Health

Montgomery County Awards $1.3 Million in JUUL Settlement Grants to Support Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Programs

Three local organizations—Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy, Identity, Inc., and Tree of Hope Association, Inc.—have received $1.3 million in grants from the Montgomery County ...

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Maryland Sues Trump Administration for Blocking Planned Parenthood from Receiving Federal Medicaid Funding

Along with 23 other states, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that a clause in the recently ...

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Maryland Leads Coalition in Lawsuit as Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s HHS Restructuring Plan

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a multistate lawsuit joined by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, temporarily blocking the Kennedy administration’s ...

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Maryland’s Cannabis Sales Tax Jumps from 9% to 12% Starting Today

Following General Assembly passage during the 2025 legislative session, Maryland’s adult-use cannabis and cannabis product sales tax was raised from 9% to 12% as ...

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Montgomery County Awards $304K to Boost Access to Nutrition Benefits for Over 8,000 Families

In an effort to support more than 8,000 families facing food insecurity, the Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience has granted $304,000 to ...

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Maryland Releases State Plan and Data Dashboard to Address Gun Violence

To promote a public health strategy for lowering gun violence, the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention has published ...

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Governor Wes Moore Marks Third Anniversary of Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade

In honor of the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which struck down Roe v. Wade ...

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Maryland Attorney General Criticizes Supreme Court Decision Upholding Tennessee Trans Care Ban

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, June 18, which maintained Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released ...

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Health Department Warns Residents to Watch for Heat Illness Symptoms

As temperatures increase, the Maryland Department of Health is reminding citizens to take preventative measures against heat-related diseases. The department is providing tools and ...

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Maryland Officials Warn of Severe Impact from Proposed Federal Cuts to Medicaid, Health Coverage, and SNAP

On Friday, Maryland officials and stakeholders convened for a roundtable to address the potential impacts of over $1 trillion in proposed federal budget cuts, ...

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