HEADLINE HEALTH – For the luxury of flushing a toilet, Maryland residents pay a monthly tax.
The state’s flush tax on sewer bills is $5 a month −− or $60 annually −− under a measure aimed at upgrading wastewater treatment facilities to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. The law exempts people who don’t live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Back in 2012, then-Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, led the charge to double the 'Whiz Tax',...
What seemed little more than a minor nuisance was actually a sprawling menace — one that a data analysis found was exposing residents to exceedingly high levels of a dangerous chemical.
If you indeed inherited genetic changes that raise your risk, you may be referred to a specialist who can recommend earlier and more frequent cancer screenings.
CIDRAP – Texas has reported 20 more measles cases in the past 5 days. The outbreak now stands at 561 cases, with 58 patients requiring hospitalization. The outbreak’s epicenter includes counties in West Texas that are home to a large unvaccinated Mennonite community.
Of the 561 cases, 381 are in children 17 years and younger.
In New Mexico, 5 more cases have been identified since last week, raising the state total to 63. New Mexico’s cases...