Health

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing announced Wednesday that it’s launching a Washington, D.C. research institute that aims to move the U.S. health care system away from its focus on treating problems and toward to preventive, whole-person care.

The second man to get a pig heart transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center has died after his body showed signs of rejecting the organ.

Growing up, Elazar Zavaletta heard that trans people, like him, are an "abomination" in the eyes of God. Now a Lutheran pastor, Zavaletta has transformed his pain into solidarity with marginalized people.

A new nonpartisan audit also uncovered problems with a consulting contract for the coronavirus vaccine rollout that was expanded to other services and ballooned from $3.8 million to $83.3 million without sufficient justification.

The Baltimore region effort is now eligible for nearly $500 million in federal funds over five years that the Greater Baltimore Committee estimates will generate $3.2 billion in economic impact and 52,000 jobs by 2030.

One month ago today, Larry Faucette became the second human ever to receive a pig heart in place of his own at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.

The city health department will hold vaccine clinics every Friday through November.

Maryland needs air quality standards to curb harmful emissions from heating and air conditioning systems and water heaters, say Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and a physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, and Ruth Ann Norton, president and CEO of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative.

Data shows a program at four Baltimore-area hospitals has reduced emergency visits by half among the patients who frequent the emergency room.

The second floor of the Baltimore City Circuit Court building went into lockdown Monday afternoon after an employee received a letter containing white powder.

Meghan Marsh has been the executive director since September at Disability Rights Maryland.

A Baltimore City Council hearing Wednesday offered new information but left a number of questions less than fully answered.

Former Maryland Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein will chair the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission.

Most hospitals and doctors’ offices aren’t mandating masks, but they can stave off illness, expert say.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 people will get jiggy with varicella zoster virus in their lifetimes. If you’ve had chickenpox, there’s a very good chance the virus will pay you a return visit.

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Baltimore needs to prioritize emergency rental assistance to protect families from the physical and mental harm caused by evictions, representatives of two community advocacy groups say.

A second water sample taken Tuesday from Druid Lake Reservoir has tested negative for the parasite cryptosporidium.

The city health initiative offers COVID vaccines to adults without insurance or whose insurance doesn’t cover the cost.