Science and medicine

Rosalind “Rose” Rivera, a longtime Annapolis resident and nursing educator who worked at Anne Arundel Community College, died Aug. 10. She was 94.

Robert “Bob” Draper Jr., one of Baltimore’s first Black orthopedic surgeons, died Aug. 29. He was 79.

Two hospitals in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties are the latest in Maryland to be hit by a cyberattack, according to their parent company.

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor. President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian on Friday.

COLUMN | Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.

Thursday’s eclipse will be partial but notable: 96.3% of the moon’s surface will be covered and visible to billions of people across all of North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.

Maryland rolled out a new licensing system for nurses, but it's causing new problems.

Maryland’s health department reported 14 new cases of measles in several counties, bringing the annual total to 31 — a striking increase from years past.

Maryland and the nation are piling up some pretty yucky statistics in food-borne, tick and mosquito-related and viral infections. What is going on?

The Perseid meteor shower will peak over the next few days. The show will be most visible when the shower peaks on the night of Wednesday Aug. 12, into the early morning of Thursday Aug. 13.

Maryland health officials reported a few dozen more cases of the tummy-turning infection cyclosporiasis as the national outbreak continues.

Infections from vibrio remain relatively uncommon but their number is increasing because of climate change, scientists say. And, as the Chesapeake Bay warms, its mildly salty and nutrient-gorged waters offer prime habitat for the potentially deadly microbe.

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.

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

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

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

A newly-installed eel ladder, one of the first in Maryland, helps endangered American eels pass over Harford County's Eden Mill dam — and benefit the surrounding ecosystem.

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

A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory system.

Maryland insurance companies are proposing significant increases in rates for ACA plans for a second year in a row.