MCM Health Connect
MCM Health Connect is a project funded by the Healthcare Initiative Foundation aimed at raising awareness about the health issues affecting Montgomery County residents and highlighting the resources available to them. The goal of this platform is to direct attention to specific health issues, educate the public around health, and support the work of local healthcare providers and organizations.
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Maryland’s independent vaccine guidance to take effect this respiratory season
As flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season approaches, Montgomery County residents will fall under Maryland’s new vaccine recommendations, which the state issued independently of federal guidance. It’s a… Read More
State steps away from federal guidelines, promotes vaccinations ahead of respiratory illness season
The Maryland Department of Health this week published its guidance on vaccine recommendations for state residents, focused primarily on preventing severe symptoms from common respiratory illnesses during the fall and… Read More
All 17 Maryland measles cases since July were in unvaccinated people
Maryland has recorded 17 measles cases since mid-July. All of them were in people who weren’t vaccinated, according to Dr. Christopher Rogers, who joined Montgomery County’s weekly media briefing Wednesday.… Read More
Worried about rabies? Beavers aren’t the problem
Over the past two weeks, headlines in the DMV about rabid animals have focused on beavers. Earlier this month, in Frederick County, two Marylanders were bitten by beavers at Cunningham… Read More
Summer heat exacerbates health conditions like sickle cell: How one Bethesda man is overcoming
Summer heat and humidity present unique challenges for people living with sickle cell disease, a disorder in which abnormally shaped red blood cells can block oxygen flow to the body’s… Read More
County health officials update residents on measles, flu and back-to-school vaccinations
Health officials urged residents to get vaccinated before the start of the school year, provided updates on measles cases, warned about vaccine skepticism and discussed a new flu vaccine built… Read More
Maryland reports rise in Cyclospora cases as health officials urge safe food practices
Update (July 23): The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed 110 cases of cyclosporiasis — the illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite — in Maryland this year, with 106 of… Read More
Canadian wildfires impact Montgomery County with poor air quality, disrupted outdoor activities
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada has drifted into the Mid-Atlantic region, bringing hazy skies and unhealthy air quality to Maryland, including Montgomery County. The Maryland Department of… Read More
BTheOne recruits Montgomery County teen ambassadors for mental health initiative
Montgomery County’s BTheOne behavioral health program is recruiting high school students to talk with their peers about mental stressors, substance use and suicide prevention. The program trains teenagers to lead… Read More
Mobile clinic visits Wheaton to bring health services directly to residents
During a humid Tuesday in Wheaton, the WellTogether mobile clinic kicked off an initiative organizers hope can be replicated in communities across Montgomery County. The event brought together local health… Read More
Maryland’s new ‘menopause law’ expands care, insurance coverage
A new Maryland law requires health care providers to receive additional training on menopause and perimenopause while expanding insurance coverage for related care. It’s a change health officials say could… Read More
Silver Spring firm wants to take the sting out of summer
Silver Spring-based Bee Safe Mosquito Control sits at the forefront of the biopesticide movement. Between June and September the company will release 600,000 infected mosquitoes . The male mosquitos are… Read More