functioning at school or work.
    Blaire Postman, a Baltimore city resident who suffers from ADHD, demonstrates at her home how she has to ration her medication due to the possible unaffordablility or unavailablility of her meds in Baltimore City, Md. on February  12, 2023.
    State’s main COVID-19 testing, vaccination center in Baltimore to close
    With severe COVID cases dropping, Maryland health officials have decided to close the State Center testing, vaccination and treatment site in downtown Baltimore.
    The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
    Tyre Nichols killing shows lack of empathetic humanity
    When police officers demonstrate a lack of empathetic humanity, incidents such as the killing of Tyre Nichols occur, a reader says. A physician says Marylanders will benefit from full implementation of the state’s family and medical leave law. Any plan for Lutherville-Timonium redevelopment must rely on the area’s history and facts about issues such as zoning, the Lutherville Community Association’s president says.
    Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, cries as she speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
    From loss to legislation: Overdose death prompts push for more fentanyl testing
    Baltimore native Josh Siems died from a drug overdose, but was never tested for fentanyl in the hospital, even though loved ones knew he used it. They want to make fentanyl testing a required component of toxicology screens.
    Josh Siems died on his 31st birthday from a fentanyl overdose in 2022. His loved ones are pushing to pass a law requiring emergency rooms to test for fentanyl when they order toxicology screens.
    Detective police say was shot during Cockeysville manhunt released from Shock Trauma
    Baltimore County Detective Jonathan Chih sustained critical injuries when police say he was shot by David Emory Linthicum on Feb. 9, on the second day of manhunt for the gunman.
    An ambulance leaves the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
    For Cockeysville parents, manhunt led to tough conversations
    Before David Linthicum was found and arrested, Baltimore County Public Schools closed six schools on Feb. 9 as a precaution. Parents had to explain to their kids why they had to stay home.
    A SWAT team investigates a house on Warren Rd near Loch Raven Reservoir during a manhunt for 24-year-old Cockeysville resident David Emory Linthicum.
    DPW lifts precautionary boil-water advisory in northern Baltimore County
    The agency has confirmed the water is now safe to drink.
    A water main break on York Rd. has left Broadmead Assisted Living Center without water for several days in Towson, Md., February 15, 2023.
    How Marylanders will get COVID vaccines and tests when the federal emergency ends
    This spring will mark a shift in how many people access COVID tests and vaccines, and who pays for them, but many free public sites will remain open.
    Geraldine Long, a neighborhood resident, comes in to get her COVID booster. Baltimore City's continued effort towards combating COVID-19 includes a stationary mobile clinic that gives vaccine recievers incentives to keep up to date on their vaccines.  A mobile setup is shown here on February 10, 2023.
    Four infant deaths have Baltimore County health officials ‘sounding an alarm’
    In two months, the county saw as many sleep-related infant deaths as it usually sees in a year.
    Baby room with mobile made up of sporting equipment over cot
    Maryland Democrats say now is the time to expand Medicaid to include transgender medical care
    The legislation broadens which treatments would be covered under Medicaid to be more aligned with what private insurers offer individuals.
    Supporters of trans health bills speak in front of Maryland State House on Feb. 14, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland.
    Many shooting victims bleed out. Baltimore researchers want to improve their chances.
    Physician-scientists at University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing radically different ways to stem the catastrophic blood loss that often kills trauma victims — one using a Tang-like, artificial blood powder and another by inducing hypothermia.
    Allan Doctor, M.D. is a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis.
    228 minutes: What it feels like to suffer Maryland’s long ER waits, the worst in the nation
    Maryland has the longest emergency room wait times in the nation. Patients say it can be a painful and perplexing experience to wait so long for care.
    Illustration showing woman in extreme foreground, bending at waist, clutching herself, with radiating jagged lines showing her pain. In background, waiting room chairs and double doors to emergency room.
    Jen Corbin is telling the story of Anne Arundel’s crisis response system. Maryland is listening.
    The Maryland Department of Health is making it possible for more parts of Maryland to emulate Anne Arundel County’s crisis response system.
    Anne Arundel County Crisis Response Directory, Jennifer Corbin and Anne Arundel County police Lt. Steve Thomas pose for a portrait at Anne Arundel County Police Department on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Millersville, MD.
    Could overdose prevention sites be in Maryland’s future?
    With a new governor, a draft bill would allow six locations where people can consume illegal drugs with medical supervision.
    Candy Jovan demonstrates how an overdose prevention site would work at a mock setup at The Charles Theatre before the screening of a Canadian film about fentanyl on January 24, 2023.
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