The number of Black people who signed up for insurance on Maryland's health exchange jumped by 33% to more than 41,600.

Last month, two groundbreaking gene therapies thought to cure sickle cell were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and one will be available locally starting in a few weeks.

Johns Hopkins hospitals and doctor offices join two other Maryland medical systems in requiring masks again.

In a first-of-its-kind-study, Maryland researchers will try to infect people with flu to learn how to stop it.

COVID-19 is rising for the fifth winter in a row, but infections are year-round.

In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, nursing schools at three Baltimore universities will hire and oversee registered nurses in public schools.

Baltimore's zoo has started sending waste from giraffes, elephants and a few other animals to a biodigester that converts it to natural gas.

Steve Bisciotti is backing a Baltimore-based nonprofit called Blackbird that will help shepherd health care discoveries from local university labs into local startup companies.

A federal judge took the unusual step of reversing a jury’s guilty verdict against a Maryland doctor for health care fraud.

If you find yourself with a hospital bill you can't pay, don't panic. You've got options.

Once the thorny process is complete, it could serve as a model for other states with nonprofit hospitals that overcharged patients.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is tapping a veteran of the city’s health department to head the massive agency that has been without a permanent leader for more than seven months.

Maryland environmental officials are warning residents about eating 15 species of fish with levels of chemicals that could cause health problems.

"The shuttles are worse because they have to stop at every stop and take even longer than the trains already do," said Teresa Abrams at the Camden Yards stop.

The once-common practice has ground to a halt, The Baltimore Banner found in an analysis of court data. Some think it won’t last.

Buprenorphine, also known by the brand name Suboxone, is hard to find at retail pharmacies, threatening efforts to stem the growing number of opioid overdose deaths.

The five Dunbar High School students who suddenly became ill on Monday had ingested marijuana, according to Baltimore City Public Schools.

Much of the concern has been about rising violence against health care workers, but efforts to tackle those problems are tied to safety for patients, too.

The second man to get a pig heart transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center has died after his body showed signs of rejecting the organ.

Data shows a program at four Baltimore-area hospitals has reduced emergency visits by half among the patients who frequent the emergency room.