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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.
Julia Harkin needed a liver transplant and her daughter Eileen Harkin became a living donor to save her life. A little over a year later in December, she needed a kidney and Eileen gave her that too, becoming a rare two-time living donor. They are pictured recovering in Julia's Frederick home on January 22, 2024.
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.
The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
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.
A dejected Ravens fan buries their head in their hands as hope for the Ravens victory starts to slip away.
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.
Baltimore police pull a body from the Harbor near the 600 block of E Pratt street.
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.
There is a growing link between the number of pets surrendered and abandoned and housing issues, including evictions and rising rents. Baltimore County Animal Services took in Storm Ray the pit bull this year. She was available for adoption as of Jan. 10.
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.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 28: A pedestrian walks past the Leading Insurance Agency, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) on January 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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.
Simone Day sits for a portrait in Federal Hill on December 22, 2023.
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.
Three Maryland health systems are once again requiring masks due to rising levels of respiratory illness.
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.
Study investigators demonstrate the Gesundheit-II (G-II) machine that captures and analyzes viruses exhaled by flu sufferers.
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.
COVID-19 rapid tests.
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.
A wide photo of Northwood Elementary nurse Brianna Gibson writing a note to a second grader’s mom as the student, facing away from the camera, watches.
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.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore sends giraffe poop to a biodigester that turns it into fuel, keeping it out of landfills and incinerators.
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.
Barbara Slusher, director of the Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery program, and Matt Tremblay, CEO of Blackbird Laboratories, are photographed during an interview in the lab’s Woodberry office.
Judge reverses jury conviction of Maryland doctor for millions in health care fraud
A federal judge took the unusual step of reversing a jury’s guilty verdict against a Maryland doctor for health care fraud.
Dr. Ron Elfenbein, right, appeared with then-Gov. Larry Hogan, middle, at a ribbon-cutting event for the COVID testing operation at BWI airport on Aug. 24, 2021.
Maryland hospitals must pay back millions to poor patients. First, they have to find them.
Once the thorny process is complete, it could serve as a model for other states with nonprofit hospitals that overcharged patients.
How to get help paying your Maryland hospital bill: A graphic guide
If you find yourself with a hospital bill you can't pay, don't panic. You've got options.
Baltimore may finally get a new health commissioner
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.
Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga is the new Baltimore Heath commissioner.
How much Maryland crab and fish is safe to eat? ‘Forever chemicals’ prompt new limits
Maryland environmental officials are warning residents about eating 15 species of fish with levels of chemicals that could cause health problems.
The Maryland Department of the Environment says blue crabs don’t contain concerning levels of PFAS, or forever chemicals.
Buses replace light rail trains as suspension disrupts morning commutes
"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.
Wanda, a resident of the Baltimore area, boards a northbound light rail shuttle bus on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. She often uses the light rail services and learned that it was down when she heard the announcement on the platform.
Maryland hospitals stopped suing patients with unpaid bills. Will they start again?
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.
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