After abruptly shutting down Sprout Mortgage and being accused of fraud, Strauss and his wife are linked to a new mortgage entity, Smart Rate Mortgage, LLC.
AARP Maine will sponsor an online workshop this week on long-range planning for health equity, with a focus on housing, community services and safe streets to ensure everyone has a say in the future design of their cities and towns. Compared to other states, Maine has the oldest population per capita in the U.S., and tens of thousands of Mainers are expected to retire in the coming years. Erik Calloway, managing director of ChangeLab Solutions, the group moderating the discussion, said planning for how older Mainers can safely interact with public spaces can have a positive impact on their overall health. .
Maryland s health officials are appealing to the public to take precautions as the state s hospital bed availability is once again strained. Many hospitals are over 90% full, with some closer to 100% of capacity. While COVID continues to increase demand on hospitals, the problem is not as severe as it was at this time last year, but hospital staffing shortages are much worse than they were before the pandemic. .
A series of online health workshops from the NAACP of Manchester aims to address health disparities in communities of color, and also help people better communicate their medical needs. Government data show African Americans are more likely to not seek medical care, due to access and cost, despite suffering from higher rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Dr. .
Advocates of medical aid in dying are cheering recent statements by Gov.-Elect Wes Moore in support of patients having the option. The governor-elect was asked last week at a summit about his support for "bodily autonomy" in the context of end-of-life decisions. Moore spoke about his own experience with family members near death and said, as a state, Maryland should protect the ability for people to make "independent decisions about the suffering that they are enduring." Dr. .