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February 10, 2010

Snow-related closures and a request for help from hospitals

With the blizzard warning in effect, lots of closures to keep mind of. Among the latest, the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center is closing it's outpatient clinic at the Stoler Pavilion today and tomorrow. It plans to reopen Friday and Saturday for chemotherapy and urgent visits only. For more info: call 410-328-7609.

Meanwhile, Baltimore's Sinai Hospital is looking for volunteers with four-wheel-drive vehicles to transport essential staff. Call 410-601-9791 if you can help.

The one-two punch of snowstorms has depleted area blood supplies, so the Red Cross is urging people to donate, particularly platelets. Not today, of course, but once the snow stops. You can get a $5 gift card to Starbucks for your troubles. Call 1-800-272-2123 to schedule an appointment.

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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