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The latest from Meredith Cohn
Gov. Moore wants Maryland to set its own vaccine rules
Gov. Wes Moore is seeking to bigfoot the new federal vaccine recommendations, which do not universally include flu, COVID and RSV shots.
The panel charged with speeding up Maryland ER waits is taking too long, member says
Dr. Dan Morhaim, a former Democratic state delegate and emergency room doctor, serves on a state commission to reduce Maryland’s emergency room wait times, which are the longest in the nation.
New variant, fewer vaccinations could make for a miserable Maryland flu season
Last flu season was bad, and cases are already on the rise this year. Maryland may not be prepared, as only about a quarter of people are vaccinated.
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors.
Times are tough. Here’s where people in Baltimore are finding joy
The headlines may feel hard, and the temperatures cold, but these well-known and lesser known Marylanders have found joy in blacksmithing, running and beekeeping.
Federal deadline for Obamacare sign-up is Monday, but Marylanders have a bit more time
Dec. 15 is the deadline to buy health insurance through the state heath exchange. How are people coping with spiking premiums, and what is the state doing to help?
Baltimore health leader fears Trump administration’s latest change on vaccines
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Baltimore’s health commissioner, said the hepatitis B vaccination effort has been so effective that the city hasn’t had a case of a newborn with the infection in a decade. That record is now under threat.
Maryland hospitals have dismal ER wait times. But there’s good news, too.
Emergency room wait times in Maryland hospitals have long exceeded the national average, and a new state commission says the reasons are systemwide and could be complex to fix.
This brain cancer is typically fatal. A new treatment could make it survivable.
A study led by the University of Maryland has shown that patients with glioblastomas, a typically aggressive and fatal type of brain cancer, live much longer after being treated with a therapy called focused ultrasound.
Federal housing subsidies can save lives. They’re at risk of being cut anyway.
A Bloomberg study found a new link between housing and health care.
AstraZeneca to invest $2 billion in its Maryland pharmaceutical facilities, creating new jobs
Executives from the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and Gov. Wes Moore announced an expansion in Frederick they say builds on its $50 billion commitment to spend more on drug research and manufacturing in the United States.
How do people keep surviving all that time in the cold Inner Harbor water?
Another person survived after 30 minutes it he cold Inner Harbor after a crash. Doctors say it's human physiology.
Maryland is removing medical debt from credit scores. The feds say not so fast.
A Maryland law aimed at keeping medical debt from ruining people’s creditworthiness went into effect Oct. 1, and 27 days later the Trump administration said the state and 14 others were violating federal law.
The latest viral outbreak in Maryland schools is yucky but rarely dangerous
There are a lot of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Maryland and around the country right now, but officials says it’s rarely dangerous.
Marylanders face premium increases as open enrollment begins for state’s health exchange
Open enrollment on Maryland's health exchange begins Saturday, with consumers facing big premium increases as federal subsidies lapse and Congress remains at an impasse.
Sticker shock: Obamacare premiums jump in Maryland as Congress deadlocks
The federal government remains shut down, keeping the prospect of federal subsidies to buy health insurance off the table as open enrollment on the health exchange approaches for Maryland.
Thousands travel to Maryland for abortions, but support is stretched thin
The number of people from around the country who seek help getting an abortion in Maryland continues to rise, but donations are not keeping pace to cover costs for everyone.
No needle, no problem? Why our medical writer sprayed flu vaccine up her daughter’s nose
After years of writing about medicine, I got the chance to do something myself when I ordered the FluMist vaccine to use on my teen at home.
Syphilis cases in Baltimore infants nearly quadruple the national rate
Syphilis has long been a problem in Baltimore, but now cases of the potentially severe bacterial infections are showing up in newborns. Officials are working to get pregnant women tested.
Tylenol causes autism? Hopkins scientists bristle at Trump’s unproven pronouncement
A Hopkins study not only seeks to uncover causes of autism, but what might better the lives of people who have it.
