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Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake

2013-05-13 11:31:46

Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Philip Nivatpumin has been named by Upper Chesapeake Health as medical director of the UCH Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center. The Kaufman Cancer Center is currently...

Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show

2013-05-09 09:55:00

Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...

CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform

2013-04-24 19:24:49

Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...

Sobering film about bullying coming to Elkridge Landing Middle

2013-04-16 14:06:49

Unfortunately, bullying still makes headlines in local and national news, social media and on school campuses everywhere. To offset some of the negative hype, Elkridge Landing Middle School is hosting the award-winning film "Finding Kind." The film's...

Bring on the midterms: GOP still has plenty of opportunity for gains

2013-02-10 05:00:00

Last week's column chronicled a dire set of circumstances regarding our economy and culture at the onset of Obama II. This status quo is complicated by an aggressive liberal establishment attempting to take advantage of the president's post-election...

Jacoby Jones makes the scene at Jimmy Kimmel Show, says he wants to be on Dancing With the Stars

2013-02-07 21:15:00

Ravens Pro Bowl return specialist and Super Bowl standout Jacoby Jones held court early Friday morning on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Jones wore a Ravens bandanna around his forehead and dark sunglasses. Jones said he busted blood vessels in his eyes during...

Jacoby Jones on Jimmy Kimmel show; dueling Ravens in late night Thursday

2013-02-06 18:21:00

It's going to be dueling Ravens in late night Thursday with Jacoby Jones on Jimmy Kimmel and John Harbaugh on David Letterman. Both shows air at 11:35 p.m. -- Kimmel on ABC and Letterman on CBS. Talk about TV suddenly paying national attention to...

At last, no more state-of-mind questions

2012-12-08 12:19:00

Funny how things work in the NFL. Even though they're 9-3 going into Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins, the Ravens spent much of the week fielding questions about their state of mind. It got so bad, you half expected to see Dr. Phil...

Tough week for Randy Edsall and the Terps

2012-10-24 15:04:00

Randy Edsall is having the kind of week that makes football coaches chug Maalox at two in the morning. Maybe you heard: Maryland is having issues as it gets ready to play Boston College on Saturday. The main issue is that the Terps' quarterbacks keep...

NIH superbug outbreak a warning for local hospitals

2012-10-07 13:26:49

Much of Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Jason Farley's recent research has focused on an evolving medical crisis: How to stop the spread of bacteria that have adapted immunity to most antibiotics. To stop it the medical community needs to track it. He's...

It's Active Aging Week — how active are you?

2012-09-24 09:48:34

What have you been doing to celebrate Active Aging Week 2012, Sept. 23-29? If you haven't already, you can start taking a new fitness class, join a bowling team, play a game of ping pong, take a walk or a tap-dancing class? Many of these activities...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2012-09-20 14:11:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater club....

Since almost winning NBC's "Last Comic Standing" several years back, the onetime journalist and comedienne Kathleen Madigan hasn't exactly slowed down. She's a frequent correspondent on "Dr. Phil" and recently released the acclaimed standup special "Gone Madigan" on Showtime.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Steve Harvey, host of the "Steve Harvey" show, dances with Dr. Phil after "teaching him a few moves" during a taping of the show on Tuesday.

2013-04-23 14:31:00

Talk show host Steve Harvey dances with Dr. Phil after teaching him a few moves during a taping of the Steve Harvey show NBC studios in Chicago.

2013-04-23 00:00:00