Health

A popular online portal to track Marylanders’ vaccination histories became unavailable in the state Thursday.

The troubled Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center is the latest state building to test positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease.

Maryland's governor has signed a law allowing new mothers to be excused from jury duty for up to three years, making the policy uniform across the state.

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.

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.

Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.

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.

Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.

Hundreds have died in Baltimore’s senior apartment buildings with little intervention. New efforts could stem the tide.

Two measles cases were confirmed in Prince George’s County. Officials said they were not connected to the confirmed case in Howard County.

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.

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.

A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.

There was a measles case found in Maryland. Here is what we know about who was exposed and what to do.

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, which in recent years had become the worst ever in a major American city.

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.

The Trump cost-cutting measures for health research would prompt layoffs, the Johns Hopkins University says.

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.

Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland.

Elevated levels of the Legionella bacteria were again detected at three Baltimore City courthouses, the mayor’s office announced on Friday.

Hospitals say the system is on the verge of crisis, with access to care increasingly at stake.

Maryland, along with the rest of the nation, is experiencing the worst flu season in years, leading to a high number of hospitalizations.