Health

The number of heat-related deaths in Maryland has topped 30, putting this summer on track to be one of the deadliest.

Baltimore’s growing approach to battling crime leverages group intervention and services to cut down on shootings and homicides, as new research shows significant declines.

COLUMN | The cyclosporiasis outbreak, probably caused by iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, has reminded me and others that science is good and shopping from local farms is great.

The number of people sickened by the cyclospora parasite continues to rise in Maryland, reached 110, a 59% increase over last week, the Maryland Department of Health reported Wednesday.

Public health officials said despite a false positive test result from sampled produce, tracing information still points to Taylor Farms and iceberg lettuce as being a part of the cyclospora contamination.

The Taylor Farms recall because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak lists 25 shredded lettuce and salad mix products sold under eight different brand codes.

COLUMN | This is another summer we will remember for a continuation of politics that makes you sick to your stomach. Still, it may be the first with cucumbers as a risky proposition. Did the president address our national exploding diarrhea? No, he had another kind of poo on his mind.

As I climbed and gained confidence, I felt my heart rate slow and my anxieties melt. My arms and legs figured out a rhythm, and I began to see how this adventure on high could be so calming.

Maryland skies should look a little less hazy by Saturday evening as thunderstorms move into the region.

Maryland health experts are urging residents to stay indoors Friday as wildfire smoke pushes air quality to dangerous levels.

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year.

A Johns Hopkins study found 1 in 3 attempts to fill prescriptions of brand-name drugs was initially denied, with new weight loss drugs leading the pack.

More than 30 states have reported infections of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora this year.

Five new measles cases in Maryland push the nation closer to a record-setting year that public health officials say could have been avoided.

Five people in Carroll County contracted measles after visiting a high-risk area outside the state, Maryland Department of Health officials said Wednesday in a news release.

Though no official source has been identified, Michigan officials say their investigation points to lettuce or other salad greens.

The number of emergency room and urgent care visits due to heat-related illnesses spiked from 55 to nearly 500 the week of the July Fourth heat wave, according to state data.

Behavioral health advocates warn Maryland budget cuts could affect overdose prevention, addiction recovery and mental health crisis programs.

Disappointment in the progress of the Corsica raises a bigger, more troubling question. If, in two decades, officials can’t revive one relatively small tributary, can they really save the bay?

After failing to gain traction with adults, an inhaled insulin is marketed to needle-averse kids with diabetes.