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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MD: Smoking Prevention

Nationally only 26% of cases are diagnosed at an early stage when survival rates are much higher. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Report: MD needs to do more for high-risk lung cancer population

The American Lung Association has released its annual State of Lung Cancer report - showing Maryland needs to do more for high-risk patients…

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When Maryland increased the tobacco tax more than a decade ago, retail cigarette sales dropped 30% across the state. (Adobe Stock)
A Push for Maryland Tobacco Tax to Repair Health Inequities

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland's General Assembly is reconsidering a bill to tax tobacco, with backers touting public health benefits, and health equity …

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Children and young people are being bombarded with tobacco industry marketing for flavored e-cigarettes. (Adobe stock)
MD Lawmakers Urged to Ban Vaping, Menthol Cigarettes

BALTIMORE – As the number of vaping related illnesses continues to rise, Maryland is looking to join five other states in banning the sale and …

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The CDC says its TIPS anti-smoking campaign, launched in 2014 to get people to talk to each other about their smoking-related illnesses, has been a success. (Virginia Carter)
Report: TIPS Anti-Tobacco Campaign is Working

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – While Maryland's smoking rate is slightly lower than the national average, anti-tobacco advocates say it still needs to come …

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Kids across Maryland are telling tobacco companies to stop trying to lure them into smoking as part of the Kick Butts campaign. (maryhere/morguefile)
Kids Across Maryland Take on "Big Tobacco"

ANNAPOLIS, Md - Tobacco companies try to lure young smokers through splashy ads in magazines, price discounts in stores and flavored e-cigarette …

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The financial impact of smoking is huge in Maryland. It's the most expensive state when it comes to lost worker productivity because of tobacco. (Ardelfin)
Report: Cost of Smoking Huge in Maryland

BALTIMORE - Many may have made a New Year's resolution to quit smoking, not only because it's bad for your health but because it's expensive to smoke…

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 Medicaid turns 50 this week, and a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families shows when children are covered by Medicaid, it brings them benefits for life. Credit: Republica/Pixabay.
Medicaid Birthday: A Gift That Keeps Giving for Maryland Children

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Medicaid turns 50 this week, and according to data compiled in a new report, children covered by Medicaid often enjoy lasting …

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The new Tips From Former Smokers campaign from the CDC highlights health effects beyond the heart and lungs. Credit: geralt/pixabay.com.
New CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign Goes After E-Cigs

BALTIMORE - Colon cancer, vision problems and myths about vaping - using e-cigarettes - are featured in the Center for Disease Control and …

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PHOTO: A new study finds deaths from kidney failure, breast and prostate cancer may be connected to smoking. Photo courtesy of CDC.
Study Finds New Smoking-Death Connections

WASHINGTON – While many of the dangers of smoking have been well known for some time, new research shows the consequences may be larger and …

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PHOTO: The number of calls to poison-control centers about electronic cigarette incidents more than doubled last year, which has prompted the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to call on the Food and Drug Administration to finalize regulations. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Report: E-Cig Poisoning Calls Double

WASHINGTON - The number of calls to poison-control centers about electronic-cigarette incidents more than doubled last year compared with 2013…

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PHOTO: Radiation oncologist Dr. Elizabeth Gore recommends low-dose screening for early detection of lung cancer. (Photo used with permission.)
New Online Lung Cancer Screening Tool Available to Marylanders

BALTIMORE – Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in the nation, and accounts for the highest percentage of cancer deaths in Maryland…

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