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Healthcare

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World-class facilities at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center lead the way for what has become a bedrock of the Baltimore economy and a major resource for the Baltimore community. Adding to the city's reputation as a healthcare destination are Mercy Medical Center, Union Memorial Hospital and a host of other hospitals operating at the cutting edge of healthcare in the Baltimore area.

Healthcare Features

Video Feature: Maryland's Biotech Scene

As the BioInternational conference takes place down in Washington, DC, Bmore Media dives into Maryland's thriving biotech industry with an eye on what makes the state an appealing destination for biotech jobs, research, and talent.

Wellness 2.0: Online Communities In the Face of Chronic Illness

New Media has always been only as important as its users make it. Certainly there's marginal value in a Twitter post about a great new restaurant or a Facebook pic of a birthday party. Such things, however, do little to add lasting value. In Baltimore and elsewhere there are people facing serious health troubles and finding in blogs, Facebook, and other online outlets a chance to build communities that wouldn't have been possible a decade ago. Here, Bmore Media's Katharine Schildt tracks down some of their stories.

Closing East Baltimore's Health Care Gap at Charm City Clinic

Affordable health care is as hot-button a topic as you'll find in America today. Yet while bureaucrats, politicians, and pundits wrangle over policy proposals in far-flung centers of power, the human truth of the issue can be all too easily lost. Not so at East Baltimore's Charm City Clinic, a grassroots effort to provide sustainable, neighborhood-based care to those who need it most.

GEDCO Gives Govans' Less Fortunate a Boost

Looking out for the less fortunate is one of our most profound responsibilities as a society. We talked to the folks at the Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO) to find out how they're taking that responsibility seriously every day.

The Land of Biotech Opportunity

Twenty years ago it was possible to travel the length and breadth of Maryland and miss the few biotechnology firms in the state. Fast forward to 2010 and in key regions of Maryland its hard to go down the street without tripping over one biotech company after another. We wondered what it is that's attracting researchers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies to Maryland. So we sent a video crew out to find out.
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