Health

The city has become the U.S. overdose capital, and older Black men are dying at higher rates than anyone else.

Many are dying from fentanyl and other drugs. The hardest-hit are Black men in their 50s to 70s, a group that Baltimore’s changing economy left behind.

Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.

There is a move afoot to help expand and pay for a what been a largely hidden workforce in Maryland of community health workers, who help marginalized people get health care and other services though they often go without.

One-third of U.S. adults know someone who has overdosed and died, a Johns Hopkins survey found.

Waitlist spots may become available for the Inner Harbor public swim set for late June — but they are not guaranteed.

The election will be held at the hospital’s downtown campus and its midtown campus over two days next month. The results will determine whether the union is established.

Construction hasn't started, funding appears uncertain and it'll be at least another two years before students enroll.

Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland and their families will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.

The animals were in an unsafe and unhealthy environment — officials said they were found covered in excrement and insects.

Maryland voters have every reason to be skeptical about Larry Hogan’s announcement at the start of his 2024 general election campaign for the U.S. Senate that he now favors abortion rights, says a former Maryland official who compares the announcement to President George H.W. Bush's “no new taxes” pledge.

A woman struggling with fentanyl addiction died in the Harford County Detention Center after being declared a “danger to self + community” and held without bail following a home-invasion burglary charge.

Unprecedented overdose rates from fentanyl and other drugs have left signs of loss across the city.

Nearly 6,000 people have died over the past six years — an unparalleled number among U.S. cities.

The same drug that Jackie Ferguson had used to ease her mother’s pain had also taken her son Jaylon’s life.

The city was once hailed for its response to addiction. But as fentanyl flooded the streets and officials shifted priorities, deaths hit unprecedented heights.

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A key difference between the two candidates emerged on Thursday, with Hogan saying he’d support legal abortions up to 26 weeks of a pregnancy while Alsobrooks opposed a firm cutoff.

About 80% of Maryland’s nursing homes have not had annual inspections, and fewer than half of complaints have been investigated, the lawsuit alleges.

A class of students at UMD, would-be entrepreneurs, have been given an opportunity to compete for $2 million in private equity seed funding. All they have to do to win it? Come up with a way to help detect and prevent school shooters.