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2 Marylanders monitored after briefly sharing plane with hantavirus-infected passenger
Officials from the Maryland Department of Health say the residents briefly shared a plane with an infected cruise ship passenger.
The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
What Marylanders need to know about hantavirus
Here is what to know about hantavirus, which has killed three people on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship.
Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER
Across the country, emergency department visits for tick bites are up more than 25% from last year, according to federal data. Maryland and other northeastern states are looking like ground zero.
A mail-in specimen of  a Deer Tick in its nymph stage under a microscope in the Norris Lab at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After identification it will get sent off to the State Department.  Deer tick are the tick species responsible for spreading Lyme Disease. Despite its name, the bacteria pathogen that causes Lymes comes from mice. 

ER visits from tick bites are at a record high in the U.S., according to the CDC. Those numbers are unclear within Maryland, because there is not enough research funding for experts to conduct surveillance in Maryland on ticks.
Feeling blue? Therapists have ideas about how to use greenery to boost your mood.
A Towson therapist is setting up a self-guided tour of Ladew Topiary Gardens part of a movement that uses nature to improve mental health.
April 30, 2026 - Views of Ladew Topiary Gardens. The gardens are an instrumental part in a therapy program based in nature led by Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, Executive Director of the Center for Nature Informed Therapy. The walk focuses on mindfulness and connecting useful lessons from nature to use in every day life.
Sickle cell disease gave her a life of pain. She may be cured with her own cells.
The University of Maryland Medical Center is treating its first sickle cell patient with a new gene therapy.
Jessica Ceja wipes away tears as she undergoes treatment for sickle cell disease at the University of Maryland Medical Center in December.
2 new measles cases tied to Baltimore-area residents spark exposure alerts
Maryland health officials confirmed two more cases of measles in the state, bringing the total infections this year to three.
A computer illustration of a measles virus particle. Measles is a highly infectious itchy rash with a fever.
Johns Hopkins’ funding squeeze isn’t over — and it’s threatening lifesaving research
Leaders and scientists warn that these drops threaten future medical breakthroughs, the state’s economic health, and the nation’s global leadership in scientific research.
Karen Sfanos performs cell culture media in her lab at the David H. Koch Cancer Research Center of Johns Hopkins University on June 25, 2025.
Why Maryland’s first case of measles this year is worrying experts
Maryland had its first case of measles this year, concerning public health officials.
A computer illustration of a measles virus particle. Measles is a highly infectious itchy rash with a fever.
Hopkins nonprofit scores massive windfall after Trump cuts. But there’s a catch.
The Johns Hopkins University’s global aid nonprofit Jhpiego was among several groups to receive massive federal funding increases in the last fiscal year.
The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
State panel curbed the cost of a diabetes drug. Could Ozempic be next?
The Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board took the first step to limit the cost of a common diabetes drug, with Ozempic potentially next.
The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston.
What’s behind the surprising increase in cancer among younger people
A new report from the American Cancer Society found that the incidence of colorectal cancer among those ages 20 to 49 is now rising at about 3% annually.
Rachael Mull is a Fulton mother of two who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017 at 39 but is now healthy after treatment.
ICE officers deployed to BWI after day of travel mayhem at TSA checkpoint lines
After a day of mayhem for travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, federal officials decided to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to provide “operational support,” according to the Maryland Aviation Administration.
Officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) patrol Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport Saturday evening.
What’s needling acupuncturists in Maryland? Growing demand and insurance headaches.
Some acupuncturists haven’t had their claims paid this year by the state’s largest insurer, putting access to patient care at risk.
Brian Bieda, an owner of Awaken Wellness in Columbia, is among those whose services are not getting reimbursed by insurance.
Animal hoarding horrifies the public. Experts are trying to learn why people do it.
Animals hoarding cases — like on in February in which Baltimore County officials removed 14 dogs, 21 birds, several reptiles and a cat from a Halethorpe woman’s property — may be horrifying, but the people involved often have mental health disorders, experts find.
Baltimore County Department of Health animal services division officers remove a black Labrador Retriever from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized last month.
Stormy Monday brings early school dismissals, chance of snow
It's going to be rainy with thunderstorms possible on Monday and Monday night, with some flurries even possible.
Potential rain and strong winds are forecast for Monday.
Estate of Henrietta Lacks settles third suit against drug companies over use of cells
The Lacks family has settled its third case against a pharmaceutical company it says profited from cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent — this one with Viatris.
FILE - Attorney Ben Crump, second from left, walks with Ron Lacks, left, Alfred Lacks Carter, third from left, both grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, and other descendants of Lacks, outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Tap water restrictions lifted in Baltimore hospital after treating bacteria
The University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus has lifted precautionary tap water restrictions following detection of the common bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease.
An illustration of the Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
Maryland hospitals spend billions on ‘community benefits.’ Lawmakers want more oversight.
Maryland lawmakers plan to add guardrails to the billions hospitals are required to spend in their communities to keep their nonprofit status.
Del. Dana Jones speaks before the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee as members consider who to nominate to fill a vacancy in the state Senate, during a meeting at the Busch Annapolis Library on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
Why this 19-year-old Hopkins student helps record the dying’s last words
A Johns Hopkins student helped launch a project that deploys volunteers to hospices around the country to collect the final words of the dying.
Hospice patient Michael Mason told his life’s story to Vicky Meehan, a volunteer with Letters Without Limits, which turns the words into letters to family.
Bird flu rarely hurts humans, but third suspected case in Maryland raises new concerns
State officials suspect a third bird flu case statewide at a chicken farm in Caroline County.
FILE - Chickens feed on a farm, April 20, 2022, in Wilsons, Va.   Nearly 5 million chicken, turkeys and ducks have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year and that means consumers generally aren’t seeing as much impact on poultry and egg prices.
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