What U. of Maryland experts want you to know about Ozempic
Thanks to celebrities like Oprah, “miracle” weight loss drugs are having a moment — and come with a hefty price tag and side effects.
Baltimore courts added a room for breastfeeding moms. That made jury duty harder.
New mothers face a lot of challenges, and in Baltimore one of them is serving jury duty.
Maryland lawmakers approve easier path for undocumented immigrants to buy insurance
About 6.1% of state residents are uninsured, and officials estimate that about 30% of them — 112,000 — are immigrants who lack legal documentation.
Think your closets are full? These Maryland hospitals need room for millions of gloves and gowns
The University of Maryland Medical System is doing what other Americans do when they have a lot of stuff —it’s turning to a storage locker to house millions of masks, gloves and other supplies.
Baltimore County health officer ‘no longer’ in job, but reasons for the departure unclear
Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, the longtime health officer for Baltimore County has “departed” county government, according to a news release.
Meet the ‘leaplings’: These Maryland babies got a special leap day birthday
The odds of being born on Feb. 29, which comes every four years, is 1 in 1,461. These Maryland babies beat the odds.
Maryland psychiatric hospital CEO, accused of threatening staff, agrees to stay away
Dr. Scott Moran consented to a peace order without the judge ruling and without admitting to the allegations.
Food allergies scared his patients. A Hopkins doctor helped find the first treatment.
The FDA just approved the first therapy to lessen severe and life-threatening reactions from food allergies.
U. of Maryland will launch training program for abortion providers this summer
The effort stands in contrast to those in more conservative states that moved to limit abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
State replaces health system contractor auditors found cost the state millions
The current vendor “has just failed to deliver” the level of service that Marylanders deserve, said Gov. Wes Moore, one of three members of the Board of Public Works that approved the contract.
Call them bird-brained, but Hopkins scientists say it’s why pigeons can fly
John Hopkins scientists say they have the evidence to finally explain why birds can fly, and it starts with their big brains.
Maryland psychiatric hospital CEO on leave, accused of threatening staff
A restraining order was issued against the top official at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.
Do at-home COVID tests work? Here’s what Maryland scientists found.
You probably have a box of tests on the shelf. Is it worth using?
One biotech company is leaving, one is staying. What does that say about Baltimore?
Baltimore is working to keep biotech companies that start here from leaving when they grow bigger.
A Baltimore program keeps people healthy and housed. Hospitals may stop funding it anyway.
As funding dries up, more than 200 formerly homeless Baltimoreans could lose the support of a program helping them stay under a roof and out of the hospital.
This woman donated an organ to save her mother’s life — twice
Eileen Harlin is one of just a dozen living people to donate both a liver and a kidney to save someone else's life.
A housing program that kept Marylanders out of hospitals could get state funding
The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.
Ravens fans wanted this to be the year. It wasn’t, but they’re still proud.
After a tough loss to the Chiefs, Ravens fans said they still count the season a success.
Rescuers said person pulled from icy Baltimore harbor was dead. She wasn’t. Here’s why.
Rescuers said a woman who fell in Baltimore’s icy harbor died, but later said she didn’t. A doctor calls the reason basic physiology.
How bad is Maryland’s housing crisis? Check the animal shelters
Trouble finding affordable housing that allows pets is now the most common reason animals are surrendered at Baltimore-area shelters.
