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“There’s no reasonable explanation that I can imagine that would explain this amount in a city the size of Baltimore,” a former DEA agent testified Tuesday.

Ocean City Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said in a statement Friday evening that the water is safe for swimming and surfing.

The opening arguments Wednesday set the stage for how the city and opioid companies will approach the planned eight-week civil trial.

A common drug used to treat diabetes may also help Black women with a type of alopecia, a Johns Hopkins scientist found.

About 150 city residents sat through the tedious jury selection process, which probed their feelings on opioids, illegal street drugs and Baltimore government.

A man’s death is one of 988 overdoses that exemplifies the cross section of ages, races, ethnicities and genders affected by Baltimore’s overdose crisis.

Medical waste and debris continued to wash up on beaches in Maryland, and officials say they will prohibit swimming as they investigate.

Details of the settlement between Baltimore and Johnson & Johnson remain secret, unlike previous opioid settlements that the city has announced in recent weeks.

Assateague State Park, Ocean City and other Maryland beaches have shut down water access due to medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washing ashore.

The problem was discovered when a Boar’s Head liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria. Further testing showed the type of bacteria was the same strain causing illnesses in people.

The annual event is focused on bringing senior citizens out of their homes for some camaraderie, entertainment, and a little bit of education.

The Anne Arundel County Health Department annual Oral Rabies Vaccine Program distributes liquid rabies vaccine to wildlife in the county.

Employees of Ecology Services, a company that does garbage pickup in Anne Arundel County, went on strike earlier this month after contract negotiations fell through.

The new building at Towson University includes simulation labs that feel like walking into the wing of a hospital or a primary care office.

On Monday, Baltimore will begin a much-anticipated trial against drug companies to assign blame for the city’s opioid overdose death crisis.

Johns Hopkins Health System violated the Americans with Disabilities Act during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Settlement money from opioid manufacturers will fund Maryland’s first inpatient addiction treatment center for kids.

Pharmacy giant Walgreens will pay Baltimore $80 million to settle a lawsuit the city brought against it and other drug companies as part of an overdose epidemic that’s plagued the city for years, Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said Tuesday.

Massive cuts to HIV funding means some Baltimore programs have reduced services aimed at ensuring low-income people get tested, treated and maintain their treatment.

Baltimore has won $322.5 million in settlement monies from opioid manufacturers and distributors, which the city plans to use to address the overdose rate.