‘Masking Is A Really Good Idea’: Hopkins Experts Urge Caution As COVID-19 Cases Surge Again

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/20 12:10P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Experts from Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Research Center marked one million coronavirus deaths in the U.S. during its weekly briefing Friday by urging vaccinations, boosters, and mask usage. “It’s made even more tragic by the fact...

Mayor Scott Allocates Another $11M Of ARPA Funds To Address Food Insecurity

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/20 8:56A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Baltimore City will use another $11 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to assist the Department of Planning s efforts to combat food insecurity, Mayor Brandon Scott said. The money will go toward several initiatives...

Rabid Fox Found In Severna Park, Health Department Says

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/20 5:00A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) A rabid Red Fox has been found near a residential community in Severna Park, and officials are looking for any residents who may have come into contact with the animal, the Anne Arundel County Health Department said. The fox was...

A Third Of US Should Be Considering Masks, Officials Say

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/18 9:10A Health – CBS Baltimore

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking....

FDA Clears COVID Booster Shot For Healthy Kids Ages 5 To 11

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/17 6:14A Health – CBS Baltimore

(AP) U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get...

COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Surpass 400, Positivity Rate Above 8%

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/17 5:05A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) For the first time since February, there are more than 400 Marylanders hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data released Tuesday by the Maryland Department of Health. And the state s seven-day positivity rate is the highest it...

Maryland Department Health Issues Guidance In Light Of Baby Formula Shortage

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/16 9:18A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) In the face of a nationwide baby formula shortage, the Maryland Department of Health is advising families to keep in close contact with their child s health care provider and encouraging residents to see if they re eligible for...

‘Ending The Silence’: Getting Past The Stigma Associated With Mental Illness

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/13 7:54A Health – CBS Baltimore

Mental health impacts all of us, but it’s often hard to talk about. College sophomore Rachel Lee has struggled with her mental health. In high school, she ended up hospitalized three times. But the hardest part for her was feeling like she had...

Talking Mental Health Awareness With LifeBridge Health

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/12 9:47A Health – CBS Baltimore

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In recognition of that, WJZ s Linh Bui spoke with Dr. Drew Pate, chief of psychiatry at LifeBridge Health, about how the pandemic affected people mentally, such as the impact of stress and anxiety on...

Maryland Board Of Public Works Approves Transfer Of Spring Grove Hospital Center To UMBC

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/11 6:22A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) By a vote of 2-1, the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved transferring the campus of Spring Grove Hospital Center, a 375-bed psychiatric hospital in Catonsville, to the neighboring University of Maryland,...

Baltimore City Health Commissioner ‘Strongly’ Recommends Indoor Masking, But Mandate Has Not Been...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/10 10:04A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) With COVID-19 cases rising, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa on Tuesday said she strongly encourages residents and visitors wear masks indoors and at public gatherings, but the city is not yet reinstituting a...

Emergent BioSolutions Ruined 400M Vaccine Doses, More Than Previously Known, According To...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/10 7:26A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) A new congressional report claims Baltimore-based Emergent BioSolutions ruined many more COVID-19 doses than were previously reported, and there were possibly attempts to try to hide that amount. Nearly 400 million doses were...

Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Modelers Do Not Anticipate Big ‘Wave,’ Despite Uptick

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/9 9:55A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) COVID-19 cases continue to pile up in Maryland and the state’s positivity rate hovers above 6%. But even as cases rise, risk of serious illness remains low. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a global leader in...

COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,845 New Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Increase To 252

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/9 5:57A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) The new number of COVID-19 cases reported across the state on Monday is the highest it s been since January, and there are more than 250 hospitalizations for the first time since early March, according to data from the Maryland...

Baltimore Resident ‘Mr. Millionaire’ Claims VaxCash 2.0 Prize

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/5 9:18A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) A 57-year-old Baltimore man known as Mr. Millionaire has collected the grand prize of the VaxCash 2.0 sweepstakes, the very million dollars now attached to his name. Dressed in a gold dollar sign hat, gold dollar sign shades and a...