BALTIMORE, MD—The West Nile virus has been detected in an adult living in the Baltimore area. This is the first confirmed human case of the virus in Maryland this year. The Maryland Department of Health says the patient has already recovered from the infection. West Nile Virus is transmitted to people by mosquitoes that have been infected by feeding on […]
WASHINGTON—Boar’s Head is expanding its July 26 recall of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced this week. The establishment is recalling approximately 7 million additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Whole genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Attorney Marie Grant has been appointed as the next Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner. She will succeed Joy Hatchette, who is currently serving as an interim commissioner. Grant has served as the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs at the Maryland Department of Health and has also served as the Vice President of Public Policy at Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield. […]
UPDATE: This recall has been expanded. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall of 207,528 pounds of deli meat sold nationwide by Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc. The recall was prompted by the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of liverwurst produced by the company. The bacteria […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland has received $4 million in federal funding to improve health care by focusing on primary care, population health, and health equity. The funds come from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and will be used to implement a new model called the States Advancing All-Payer Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model. The program will […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A six-month pause on new applications for certain behavioral health providers will go into effect on July 1, the Maryland Department of Health announced. The pause applies to new applications for psychiatric rehabilitation programs, health homes, level 2.5 partial hospital programs, and level 2.1 intensive outpatient treatment programs, according to a news release from the department. Officials say the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man is dead after being exposed to extreme heat in Maryland. The 59-year-old man from Prince George’s County is the first person reported to have died from heat-related injuries this year, according to the Maryland Department of Health. “We are very saddened to report our first heat-related death of the 2024 season,” said Deputy Secretary for Public Health […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health this week announced its selection to participate in The Link Center’s newly launched State Policy Academy alongside five other states. The State Policy Academy, led by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, will provide training and peer learning opportunities to state departments of behavioral health and developmental disabilities services. The […]