COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,828 New Cases Reported As State Approaches 11K Deaths From the Virus

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/2 3:21A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Maryland reported 1,828 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths, according to state health department data released Thursday morning. The percentage of people testing positive rose to 5.22%, an increase of 0.09%. Hospitalizations...

BMore Well: Fighting Through The Winter Blues

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/1 2:10P Health – CBS Baltimore

Nicole Baker s goal with this segment is to give you easy, practical everyday tips on staying well, safe and happy. She will spotlight stories that bring you a dose of wellness during our newscasts, and you ll find longer-form stories streaming...

Antiperspirant Recall: What The Finding Of A Cancer-Causing Chemical Means For You

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/1 1:52P Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) Benzene, a known cancer-causing chemical, was found in over half of 108 batches of antiperspirant and deodorant body sprays from 30 different brands, according to a citizen s petition filed this month with the US Food and Drug...

Doctors Urge Regular Cancer Screenings After Record Low During Pandemic

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/1 11:47A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Skipping cancer screenings is the route many people took during the height of the pandemic, and doctors say they re noticing some serious consequences as a result. They re urging people to rebook those appointments now. Dr. Dona...

Here’s How Omicron Could Make The Supply Chain Mess Worse

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/1 11:24A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is concerned the Omicron coronavirus variant will exacerbate pressure on the already stressed-out global supply chain. It s way too soon to tell. But I do worry, because we know people are afraid to go to...

Frosh Warns Hogan About Lack Of Funding For State Program Overseeing Drinking Water

CBS Baltimore (Health) 12/1 6:53A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Attorney General Brian Frosh is calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to provide more funding for the Maryland Department of the Environment program tasked with keeping the state s drinking water supply safe. In a Dec. 1 letter to the...

Get Booster Shots As Soon As You Can, Health Experts Say, As Omicron’s Spread Collides With The...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/30 2:42P Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) Health experts are doubling down on pleas for all eligible Americans to get vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 as the Omicron and Delta variants spread. Less than two weeks after Omicron was first identified by South African scientists,...

‘It’s Probably Everywhere’ Concern Grows About Omicron Covid Variant In Maryland As Positivity Rate...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/30 11:03A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) In just 24 hours, 42 more people have been hospitalized in Maryland with Covid-19, and Maryland’s positivity rate has once again risen above 5 percent. Governor Hogan is planning a #COVID19 update tomorrow at 2pm @wjz Mike...

Baltimore City Health Department To Distribute Free At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits To Community...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/30 9:56A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) The Baltimore City Health Department will distribute a limited number of free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits next month to community organizations across the city, the agency said Tuesday. Nonprofits, soup kitchens, homeless...

Scientists Say It Will Take Weeks To Tell How Dangerous Omicron Really Is. Here’s Why

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/30 8:54A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) As soon as South Africa announced the spread of a new and troubling variant last week, scientists went to work. By the time the World Health Organization had named the new lineage Omicron, multiple teams of researchers had already...

Why WHO Skipped Two Letters Of The Greek Alphabet In Naming Omicron

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/29 9:48A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet , in order, to name coronavirus variants. Delta was the most dominant one,...

UMD To Receive $100K Contract To Upgrade EPA’s Environmental Justice Tool

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/29 4:24A Health – CBS Baltimore

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) The University of Maryland s School of Public Health is set to receive a $100,000 federal grant to upgrade an Environmental Protection Agency mapping tool that tracks issues such as the concentration of homes with lead...

COVID-19 In Maryland: 762 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Increases To 4.76%

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/29 3:26A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Maryland reported 762 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths, according to state health department data released Monday morning. The percentage of people testing positive increased by 0.24% to 4.76%. Hospitalizations increased by...

President Biden Announces Travel Restrictions On Eight South African Countries In An Effort To Slow...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/26 1:45P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) The race to stop the spread of another COVID-19 variant. We don’t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern it seems to spread rapidly, said President Biden. The new variant Omicron was first reported in...

Virginia Confirms 1st Death From Rare Covid-linked Condition

CBS Baltimore (Health) 11/26 8:14A Health – CBS Baltimore

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia health officials announced Friday that they ve confirmed the state’s first death from a rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus. The child was between 10 and 19 years old and lived in the...