Health

I never stopped wearing a mask anywhere people were going to breathe on me, or where I could breathe on them.

Maryland has done its best to minimize the impacts of lapsing federal subsidies by providing its own, and early numbers suggest that may help retain enrollees.

The University of Maryland Medical System is steering people to urgent care instead of hospitals. At urgent care centers, this flu season has been a doozy.

Maryland health officials are investigating possible measles exposures after a person with a confirmed case traveled through the region on an Amtrak train.

Access and affordability are virtually unchanged.

Dozens of clinicians and their patients are scrambling after the abrupt closure last week of The Chesapeake Center, a nationally known Bethesda-based practice specializing in ADHD with multiple locations in the region and Florida.

In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Gov. Wes Moore is seeking to bigfoot the new federal vaccine recommendations, which do not universally include flu, COVID and RSV shots.

Dr. Dan Morhaim, a former Democratic state delegate and emergency room doctor, serves on a state commission to reduce Maryland’s emergency room wait times, which are the longest in the nation.

Maryland officials are urging all residents to get a flu shot as cases and hospitalizations have risen sharply nationwide.

Data, and conversations with those who work in the field, show that residents of Montgomery County are struggling mentally, and that demand for mental health services has increased.

U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse.

Early and routine home maintenance goes beyond fixing visible damage. It helps ensure a healthy living environment, extends the life of a home and can protect its long-term value, according to real estate professionals.

Flu cases in Maryland are high, and officials warn it’s going to get worse.

Baltimore resident Karen Thomas started a new career after losing a dream job as the historian of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Therapy dogs at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital bring hope and comfort to children. The dogs graduated from the Canine Companions service program.

The declaration came as HHS also announced proposed rules meant to further curtail gender-affirming care for young people.

Dietitians and health experts share tactics to reduce calorie intake and prevent weight gain during the holidays.

A member of the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club was discharged Tuesday after 10 months at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was treated for heart-related complications stemming from chemotherapy drugs.

Last flu season was bad, and cases are already on the rise this year. Maryland may not be prepared, as only about a quarter of people are vaccinated.