In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, nursing schools at three Baltimore universities will hire and oversee registered nurses in public schools.

Baltimore's zoo has started sending waste from giraffes, elephants and a few other animals to a biodigester that converts it to natural gas.

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.

A federal judge took the unusual step of reversing a jury’s guilty verdict against a Maryland doctor for health care fraud.

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Once the thorny process is complete, it could serve as a model for other states with nonprofit hospitals that overcharged patients.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is tapping a veteran of the city’s health department to head the massive agency that has been without a permanent leader for more than seven months.

Maryland environmental officials are warning residents about eating 15 species of fish with levels of chemicals that could cause health problems.

"The shuttles are worse because they have to stop at every stop and take even longer than the trains already do," said Teresa Abrams at the Camden Yards stop.

The once-common practice has ground to a halt, The Baltimore Banner found in an analysis of court data. Some think it won’t last.

Buprenorphine, also known by the brand name Suboxone, is hard to find at retail pharmacies, threatening efforts to stem the growing number of opioid overdose deaths.

The five Dunbar High School students who suddenly became ill on Monday had ingested marijuana, according to Baltimore City Public Schools.

Much of the concern has been about rising violence against health care workers, but efforts to tackle those problems are tied to safety for patients, too.

The second man to get a pig heart transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center has died after his body showed signs of rejecting the organ.

Data shows a program at four Baltimore-area hospitals has reduced emergency visits by half among the patients who frequent the emergency room.

Rev. Paschal Morlino was removed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore amid allegations of a secret $200K settlement.

Most hospitals and doctors’ offices aren’t mandating masks, but they can stave off illness, expert say.

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Kaiser Permanente workers across the country have gone on strike, but not in Maryland so far.

Mental health professionals and crisis response researchers now have more than two decades of experience responding to school and campus shootings, and have a better idea of how to help survivors and community members whose mental health may suffer.