AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAir Quality & Heat: Maryland is under Code Orange air alerts as Canada wildfire smoke and extreme heat combine, with officials urging kids and people with respiratory conditions to limit time outdoors through Friday. Measles Watch: Health officials confirmed five new measles cases in Carroll County tied to recent travel; people who visited the Carroll Hospital Center emergency department waiting room July 13 (2–5 p.m.) may have been exposed. Parasite Outbreak: Cyclosporiasis cases in Maryland have more than doubled in the past week, with state health officials reporting 69 cases since May 1 and warning symptoms can linger without treatment. Drug Pricing: Maryland is set to receive $178,000 from a $29.6 million multistate settlement with Glenmark over alleged generic drug price-fixing. Public Safety & Health: A tractor-trailer crash into Dundalk homes sent a driver to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and displaced at least one family. Opioid/Fentanyl Sentencing: A Maryland teacher was sentenced to more than 12 years for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl during school hours.
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