Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

July 3, 2017 | Staff Writer

Hogan Announces New Initiative to Reduce Lead Poisoning, Asthma Cases

Lead poisoning and asthma are two conditions related to housing. In an effort to ensure that Marylanders have access to safe and healthy housing, The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved an application by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to launch a $7.2 million initiative to reduce lead poisoning and asthma, […]

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April 13, 2015 | Krista Brick

Consumers Warned of Lead Issues in Bo-Ying Compound

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is warning consumers about lead contamination found in Bo-Ying Compound manufactured by Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong), a powdered product marketed for the treatment of a wide array of conditions in infants and children. DHMH is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and public […]

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January 31, 2014 | Staff Writer

MD Reports Increase in Heroin Overdose Deaths

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) announced on Jan. 31, that Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is reporting an increase in the number of deaths linked to a potent and deadly batch of heroin that is tainted with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. According to OCME data, between September […]

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