Meredith Cohn (@mercohn) 's Twitter Profile
Meredith Cohn

@mercohn

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

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NEW: A Baltimore Co. judge on Wed sanctioned the state more than $600,000 over lengthy delays admitting incarcerated people with severe mental illness into MDH psychiatric hospitals. It is supposed to take less than 11 days. Some wait for more than 180. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

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ICYMI from Fri afternoon: Baltimore County judge hit the Maryland health department with $608K in sanctions over a record-high waitlist (202 people) waiting to get into state-run psych hospitals from jail, often for months on end past the 10-day deadline. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

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The crowd at the Hogan watch party want the ā€œniceā€ and ā€œindependentā€ guy to win. Follow ⁦The Baltimore Banner⁩ for the results.

The crowd at the Hogan watch party want the ā€œniceā€ and ā€œindependentā€ guy to win. Follow ⁦<a href="/BaltimoreBanner/">The Baltimore Banner</a>⁩ for the results.
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Days from death, Tony Foreman saved by risky double transplant Hopkins couldn’t do. Thank you to Tony for trusting The Baltimore Banner with this story and to doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine and UChicago Medicine for taking the time to answer my questions. thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food-d…

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Huge Matti Gellman scoop: Baltimore is moving to end its relationship with La Cite, the NYC firm hired 20 years ago to "revitalize" Poppleton but has accelerated the neighborhood's decline

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We started from scratch two years ago today, and the The Baltimore Banner now has a newsroom of more than 70 people - and growing. If you're a subscriber or donor, thanks for your support as we build toward sustainability thebaltimorebanner.com/subscribe/

We started from scratch two years ago today, and the <a href="/BaltimoreBanner/">The Baltimore Banner</a> now has a newsroom of more than 70 people - and growing. If you're a subscriber or donor, thanks for your support as we build toward sustainability thebaltimorebanner.com/subscribe/
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Pot has been legal for adults in Maryland for a year and use is booming. What are some of the first questions scientists are looking to answer? thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/scienc…

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I’m really grateful I got to write his story about NASA Webb Telescope for The Baltimore Banner — they graciously let me inside the operations center while some station keeping was happening thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/scienc…

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I asked veterans what they thought about Gov. Wes Moore’s Bronze Star debacle. Here’s what they had to say. The Baltimore Banner tinyurl.com/rmwuvnhm

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ā€œWe had to give women a better chance to get their hair to grow back.ā€ A Hopkins doctor is using diabetes medicine to help Black women fight hair loss bit.ly/3TxkUrU

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This is the story of the Key Bridge disaster as told by people who lived it. The Banner spoke to 25 rescue workers, eyewitnesses, victims' relatives and more to compile a chronology of events on March 26. bit.ly/3BiAsJL

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There’s a wonky, long-running and almost entirely under-the-radar hitch that makes it harder for some women in Maryland to get an abortion. bit.ly/4eJuf89

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šŸŒ šŸŒBREAKING BANANA NEWSšŸŒšŸŒ That banana shortage you’ve been warned about with the port strike? Turns out Chiquita and Dole have their own ships — and they’re still being unloaded. Great reporting by Giacomo Bologna. thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/career…

Kaitlin Newman (@kaitlinobscura) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These kids have never done drugs, but are being treated for addiction thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ… Years into Victoria Richardson’s addiction, every choice was rooted in how to continue using drugs. Until this one. ā€œI was five months pregnant with my son and using heroin, and I

These kids have never done drugs, but are being treated for addiction

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Years into Victoria Richardson’s addiction, every choice was rooted in how to continue using drugs. Until this one.

ā€œI was five months pregnant with my son and using heroin, and I
Julie Scharper (@juliemore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s an outbreak of pneumonia right now and it’s hitting an unexpected population— young children. Here’s what is causing it and what symptoms to look for. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…

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A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to photograph and watch an immersive ballet performance on Assateague Island, an island here on the east coast known for its wild horses. Watching the ballerinas dance against the backdrop of sand dunes while the sounds of ocean waves

A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to photograph and watch an immersive ballet performance on Assateague Island, an island here on the east coast known for its wild horses. 

Watching the ballerinas dance against the backdrop of sand dunes while the sounds of ocean waves
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As a big shot medical malpractice lawyer goes to trial on federal extortion charges, Meredith Cohn & I take a closer took at concerns about the University of Maryland Medical System organ transplant program he threatened to expose: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

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Short 🧵: Earlier this year, I was haunted when I heard the story of a young mother who died in an apartment with her infant child, who in turn died as a result of not being fed. I wanted to know more about the circumstances.