Science and medicine

Reducing Maryland’s high rate of opioid overdose deaths will require improved approaches by the state’s health care providers, says Dr. Enrique Oviedo, a psychiatrist who serves as medical director of MATClinics.

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a possible answer as to why we can see so much of the universe, and why the light from far away galaxies is not blocked by clouds of gas.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

Three University of Maryland Medical Center clinicians say they are committed to ensuring access to abortion as health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

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.

Eighteen years ago, Camille Hammond’s mother, Tinina Cade, gave her the ultimate gift and carried her triplets 32 weeks to birth. She was 55 at the time.

New images offer the first look at a complex ring system of inner belts that surround a young, nearby star.

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

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

Raskin, who represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in December and started chemotherapy shortly after.

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

Obesity is a chronic disease that has brought a particular set of consequences to communities of color, Dr. Garfield Clunie, president of the National Medical Association, says.

Will Annapolis disappear in a cloud bank of pot smoke on July 1? Will it reek of the devil’s cabbage? And most importantly to me, should I get high? As we approach the end of pot prohibition in Maryland, I’ve got questions.

The commander of NASA's next trip to the moon — the first in decades — is from Baltimore County. What does he remember from growing up outside of Baltimore?

Shawna Stepp-Jones, who has degrees form Morgan State and Johns Hopkins, has created Spundle, a fast, no-heat hair dryer for wigs and extensions. She’ll debut the product April 4 at Demo Day for Techstars Equitech Accelerator, a program for members of underestimated communities or developing technologies that increases access and equity across society.

If you have the right equipment, you’ll be able to see five planets in the night sky today. Without equipment, you could see four. And if you’re willing to wake up before sunrise, you could see Saturn, too. This is a relatively rare astronomical phenomenon, getting to see so many planets over the course of one evening — but it doesn't “mean” anything, it’s just a neat occurrence.

A 6-year-old reticulated giraffe named Willow died at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore after suddenly falling ill.

Since 2018, the Morgan State University graduate has raised more than $1.2 million in venture capital for Femly, her company that helps women have access to safe feminine hygiene products.

Imagine the climate of the Deep South dropped over the mid-Atlantic.

A scholarship program for kindergarten to 12th-grade students is the target of selective outrage, Tony Campbell, a Towson University faculty member, says. Loss of Medicare Advantage plans is putting the health of Maryland seniors at risk, Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr., president and founder of Beloved Community Services, says. Promising and rewarding careers are available at facilities serving seniors, Allison Roenigk Ciborowski, president and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, says.