U. of Maryland will launch training program for abortion providers this summer
The effort stands in contrast to those in more conservative states that moved to limit abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
State replaces health system contractor auditors found cost the state millions
The current vendor “has just failed to deliver” the level of service that Marylanders deserve, said Gov. Wes Moore, one of three members of the Board of Public Works that approved the contract.
Call them bird-brained, but Hopkins scientists say it’s why pigeons can fly
John Hopkins scientists say they have the evidence to finally explain why birds can fly, and it starts with their big brains.
Maryland psychiatric hospital CEO on leave, accused of threatening staff
A restraining order was issued against the top official at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.
Do at-home COVID tests work? Here’s what Maryland scientists found.
You probably have a box of tests on the shelf. Is it worth using?
One biotech company is leaving, one is staying. What does that say about Baltimore?
Baltimore is working to keep biotech companies that start here from leaving when they grow bigger.
A Baltimore program keeps people healthy and housed. Hospitals may stop funding it anyway.
As funding dries up, more than 200 formerly homeless Baltimoreans could lose the support of a program helping them stay under a roof and out of the hospital.
A housing program that kept Marylanders out of hospitals could get state funding
The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.
This woman donated an organ to save her mother’s life — twice
Eileen Harlin is one of just a dozen living people to donate both a liver and a kidney to save someone else's life.
Ravens fans wanted this to be the year. It wasn’t, but they’re still proud.
After a tough loss to the Chiefs, Ravens fans said they still count the season a success.
Rescuers said person pulled from icy Baltimore harbor was dead. She wasn’t. Here’s why.
Rescuers said a woman who fell in Baltimore’s icy harbor died, but later said she didn’t. A doctor calls the reason basic physiology.
How bad is Maryland’s housing crisis? Check the animal shelters
Trouble finding affordable housing that allows pets is now the most common reason animals are surrendered at Baltimore-area shelters.
How to sign people up for health insurance? Free food and Santa photo ops
The number of Black people who signed up for insurance on Maryland's health exchange jumped by 33% to more than 41,600.
Maryland doctors are loosening sickle cell’s painful grip on patients worldwide
Last month, two groundbreaking gene therapies thought to cure sickle cell were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and one will be available locally starting in a few weeks.
Masks are back: Maryland hospitals, doctor offices require face coverings again
Johns Hopkins hospitals and doctor offices join two other Maryland medical systems in requiring masks again.
This all-expense-paid trip to Baltimore comes with a catch: You may get the flu
In a first-of-its-kind-study, Maryland researchers will try to infect people with flu to learn how to stop it.
Don’t call COVID seasonal, even if a winter spike is the ‘new normal’
COVID-19 is rising for the fifth winter in a row, but infections are year-round.
Many Baltimore schools don’t have a nurse. Local colleges are stepping in to find them.
In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, nursing schools at three Baltimore universities will hire and oversee registered nurses in public schools.
Ravens’ owner puts up $100 million to turn science into cures — and Baltimore jobs
Steve Bisciotti is backing a Baltimore-based nonprofit called Blackbird that will help shepherd health care discoveries from local university labs into local startup companies.
What does the Maryland Zoo do with all that poo? Turns it into fuel.
Baltimore's zoo has started sending waste from giraffes, elephants and a few other animals to a biodigester that converts it to natural gas.