Meredith Cohn

Baltimore

Health and Medicine Reporter at The Baltimore Banner

I'm a @baltimorebanner reporter covering health and medicine. Send me an email at [email protected]. Former @baltimoresun

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Some Marylanders may see a big spike in health insurance costs next year

4 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

The cost of health insurance plans that coversroughly 500,000 Marylanders through a state exchangecould spike next year as insurance companies brace for cuts at the federal level. Insurers on the state’s health exchange are seeking premium increases averaging 17% for individuals and 5.5% for businesses on plans beginning next year, according to the Maryland Insurance Administration.
Baltimore’s next health commissioner will face a long list of challenges

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn |Emily Opilo

Baltimore is struggling with its public health. Sexually transmitted infections are rising, and infant and maternal health disparities continue. Opioid overdoses have dropped but remain substantial. The city could stand to see a doctor. For the better part of the past two years, Baltimore has been without a permanent health commissioner. On Friday, the city announced that Dr. Michelle Taylor, currently head of the Shelby County, Tennessee, health department, had been hired for that role.
Scott picks Tennessee official to lead Baltimore’s health department

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn |Emily Opilo

Mayor Brandon Scott said Friday he is appointing Dr. Michelle Taylor as Baltimore’s next health commissioner. She will serve as the top doctor responsible for a sprawling list of services and policies in a city with more than its share of health troubles, from an ongoing opioid overdose crisis to rising sexually transmitted infections. Taylor will come to the post, vacant for months, from the Shelby County, Tennessee, health department.
Top vaccine expert tells next generation of Maryland doctors to fight for shots

2 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Meredith Cohn

Efforts to tackle diseases such as polio, measles and meningitis may have become victims of their own remarkable success, according to one of the nation’s leading experts on vaccines. Over time, more and more parents have stopped thinking vaccines are necessary.
Top vaccine expert tells next generation of Maryland doctors to fight for shots

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

Efforts to tackle diseases such as polio, measles and meningitis may have become victims of their own remarkable success, according to one of the nation’s leading experts on vaccines. Over time, more and more parents have stopped thinking vaccines are necessary.
Baltimore County police officer involved in a shooting in Dundalk

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

Baltimore County Police reported an officer was involved in a shooting Sunday night in the 8200 block of N. Boundary Road in Dundalk. One person was taken to the hospital. The shooting is being handled by the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General, according to officials. A large police presence is expected as the investigation continues, although officials said there was no threat to the community. There were no more details immediately available.
Severe storm Friday night caused sewage overflow in Baltimore County

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

The severe storm Friday night knocked out power to the Dundalk Pumping Station, resulting in a sewage overflow, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation reported Sunday. The overflow occurred in the 7900 block of Dundalk Avenue at about 8:45 p.m. Baltimore Gas and Electric restored power just after 11:30 p.m., officials said. The utility’s outage map shows many of those still without power are in Baltimore County.
36 people who died in police custody will have their cases revisited. Here’s who they are

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ben Conarck |Maya Lora |Meredith Cohn |Justin Fenton

Maryland officials this weekreleased a groundbreaking report on statemedical examiner investigations of police-custody deaths that found “patterns” of racial and pro-police bias and vowed to review at least three dozen cases dating as far back as 2003. Some of the cases were high-profile deaths that remained ingrained in the public‘s consciousness. Others havebeen nearly forgotten by all but the loved ones still grappling with painful memories and unanswered questions.
Who is Dr. David Fowler, the medical examiner who cases were reviewed

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

A wide-ranging audit released Thursday of investigations into police-involved deaths in Maryland over many years under the leadership of Dr. David R. Fowler found three dozen cases that should have been classified as homicides but were not. Fowler was the nationally known and well-regarded head of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for 17 years, until his retirement in 2019.
Gene mutation fuels horse racing legacy at Preakness and beyond

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Meredith Cohn

Thoroughbred racehorses running the Preakness Stakes this Saturday will reach speeds of up to 44 miles per hour. They will carry their own 1,200 pounds plus a human over 1 3/16 mile in under two minutes. Anyone witnessing the feat at the Northwest Baltimore track may wonder how horses do it. Now a Johns Hopkins Medicine eye doctor of all people has new research suggesting an explanation: an ancient change in horse DNA.