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Dr. Mark T. Gladwin, pictured here at the UMB’s BioPark in Baltimore in January, is the dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine who said this week that federal funding cuts threatens work at the university to treat and cure maladies.
Have a disease and hoping for a cure? That’s now at risk with federal cuts, UMB scientists say
A group of University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers led by the dean of the school of medicine, say cuts to federal funding will hamper efforts to treat and cure diseases.
From left, Amanda Vlakos, Rodney Myers, and Fernando Rivera-Estrada all died while in treatment.
Their loved ones died while in drug treatment at PHA Healthcare. They still want answers.
One mother of a former federal contractor who died while in PHA Healthcare’s housing said authorities should close the program permanently and punish its operators.
The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
Vaccines, transgender health studies at risk as $300 million in federal cuts expected in Maryland
Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs and closing offices aimed at cutting $1.8 billion.
Maryland likely to bear brunt of 10,000 job cuts at federal health agency
The federal Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 people, on top of 10,000 jobs already lost, with Maryland likely to absorb the brunt of the cuts.
The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both face new cuts to NIH grant funding
HHS cuts millions in grants to Hopkins and University of Maryland, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.
A wellness suite at Basilica Place, a Catholic Charities Senior Community in Baltimore, where residents will soon be able to receive addiction treatment services from a nurse and peer recovery specialist.
Baltimore seniors have died at shocking rates from drug overdoses. Help is on the way.
Hundreds have died in Baltimore’s senior apartment buildings with little intervention. New efforts could stem the tide.
2 more measles cases reported in Maryland
Two measles cases were confirmed in Prince George’s County. Officials said they were not connected to the confirmed case in Howard County.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore
Maryland hospital budgets appear to dodge federal cost cutting — for now
Maryland’s hospitals have, for now, dodged federal cost cutters, who axed a half dozen special programs around the country for not saving enough money.
The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore. The organization began cutting jobs Thursday.
Johns Hopkins aid groups to lay off more than 2,000 amid Trump cuts
Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.
More than 100 referrals have been sent to investigators inside the Maryland Department of Health, pictured here, and to a Medicaid fraud unit in the office of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.
A woman stole from Maryland’s system to treat poor patients — again. This time, it was millions.
A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - MARCH 01: Raynard Covarrubio fills a syringe with the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Cases of Measles are on the rise in West Texas as over 150 confirmed case have been seen with one confirmed death.
What you need to know to stay safe after measles case in Maryland
There was a measles case found in Maryland. Here is what we know about who was exposed and what to do.
PROVO, UT - APRIL 29: A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.
Measles case reported in Howard County, unrelated to outbreak in Southwest U.S.
A Howard County resident who recently traveled abroad tested positive for the highly contagious virus measles, the Maryland Department of Health said Sunday.
The Baltimore City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved more than $14 million to community organizations and city agencies to help tackle Baltimore’s overdose crisis.
In the shadow of political clashes, Baltimore makes progress on overdose strategy
The Baltimore City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee approved more than $14 million to community organizations and city agencies to help tackle Baltimore’s overdose crisis, which in recent years had become the worst ever in a major American city.
PROVO, UT - APRIL 29: A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.
A child died from measles in Texas. How protected is Maryland from an outbreak?
With measles cases rising in Texas and the death of a child, public health officials are unsettled. But Maryland appears to have a good vaccination level for protection.
Emily Ariail preps DNA for protein purification in the lab at the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital, on February 21, 2025.
Johns Hopkins bet big on federal funding. The losses could now be $200 million a year.
The Trump cost-cutting measures for health research would prompt layoffs, the Johns Hopkins University says.
Melissa McCarthy at The Reprieve, a residential treatment center in Carroll County that she and her business partner have been unable to open due to delays with the Maryland Department of Health.
Ready but unable to open: New treatment providers face hurdles in Maryland
The operators of The Reprieve are among many addiction and mental health treatment providers — both prospective and established — who have said delays in the state’s bureaucratic machinery are hindering their ability to help Marylanders in the midst of an overdose crisis.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that already record-high egg prices will increase an additional 20% this year.
Egg prices nationwide hit record high amid bird flu outbreak
Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland.
Baltimore City District (People's) Courthouse at 501 E. Fayette Street
Legionella again detected at 3 Baltimore courthouses
Elevated levels of the Legionella bacteria were again detected at three Baltimore City courthouses, the mayor’s office announced on Friday.
Hospitals in Maryland are participating in a statewide program to keep costs in check, but some officials say the system needs updating to maintain access for patients.
Maryland hospitals agreed to cost controls. Now they say they need more money.
Hospitals say the system is on the verge of crisis, with access to care increasingly at stake.
FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As Americans head into the late 2022 holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
Flu cases are the highest in years, and low vaccination rates may be to blame
Maryland, along with the rest of the nation, is experiencing the worst flu season in years, leading to a high number of hospitalizations.
Johns Hopkins University stands to lose million in funding from NIH for the indirect costs of research under a new directive from the Trump administration.
Maryland sues to stop Trump cuts that could cost universities millions
U.S. attorneys general are suing to stop the Trump administration from cutting funding for costs related to research, a move putting hundreds of millions in funding in Maryland at stake.
PHA Healthcare offices during their Wrapped in Hope event in Baltimore, Friday, on December 13, 2024.
PHA Healthcare client: ‘I have nowhere to go’ as company fails to pay rent
A Maryland addiction treatment program that was ordered to cease and desist counseling services has stopped paying rent on at least three properties.
Finding a good drug treatment program in Maryland is tough. We can help.
If you’re looking for treatment, there are some things you should know, according to providers and the public officials who oversee them.
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