COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Dropping In The Northeast. In Other Parts Of The Country, They’re...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/24 8:59A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. But it is not the case everywhere. As cases seem to begin...

Rabid Raccoon Found In Severna Park Wednesday

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/22 11:18A Health – CBS Baltimore

SEVERNA PARK, Md. (WJZ) A raccoon found in Severna Park Wednesday has tested positive for rabies, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health said. Anyone who may have come in contact with it near the intersection of Larkspur and Windrose lanes...

Some States Say They Are Not Getting Their Covid-19 Test Kit Orders As White House Rolls Out At-Home...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/20 2:17P Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid Covid-19 tests following the US federal government s plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country. The Biden...

The CDC Updated Its Mask Guidelines. What To Know About ‘The Highest Level Of Protection’

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/20 9:09A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its mask guidelines to recommend that people wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently. The agency describes well-fitting...

Hogan Praises Declines In COVID Metrics But Warns ‘We’re Not Out Of The Woods’

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/20 8:23A Health – CBS Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) Halfway into an Omicron-driven state of emergency, Gov. Larry Hogan praised Maryland s declining COVID-19 case rate and hospitalizations but warned residents we re not out of the woods. The state s cases have dropped by 42% over...

Baltimore Declares Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert For Thursday Through Saturday

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/19 8:27A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ ) Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa on Wednesday declared a Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert from Thursday evening to Saturday morning, when temperatures will feel like the single digits with the wind chill. I...

Hogan Extends Open Enrollment On Maryland Health Connection, Pledges Boosts In Health And Human...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/18 7:03A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Open enrollment for health insurance provided through the state-run Maryland Health Connection has been extended until the end of February, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday. The decision comes after a record 181,603 Marylanders...

With Cases And Hospitalizations Declining, Pittman Defends Anne Arundel County Mask Mandate In Face...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/18 5:14A Health – CBS Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) With cases and hospitalizations declining, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman Jr. defended the county s indoor mask mandate in the face of a lawsuit asking for a temporary restraining order to block the policy....

Johns Hopkins Study Suggests Rapid COVID-19 Tests Could Be As Accurate As PCR Tests With Children

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/17 3:30P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) A new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests rapid antigen testing is comparable in accuracy to PCR testing in children. Over a 7-month study in 2021, 1054 patients under the age of 17 took both a PCR test and a rapid antigen...

Hundreds Of Saliva Samples Expire From Ripken Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/17 10:14A Health – CBS Baltimore

ABERDEEN (WJZ) Hundreds of saliva samples collected at Ripken Stadium Jan. 10 expired by the time they got to a lab in Texas. The saliva samples collected on Jan. 10 were redirected from the primary lab in New Jersey after a COVID-19 outbreak led...

Here’s How You Can Get Free Home Covid-19 Tests

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/16 8:48A Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN) Starting Saturday, many Americans can get home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. They can obtain the tests from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors. The program is part of the Biden administration s effort to...

Hours Left To Sign Up For Health Insurance Through Maryland Health Connection

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/15 12:59P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) If you’re looking to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, you only have a few hours left.  The deadline to sign up on the Maryland Health Connection website for taxpayer-subsidized private coverage is...

Baltimore City, County Health Departments Distribute At-Home COVID Test Kits

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/15 12:37P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) As the Omicron variant continues to surge, at-home COVID test kits remain scarce. To help, each Saturday through January, the Baltimore City Health Department is distributing free at-home rapid tests at all 22 Enoch Pratt Free...

Smithsonian Museums Adjust Hours, Implement Procedures Against COVID-19

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/15 9:50A Health – CBS Baltimore

WASHINGTON (WJZ) The Smithsonian Museums in Washington have adjusted hours at some of their locations and implemented new procedures based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local governments regarding the...

Doctors Warning Parents About Spike In Child Treadmill Burn Injuries

CBS Baltimore (Health) 1/14 12:53P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Children s Center say they have seen an uptick in patients with burns from treadmills. “There’s been a spike in people doing home exercise, buying home exercise equipment, not going to gyms, not doing...