Community Health

Heat-related intakes hit more than 1,600 in a day.

Officials say drink plenty of water and avoid outdoors during peak heat hours.

Temperatures will soar to near 100 degrees by the weekend.

People will wear red to show support and promote awareness for the disease.

Atwater’s is using mindfulness and communication to make the work-life balance easier.

Residents are advised to stay in cool areas and drink plenty of water.

A study conducted by Maryland Direct Services Collaborative found that some health care workers across the Baltimore region don’t earn enough to survive despite working in roles that are critical to patient care.

Experts fear that insurers will stop paying for the drug now that it’s more available.

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa shared that 18 infants have died recently but such tragedies are preventable with proper education.

But more than 200 households in Baltimore could lose that support if funding pledged by hospitals comes to an end in June and no other funding source is secured.