A Baltimore Democrat is pushing a new bill to improve state oversight of drug addiction treatment centers.

The Baltimore City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved more than $14 million to community organizations and city agencies to help tackle Baltimore’s overdose crisis, which in recent years had become the worst ever in a major American city.

The Trump cost-cutting measures for health research would prompt layoffs, the Johns Hopkins University says.

The operators of The Reprieve are among many addiction and mental health treatment providers — both prospective and established — who have said delays in the state’s bureaucratic machinery are hindering their ability to help Marylanders in the midst of an overdose crisis.

A Maryland addiction treatment program that was ordered to cease and desist counseling services has stopped paying rent on at least three properties.

If you’re looking for treatment, there are some things you should know, according to providers and the public officials who oversee them.

Overdose deaths in Maryland fell “dramatically” last year, Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday.

The ice skating community in Maryland and nationwide is reeling in the aftermath of a deadly mid-air collision involving a passenger jet carrying 64 people.

What Mark Conway says is groundbreaking and lifesaving, the mayor’s office says is irresponsible and simplistic.

The owner of PHA Healthcare said he has ended its treatment services, but clients are still living in the addiction treatment provider’s housing.

PHA Healthcare has told some patients that they can continue to reside in its housing, according to Banner interviews with current clients.

Residents of the Baltimore region woke up to a fresh blanket of snow Saturday morning and can expect dry and cold weather for the rest of the day.

PHA Healthcare, a drug addiction treatment provider that enrolls hundreds of Medicaid patients in Maryland each year, has been ordered by the state health department to stop providing services to patients.

The moratorium, first announced in June, followed explosive growth of new providers, some of whom were described by officials as unscrupulous.

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one program—PHA Healthcare—offered little help.

Howard County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to create a new inspector general’s office.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill said he's confident that the case will eventually reach the Maryland Supreme Court.

The settlement brings the city’s total recoveries to $90 million.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration has opted to remain silent on the city’s response to overdose deaths as it navigates litigation with opioid makers and distributors.

Dr. Emenuga is the subject of a criminal investigation that focuses, at least in part, on work she did at a health care provider while also serving as Baltimore’s health commissioner.