Science and medicine

The body of a 33-foot-long humpback whale washed up at Assateague National Seashore this week. It’s the 10th dead whale to be found along the coasts of the mid-Atlantic over recent weeks. The whale was likely struck by a boat, a NOAA spokeswoman said.

If passed, the measure would require health care institutions to communicate about debt with consumers and cap the annual interest rate growth for medical debt at 5%.

FDA considers Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions’ naloxone spray for over-the-counter use.

Johns Hopkins scientists and others are still looking at flu strains to see how strong they are and how well they match the vaccine.

The World Health Organization cited stigma in changing the name of monkeypox to mpox.

The therapy won’t harm other parts of the body, unlike traditional chemotherapy drugs.

Wages have increased by about 25% at Maryland hospitals since the start of the pandemic in early 2020

Amoxicillin and other common drugs for ear, sinus and chest infections are in short supply nationally.

State health officials plan to seek a new vendor by year’s end.

At this lab in Baltimore, scientists can play God, manipulating the conditions to get fish to spawn more frequently than they do in the wild.

On any given day this past summer, about 50 children in Maryland found themselves in hospital emergency departments waiting weeks — or even months ― for a spot in a residential treatment center, psychiatric facility, or therapeutic foster home.

Clauser, a 1960 Poly grad, would spend time in his father’s lab at Johns Hopkins.

“These children are often abused or neglected and this is how the state is choosing to raise them,” one attorney said.

A survey was emailed to guests asking what they ate during the Aug. 18 event.

If the Lacks family's legal strategy is successful, they would get more than cash. A victory would be a historic denunciation of medical racism.

Four years after spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect originally from China, first arrived in Maryland, their population is soaring — and they have stormed into the Baltimore area.

Images from the telescope showed cosmic cliffs, a dying star and the deepest infrared image of the universe yet.

The Webb Telescope

Friday's Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade drew strong reactions from Maryland leaders.

As one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion, Maryland will play a key role for those looking to end a pregnancy.