Maryland Has Three Confirmed Cases Of The Omicron Variant Of COVID-19, Hogan Says
Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday announced three Marylanders have the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday announced three Marylanders have the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
On Tuesday, President Biden signed the first bill in the "Momnibus" package in to act, putting $15 million dollars behind maternity care for women veterans.
With the Delta variant still spreading -- and travel expected to increase this month -- vaccinations are key to safely enjoying end-of-the-year festivities.
Maryland reported 1,828 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths, according to state health department data released Thursday morning.
Local experts say stress, anxiety and social isolation will make Seasonal Affective Disorder worse for you.
Benzene is created by natural and man-made processes.
When the pandemic first started, hospitals were concentrating on treating covid patients. There were no systems in place for social distancing during routine exams.
"It's way too soon to tell. But I do worry, because we know people are afraid to go to work," Raimondo told CNN during an interview at her Washington office.
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.
Omicron has more than 50 mutations and more than 30 in the spike protein, the part of the virus that causes the infection.
The variant has not yet been detected in the US. But if it's not already in the country, it's arrival is almost inevitable, said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health.
The Baltimore City Health Department will distribute a limited number of free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits to community organizations across the city, the agency said Tuesday.
As soon as South Africa announced the spread of a new and troubling variant last week, scientists went to work.
After a new variant with the unwieldy scientific name of B.1.1.529 was discovered last week in South Africa, observers might have expected WHO to name it after the next Greek letter on the list: Nu.
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 paint, proximity to traffic, the ozone level in the air and other hazards.
