Your weekly dose of health news, tips and events for Maryland.
 Tuesday, Jan 9 A machine developed at the University of Maryland offers early stage breast cancer patients more precise radiation, reducing the need for surgery. |
| State and federal regulators said they need more time to evaluate data from 2017 before expanding an experimental health care cost control program. |
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| A Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District indicated Monday he would make the opioid crisis a central issue of his campaign, laying out the first detailed policy proposal in the competitive contest. |
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| Nearly 460,000 people went to hospital emergency rooms in 2012 for injuries related to exercise equipment. |
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| Baltimore County says it will file a federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids. |
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| Taking folic acid and multivitamins during pregnancy could reduce your child's risk of autism, a new study suggests. |
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| Adfinitas Health, which provides hospitalists to several Maryland hospitals, has acquired a stake in a Pennsylvania hospitalist group. |
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| As medical marijuana goes on sale in Maryland, some people interested in using the drug to manage medical conditions face a tough decision: Get access to the medicine or keep hold of their gun. |
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