Health

Attorneys say state officials have “illegally and unconstitutionally” housed foster children in hospitals and restrictive institutions beyond medical necessity.

A giant billboard off I-83 in Baltimore aims to push the public to be tested for gonorrhea and other STIs that have been on the rise.

Parents, schools and health care providers are vital in helping teens through today’s unprecedented mental health challenges, says Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi, president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt.

A new study by an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University finds a key factor attracts mosquitos to some people over others: body odor.

U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger wants Congress to approve a clean debt ceiling increase and he opposes Republican budget proposals that he says would cut funding for programs vital to Marylanders.

Many people say they’re getting back-to-back illnesses this spring. Why is this happening, and when will it end?

Dr. Kelly Ryan and her team, as well as the emergency medical staff, are making sure the jockeys are ready to ride, and if they’re injured, that they get prompt attention.

Moving low-income families out of high-poverty neighborhoods can improve kids’ asthma more than medications do, according to research from the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.

Decriminalizing drug paraphernalia is one step Maryland can take toward ending policies that have failed to curb an epidemic of drug-related deaths, says Jessie Dunleavy, an advocate for drug policy reform.

Success of the new University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center will hinge on luring back Prince George’s residents who now get their hospital and outpatient services in other counties.

Hopkins officials announced Wednesday that scientists received a $35 million grant to accelerate their work to understand why and how cancer spreads, or metastasizes, and to do something about it.

Dr. Rodney J. Taylor offered a more satisfying answer than the vague, and somewhat forgettable, “sore throat.”

Exactly how many people have it and where, no one knows. Real-time data is becoming scarce.

As the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, Maryland begins the Herculean task of renewing Medicaid coverage for everyone enrolled for the first time in three years.

Health insurance would help the undocumented get the care they need, before it’s an emergency. But legislative efforts are stalled.

A Q&A with a cannabis expert about the benefits, best approaches and warnings about the soon-to-be-legal drug.

New research shows the software’s responses may be smarter and have a better bedside manner.

The recent loss of my grandmother proves that no amount of expertise can conquer the shock, panic and sadness.

Maryland will soon be the first state in the country with a functional Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which is aimed at bringing down the high prices of some prescription drugs.

The Academy of Clinical Essentials initiative, which started at the University of Maryland Medical System, could be adopted by health systems across the country.