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The heat is back.  The second major heat wave of the summer is hitting the region over the next few days. Temperatures will reach into the 90s but combined with… Read More

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. The Alzheimer’s Association says, as of 2025, more than 7  million Americans are living with the neurodegenerative disease. Here in Maryland, more than… Read More

Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis raises new awareness about the disease. Biden is among hundreds of thousands of American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this… Read More

April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month. Last Friday, people marked World Parkinson’s Day to bring attention to this neurodegenerative disease of the nervous system. The disease is named after James… Read More

Nationwide, the measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing down. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows measles has infected more than 600 people… Read More

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced last week that the bird flu infected a second backyard flock of chickens in the county. The Department did not disclose the location… Read More

The fourth Tuesday every March is set aside as ‘Diabetes Alert Day’. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) designated the day in 1986.  The group hopes to bring renewed awareness about… Read More

People who traveled through Washington Dulles International Airport on March 5 or went to the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department are advised to monitor themselves for… Read More

Measles is to blame for the death of a school-aged child in West Texas. Health authorities confirmed the death on Wednesday. They say the child was not vaccinated. This is… Read More

If you have the flu or know someone who has the virus, you are not alone. Maryland is experiencing an explosion in cases in recent weeks. Statewide data shows flu… Read More

President Trump has been in office for a little more than a week, and some people in the County are feeling anxious, scared, and upset. Denise Dewhurst is a full… Read More

Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the first U.S. death from bird flu. That has caused new concerns about the H5N1 virus, and whether the country is staring at… Read More