Health

The wellness industry has boomed in recent years, begetting a sea of trendy wellness-focused restaurants that brand healthy eating as a luxury experience. But what does it mean for a restaurant to be healthy?

Montgomery County health officials are sounding the alarm after confirming that a Virginia resident with measles visited a Bethesda building and could have exposed others to the condition.

State health officials say there are now 26 cases of mumps in Maryland, nearly double last week’s figure and more than six times the tally for all of last year.

Baltimore’s overdose crisis does not appear to be ebbing, but evolving, according to interviews with experts. A mix of other chemicals — often less immediately lethal but dangerous in other ways — has grown increasingly common.

Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

The Maryland health official leading an overhaul of the state’s troubled system of drug addiction and mental health treatment programs is stepping down.

The Howard County Public School System will no longer cover GLP-1 medications for employees who take the drugs for weight loss starting March 31.

A Maryland appeals court ruled that Dr. Gregory Branch was improperly removed from his job as county health officer.

Last year, Maryland lawmakers thought they had come up with a legal way to repurpose millions of dollars collected by insurers selling Affordable Care Act policies to help women who couldn’t afford abortions. The feds just squashed the plan.

The problem was discovered when a Boar’s Head liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria.

Federal officials are investigating racial segregation within the Baltimore City Health Department over a racial equity training that separated employees by race.

The University of Maryland is testing a nasal spray to help protect people from common colds, flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

Nearly 600 South Baltimore students will be bused eight miles to the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School building in East Baltimore.

Maryland hospitals have treated some more snowstorm-related patients, but it's not been overwhelming so far, officials say. They are, however, ready for ice to send more their way.

Dr. Donald K. Milton has been trying to give people the flu for years.

Emergency physicians are warning people to take safety precautions during the snowstorm to avoid common issues, such as sledding injuries in children and heart attacks in adults.

This flu season is shaping up to be a bad one, and not a lot of people have been vaccinated, so Maryland Gov. Wes Moore took the time to tell people it’s not too late.

Preliminary state numbers show a more than 45% decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2023.

Lainie Rutkow, the university’s executive vice provost, will lead academics at Hopkins.

Pride Center of Maryland is one of thousands of groups nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration notifying them that their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately.