Science and medicine

The university tapped its endowment to replace some research grants, a highly unusual move.

As the federal government scales back funding for research, Johns Hopkins is launching its own grant programs to keep the work going.

The troubled Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center is the latest state building to test positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease.

Maryland's governor has signed a law allowing new mothers to be excused from jury duty for up to three years, making the policy uniform across the state.

Baltimore’s allergy season is here and it may big longer and worse for many of us.

Sports were frequent cultural touchstones on Gov. Wes Moore's trip to Japan and South Korea.

When Jill Smokler awoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital last year, her skull sealed shut with a jagged seam of staples, her first response was wry laughter.

To take a look at the comet yourself, you’ll want to head outside just before dawn and look toward the northeast horizon.

Clifton T. Perkins, the state-run maximum security hospital for those charged with crimes, was warned to improve or risk losing its accreditation.

The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.

A group of University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers led by the dean of the school of medicine, say cuts to federal funding will hamper efforts to treat and cure diseases.

Mass layoffs at federal health agencies began this week, producing anxiety about workers, public health and economy.

A credit rating agency is taking a slightly dimmer outlook on the long-term health of Greater Baltimore Medical Center, or GBMC.

Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.

The federal Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 people, on top of 10,000 jobs already lost, with Maryland likely to absorb the brunt of the cuts.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown urged residents to consider deleting their 23andMe accounts.

A Maryland vulture that appeared to be mourning its long-time mate last month has also died, according to the property owner who has been observing the birds for years.

Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.

The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.