The fear of falling can sap a person’s ability to stave off a fall. We talk to Dr. Kelly Westlake from the Claude D. Pepper Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who is testing how to reduce the fear. And to Dr. Jason Falvey, director of the Center for Disability Justice, whose research probes the inequities of rehabilitation and how to improve rehab access and support.

If you'd like to participate in the Claude D. Pepper Center's research, visit this link or contact Kathy Simpson at 410-605-7179 or Kathleen.Simpson@va.gov

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If you’re banged up in a car crash somewhere in the Free State or if you’re shot on the street, chances are you’ll be transported quickly -- maybe by helicopter -- to the R Adams Cowley Shock-Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. The sixty-five hundred badly injured patients admitted there each year get the highest level of trauma care in the U.S.

But even though it’s the heart of Maryland’s exceptional Emergency Medical Services, the Shock-Trauma center has struggled for money.

That changed this week. We talk with Shock-Trauma’s top doctor, Dr. Thomas Scalea, about how the center's funding situation has improved dramatically.

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Here's a Stoop Story from Jenn Silverman about using data to your benefit AND how to maximize exposure to all of the great meals on offer in Charm City.

The next live Stoop event takes place in less than three weeks! On Thursday, July 18 -- with the theme “Mistaken Identity: Stories about Disguises, Spy Games, and Mix-ups!”  Musical guests ‘The Bayberries’ will start at 7:00 pm; the storytellers start spinning their tales at 7:30. It all happens in the Green Room at the Bluebird in Hampden.

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Data is power. And it takes skill to use data effectively and equitably. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘City Data Alliance’ has trained hundreds of municipal leaders in capturing, sharing and using data. Some are in Baltimore now -- What are they learning and why?

James Anderson, head of Government Innovation programming, talks us through the process

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The pharmaceutical company Allergan will pay the city of Baltimore $45 million dollars to resolve claims surrounding Allergan’s role in the nationwide opioid crisis. The settlement - announced earlier this month - will be paid out in the next two weeks, while litigation continues against other opioid manufacturers. 

$5 million of the settlement will be directed to the nonprofit Charm City Care Connection, which conducts outreach and provides services to people who use drugs. 

We talk about the organization’s mission with Community Engagement Manager Bakari Atiba.

Charm City Care Connection's drop-in center is located at 1214 N Wolfe St. It is open Monday through Thursday from 9am-4pm. Call 443-478-3015 to verify availability of services.

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Baltimore is the overdose capital of the United States, according to detailed reporting by the Baltimore Banner and New York Times. 

The death rate from 2018 to 2022 was nearly double that of any other large city in the country. Black men in their mid-50s to early 70s account for nearly one of out every three drug fatalities. 

We speak with Alissa Zhu, a Baltimore Banner reporter and a New York Times Local Investigations fellow, and Nick Thieme, a data journalist for the Baltimore Banner.

Links:
A horrific number of older Black men are dying from overdoses in Baltimore
An unprecedented epidemic: This is where people die of overdoses in Baltimore
Council will hold four hearings examining city’s response to overdoses

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It’s summer! Temps are high, school is out, pools are open, grills are stoked -- and the earth’s tilt is in place. What does ‘summer solstice’ mean, and is it really the longest day of the year? We ask Kelly Lepo, of Baltimore's Space Telescope Science Institute to break it down for us.

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Here’s a Stoop Story from Joe Wall about memories of summer camp and learning the truth about what lurks in the woods.  

This Sunday, June 23 at 4 pm and 11pm we have a special hour of Stoop Storytelling. The theme is: ‘Turn It All the Way Up! Stories of LGBTQ Pride!’

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Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. Even prior to the Dobbs decision, access was a challenge for abortion seekers.

The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, reports that the proportion of patients traveling out-of-state to obtain an abortion doubled from 2020 to 2023. Nearly one in five patients cross state lines to obtain an abortion.

How do things look on the ground in Maryland, a state with express protections for abortion? We speak with Lynn McCann-Yeh, co-executive director of the Baltimore Abortion Fund. 

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It's been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and declared that the Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. 

Meanwhile, Maryland voters will have a chance in November to enshrine abortion rights through an amendment to the state constitution. And a new statewide program will train more health care professionals to provide abortion care.

The $10.6 million state-funded Abortion Care Clinical Training Program will be administered by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Dr. Jessica Lee is an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences in the school of medicine and co-principal investigator of the training program.

Mary Jo Bondy, a certified physician assistant, directs UMB's Doctor of Medical Science program and is interim associate dean for the graduate school. Bondy is co-principal investigator of the training program. 

Links:

• Maryland Abortion and Reproductive Clinical Health (MARCH) Interest Form
• UMSOM and UMB Faculty Receive $10.6 Million in State Funding for Abortion Clinical Care Training Program

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