With the first day of school just around the corner, health officials are urging kids and adults to get up to date on their vaccinations, including the latest COVID-19 booster, expected in September.

The Maryland case involves a strain that is different from the strain seen so far in Florida and Texas, and can be more severe, state health officials said Friday afternoon.

Marylanders working in the cannabis industry are required to get training, and others want as much education as they can get. There are now classes catering to all of them.

The emergency suspension at Baltimore Montessori may be a harbinger of a growing crisis in the child care industry that often struggles to pay the bills and doesn’t have enough willing and qualified workers.

Emergent BioSolutions was supposed to be a key player in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine production, but after a mix-up at its Baltimore plant that resulted in hundreds of millions in wasted doses, the company is largely exiting the business and laying off much of the staff.

Legend has it that Marcia Crocker Noyes was so dedicated to her job that she never left the Mount Vernon medical library — even after she died in 1946.

In a first-of-its-kind federal trial, Dr. Ron Elfenbein was found guilty of submitting up to $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for COVID tests.

Lawyers who represent Lacks’ descendants said any company using her cells, known as HeLa cells, for research or product development without consulting or compensating the family might be the next target they “see in court.”

There is a movement afoot to rid the chemicals linked to health hazards from water systems.

Alzheimer’s prevalence in the state is likely due to demographic data, including the numbers of seniors, Black and Hispanic people in Maryland.

While there’s evidence of medical benefits from cannabis, long-term use can be harmful to those with mental health disorders or those at risk for one.

The staff at MedStar Harbor Hospital is used to tending gunshot wounds once every other week. But last weekend they treated two-thirds of the Brooklyn mass shooting victims.

Johns Hopkins medical offices will begin charging a fee to send some messages through its online patient portal, according to a memo to staff obtained by The Baltimore Banner. The change goes into effect July 18.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance calling for earlier interventions to help prevent kids from developing diabetes, high blood pressure and other potentially devastating conditions.

Maryland educators and academics said the ban on race-conscious college admissions will make them work harder to encourage Black and Latino students to apply to selective colleges.

It’s still illegal — and risky — for anyone under 21 to use marijuana.

Johns Hopkins APL scientists are figuring out how to get so-called “forever chemicals” used in products and packaging out of the environment so they can’t harm people or animals.

The University of Maryland Medical System’s rehab center near Woodlawn, formerly known as Kernan Hospital, will shutter in three years and trauma rehab will move to downtown Baltimore.

There’s been no rush on Baltimore emergency rooms, but the real concern is what happens next.

The air quality in Baltimore is worse Thursday morning than it was Wednesday. It is “very dangerous” or “hazardous” depending on where you are in the region.