There were 13 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 30% increase over the previous week.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led a bicameral letter with over 70 of their colleagues, urging President Biden to discuss the need to protect human rights and democratic values in India as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week.
Republican Rep. Andy Harris voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and their colleagues in sending a public comment letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to reinstate the Gainful Employment Rule.
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced legislation today, the Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act, which would require collegiate athletic programs to create heat emergency action plans and to practice those plans to protect student-athletes from life-threatening heat-related illnesses. Heat is the leading climate-related cause of deaths, and rising temperatures pose a serious risk to those participating in outdoor sports. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is an original cosponsor of the Senate bill. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-7) will introduce companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
There were 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Maryland in the week ending June 17, making up 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.
There were 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Maryland in the week ending June 17, making up 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Maryland.
There were 208 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 11.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 192 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 3% decrease from the previous week.
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) alongside their Democratic colleagues, including Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), in re-introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act.
There were 31 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 6.1% decrease from the previous week.
There were 63 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 4.5% decrease from the previous week.
There were 24 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, no changes from the previous week.
There were 24 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Maryland during the week ending June 17, a 41.2% increase over the previous week.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in announcing the reintroduction of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to establish a new $30 million grant program at the Department of Commerce to fund institutions in Maryland and across the United States in their efforts to rescue, rehabilitate, and research stranded sea turtles.