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Dr. Leana Wen is a Washington Post columnist, professor at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, author of the book Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health, and former Baltimore City Health Commissioner.

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Healthwatch: HHS vax challenges, mumps, breast cancer screenings

Tom Hall, Amy Walters, Rob Sivak, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Former Baltimore Health Commissioner and columnist Dr. Leana Wen joins Tom for our monthly conversation about key issues in public health.

Club & Cycle in Windsor Mill has hosted a special October ride for five years to honor those affected by breast cancer.

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Riding for Research: Baltimore cancer survivors keep going as federal funding is cut

Wambui Kamau

Breast Cancer research faces funding crunch as awareness month ramps up.

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Laughter, and a bit of song, help musical duo along road to recovery

Sheilah Kast, Sam Bermas-Dawes

For musician Marcy Marxer, laughter was a crucial medicine against breast cancer. In a new musical, she and her partner in music and life, Cathy Fink, take audiences through the journey of diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Renee Jeria, the imaging manager, shows the working of the mammography screening machine, during the American Cancer Society recognition of Crucial Catch and Minority Health Month at the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Kansas City, MO.

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Moore signs two laws aimed at increasing preventative cancer screenings

Scott Maucione

Insurers will be prohibited from imposing fees on breast and lung testing.