The latest from Meredith Cohn
More Maryland hospitals are removing fallopian tubes to prevent cancer
Area hospitals have begun offering to remove fallopian tubes during other procedures after researchers, including one from Johns Hopkins, found that many cases of deadly ovarian cancer begin in the tubes.
Maryland offers its own vaccine guidance for the first time since split from feds
Maryland health officials, using new authority, are splitting from the feds and offering their own guidance on vaccines for flu, COVID and RSV, as well as other viruses.
Tech woes limited ER services at three Johns Hopkins hospitals over two days
Three hospitals within the Johns Hopkins Health System were under “Code Black” status on Monday, Sept. 7.
Hospitals in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties hit with cyberattack
Two hospitals in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties are the latest in Maryland to be hit by a cyberattack, according to their parent company.
Maryland alleges faulty software allowed multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud
A lawsuit announced Thursday by the state seeks about $380 million in damages.
Maryland’s system to license nurses was broken. The $4 million fix didn’t help.
Maryland rolled out a new licensing system for nurses, but it's causing new problems.
Maryland measles cases jump tenfold this year, with outbreak declared in 3 counties
Maryland’s health department reported 14 new cases of measles in several counties, bringing the annual total to 31 — a striking increase from years past.
Maryland’s Summer of Ick: It’s more than parasites
Maryland and the nation are piling up some pretty yucky statistics in food-borne, tick and mosquito-related and viral infections. What is going on?
ICE arrests of two Baltimore academics shake Maryland universities
The recent arrests of the two Baltimore academics by federal immigration enforcement officials have roiled two university systems in Maryland that have robust networks of international faculty, researchers and students.
A Hopkins researcher tried to board a plane at BWI. She ended up in ICE custody, bound for Texas.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has transferred Fatima Ameaka, a public health researcher at Johns Hopkins, to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to a government website that tracks those detained by ICE.
Dozens more cyclosporiasis cases hit Maryland as outbreak spans nation
Maryland health officials reported a few dozen more cases of the tummy-turning infection cyclosporiasis as the national outbreak continues.
Insurance deny your prescription? You’re far from alone, Hopkins study finds
A Johns Hopkins study found 1 in 3 attempts to fill prescriptions of brand-name drugs was initially denied, with new weight loss drugs leading the pack.
Measles is on the verge of a national record. Here’s what it means for Maryland.
Five new measles cases in Maryland push the nation closer to a record-setting year that public health officials say could have been avoided.
Parasitic infections causing ‘explosive diarrhea’ double in Maryland since last week
Though no official source has been identified, Michigan officials say their investigation points to lettuce or other salad greens.
Maryland will slash mental health and addiction services amid budget cuts
Behavioral health advocates warn Maryland budget cuts could affect overdose prevention, addiction recovery and mental health crisis programs.
Inhale insulin? Drugmaker bets kids with diabetes will want to skip the needle.
After failing to gain traction with adults, an inhaled insulin is marketed to needle-averse kids with diabetes.
What to know about cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness making Marylanders sick
There have been 32 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state so far this year, including 28 since May, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?
A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory system.
Healthcare insurers serving Maryland’s exchange seek hefty rate increases
Maryland insurance companies are proposing significant increases in rates for ACA plans for a second year in a row.
Johns Hopkins already leads the medical world. On AI, it won’t be easy.
Johns Hopkins is investing heavily in AI research and medicine, including training a robot to help in the operating room.
