Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced progress on multiple lawsuits being filed by Howard County on behalf of residents. E-Cigarettes The county’s complaint against e-cigarette manufacturers was filed in the […]
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COLA kicks off Laboratory Week early
Columbia-based COLA is participating in National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (scheduled for April 19-25) to recognize laboratorians for their work in keeping patients safe and healthy, especially as they work […]
DCMC warns of “phishing event”
In January 2020, Doctors Community Medical Center (DCMC) noticed suspicious activity within its payroll system. Upon investigation, hospital officials determined that a small number of employees had fallen victim to […]
Congressional delegation gets $742M for hospitals, health care providers
The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, […]
HCGH accepting COVID-19 response donations
Howard Hospital Foundation is accepting donations to support their COVID-19 Response initiative. Howard County General Hospital (HCGH) has raised nearly $150,000, including in-kind food donations and sponsored meals, from more […]
APL crafting face shields for medical workers
Given the shortage of personal protective equipment needed by health care workers on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19, many engineers and scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied […]
Howard VEIP opens COVID-19 testing site
The Howard County Health Department, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, is offering drive-through COVID-19 testing at the Columbia Emissions Testing Center for residents who are displaying symptoms, […]
UMBC grad leads fight against virus
Keith Harmon, director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC, remembers the day in 2004 when he met a high school senior named Kizzmekia Corbett. Corbett was just taking an […]
Caring for HCGH caregivers
The staff at Howard County General Hospital (HCGH) is looking for increased support to help care for their workers as they care for patients. Their immediate need is for meals for […]
APL surveillance tool tracks COVID-19
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States works to ramp up testing and mitigation capabilities, a public health electronic surveillance tool developed by The Johns Hopkins […]