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USM students are largely following vaccine mandates, but some question lack of system-wide policies 09/10/2021 02:09pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. More than 90% of students, faculty and staff at most of Maryland���s colleges have complied with COVID-19 vaccine mandates this fall semester, More than 230 journals warn 1.5��C of global warming could be 'catastrophic' for health 09/05/2021 08:10pm • Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless governments do much more to address global warming, the editors of more than 230 medical journals said in a joint editorial Monday. The editorial points to established lin Denver Real Estate Housing Market Forecasts and Trends 2021-2022 09/02/2021 12:00am • The U.S. housing market in 2021 has been a year full of low interest rates, eager buyers and low inventory of homes on the market. Denver is no exception, especially as it continues to attract young professionals, growing families and others to its location on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Vaccine mandates in schools will be hard sell, experts tell Md. lawmakers 08/31/2021 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As many students across Maryland return to school this week while the delta variant continues to drive the state���s COVID-19 case rates h Prince George���s Co. schools discuss COVID-19 vaccination, testing during Md. Senate meeting 08/31/2021 08:50am • Maryland lawmakers met to discuss how to better protect kids in the classroom as a new school year starts amid an uptick in coronavirus cases ��� and looked to one of the state's largest school systems for guidance. Monica Goldson, Ed.D., the CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools, spoke be Here's how to help Afghan refugees 08/28/2021 06:34am • ▶ Watch Video: What's next for Afghan refugees? Since the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan earlier this month, organizations across the globe have worked to address the country's growing humanitarian emergency. As the U.S. scrambles to evacuate American citizens and its allies, Defens Virginia health care systems to require vaccinations for staff 08/26/2021 05:06am • Two health care systems that provide care to people in Virginia are requiring their employees to be vaccinated. UVA Health and Sentara both announced the requirement Wednesday. ���These vaccines will save lives, prevent unnecessary sickness and help us ensure we have the capacity to provide th 10 Signs of Addiction 08/19/2021 12:00am • Drug and alcohol addiction, or substance use disorder, exacts a terrible toll in the U.S. There were 93,980 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2020, a record high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in July. That's only 5,000 people short of the entire population of Erie, Penn 'Every day it���s increasing': Md. nonprofit sees more help flowing to renters 08/06/2021 09:35am • Eviction pauses are in place, but for renters who are behind, the clock is still ticking. One Maryland group that helps people apply for rent relief payments says renters should hang in there. ���These applications are taking a long time to process,��� said Mary Hunter, director of the housing Hogan: Md. to require state employees to get vaccinated or be tested regularly 08/05/2021 02:28pm • Maryland will require state employees working in congregate facilities to be vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing and mask-use beginning Sept. 1, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday. Hogan said the measures will impact state employees in 48 facilities, including: health care facilitie Md. Democrats press US senators to pass voting rights legislation 08/04/2021 08:57am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. U.S. Senate Democrats joined with dozens of state legislators at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon, demanding that the Se Alsobrooks seeks ���immediate��� state review of school board ethics report 08/03/2021 10:10pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Prince George���s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) has asked the state���s top school officials to�� ���immediately��� review ethic Federal employee unions react as COVID-19 protocols shift 07/30/2021 10:18am • Rising cases of coronavirus around the country have the federal government tweaking COVID-19 protocols, and unions are drawing lines in the sand. The Biden administration recently changed COVID-19 guidelines regarding face coverings, recommending masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, i These Governors Are Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine for Government Employees 07/29/2021 12:00am • Governors in California and New York have announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state employees -- some of the first instances of government vaccination requirements seen as cases rise and inoculation rates slow across the country. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, was the first to impose How to Discuss Mental Health Issues in Medical School Applications 07/27/2021 12:00am • Many people suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental conditions. It is endemic in the culture -- everyone is vulnerable, including medical school students. Based on nearly 200 studies, an estimated 27% of 129,000 medical students in 47 countries reported suffering from depression or symptom