Sen. Van Hollen discusses recovery from minor stroke

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/12 12:44P Amy Kawata

BALTIMORE -- It's been nearly three months since U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen suffered a minor stroke. "They said that it was a good thing I came in, because we can see some bleeding in the brain," the 63-year-old said on "CBS Mornings." During a...

What Marylanders make of the CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/12 11:57A Paul Gessler

BALTIMORE -- After two and a half years of social distancing and quarantine after exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its guidelines for COVID-19. Public health experts say the CDC's policy shift reflects the...

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/12 6:41A CBS Baltimore

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make...

CDC updates its COVID-19 guidelines in sweeping overhaul

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/11 10:35A Alexander Tin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled significant changes Thursday as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul the agency's COVID-19 guidance. "This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a...

Additional 135 million doses of Emergent BioSolutions-made COVID vaccines rejected, panel says

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/11 7:52A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- An additional 135 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine produced by Baltimore-based Emergent BioSolutions were rejected over quality control concerns, bringing the total number of ruined shots to 525 million, according to a...

HealthWatch: Blood tests within 24 hours of traumatic brain injuries could help decide treatment

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/11 7:25A CBS Baltimore

Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury could help indicate which patients are likely to die or have severe disabilities. That's according to a study in Lancet Neurology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

The US is on a Covid plateau, and no one's sure what will happen next

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/10 1:27A CBS Baltimore

(CNN) -- The United States seems to have hit a Covid-19 plateau, with more than 40,000 people hospitalized and more than 400 deaths a day consistently over the past month or so. It's a dramatic improvement from this winter -- there were four times...

Rutschman joins advisory board of anti-PED educational group

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/9 3:54P Brandon Weigel

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman has joined the advisory board of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, a group that educates young athletes about the dangers of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. The foundation...

Md. campus officials prepare for Monkeypox prevention as fall semester approaches

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/9 11:30A Paul Gessler

BALTIMORE -- University officials across Maryland are preparing for both the return of students in the coming weeks and the Monkeypox public health emergency. "The main thing is educating the student body about what they can do to prevent the...

"The perfect storm": With 1 in 4 nurse positions vacant, Maryland hospitals face crisis

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/9 7:19A Amy Kawata

BALTIMORE -- With one in every four nurse positions vacant, Maryland hospitals are facing a critical staffing shortage. An annual workforce report by the Maryland Hospital Association reveals a state-wide shortage of 5,000 full-time registered...

To prepare for possible monkeypox spread, colleges focus on educating students

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/9 12:58A CBS Baltimore

(CNN) -- With nearly 9,000 confirmed monkeypox cases nationwide, there is growing concern that US college and university campuses could become monkeypox "hotspots" this fall. Educators are working to reduce the public health risk while some...

Baltimore extends Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Tuesday

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/8 11:03A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- With it expected to feel like the mid-triple digits on Tuesday, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa has extended a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert. As WJZ's Marty Bass said on today's noon broadcast, the heat index --...

HealthWatch: New study says early detection is key when it comes to lung cancer

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/8 6:58A CBS Baltimore

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What should people know about Paxlovid rebound? Dr. Leana Wen explains

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/8 1:54A CBS Baltimore

(CNN) -- After being diagnosed with Covid-19 last month, President Joe Biden recently tested negative for the coronavirus, only to test positive again a few days later. Biden had taken the antiviral medication Paxlovid, which has been associated...

HealthWatch: Rising costs are forcing people to choose between health care and other needs

CBS Baltimore (Health) 8/5 7:38A CBS Baltimore

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