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September 11, 2017View email in browser
 

Opioid use responsible for 20 percent of drop in American men from labor force, study finds

Opioid use by American men may account for one-fifth of the decline in their participation in the U.S. labor force, according to a study by Princeton University

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University of Maryland, Catholic Charities offer free dental service in College Park

More than 800 people received cleanings, X-Rays, cavity fillings, extractions and other dental services during the 2017 Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy & Health Equity festival this weekend.

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Maryland emergency doctors find new life-saving use in old machine

MARS machine keeps trauma patients alive by keeping their livers functioning.

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Walk to celebrate organ donation is also a chance for patients to exercise new lungs, hearts

Hundreds of organ recipients, along with their friends, family, doctors and nurses, ran and walked for the Living Legacy Foundation’s Donate Life Family Fun Run around Camden Yards Saturday.

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Fewer Maryland families going without enough to eat

The number of families in Maryland who suffer from food insecurity has dropped, according to new federal statistics, but advocates many people are still going hungry.

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MedStar Health names new president of Harbor Hospital

MedStar Health names Dr. Stuart M. Levine as president of Harbor Hospital

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New federal, state efforts launched to help smokers quit

Federal, state officials look for ways to help smokers kick the habit

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New surgeon general's science background was nurtured in Maryland

The new U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, grew up in rural Maryland and was Meyerhoff Scholar at University of Maryland Baltimore County before he began his medical career.

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