Health

Diane Kraus, after watching legislation stall for years in Maryland, found hope when the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that would allow those with terminal illnesses to choose death with dignity. But then the governor vetoed the legislation.

Maryland’s newly published and adopted heat standard, which goes into effect Monday, requires all workers to have access to water, shade and rest breaks when temperatures exceed 80 degrees.

Women who qualified for Medicaid because they are pregnant may have to foot the bill for an abortion.

Getting children flu and COVID vaccines this fall may take patience, as pharmacists can't vaccinate babies and pediatricians don't all have doses yet.

Officials with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service refused to share documents regarding the agency’s inspections and enforcement at the Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Virginia, and inspection reports from eight other company factories across the U.S.

The typical female brown rat has about five litters a year, with up to 12 “pups” a litter.

Last week, the MDH said it may have to drop Kaiser as a Medicaid managed care organization due to a breakdown in contract negotiations.

“There’s no reasonable explanation that I can imagine that would explain this amount in a city the size of Baltimore,” a former DEA agent testified Tuesday.

Ocean City Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said in a statement Friday evening that the water is safe for swimming and surfing.

The opening arguments Wednesday set the stage for how the city and opioid companies will approach the planned eight-week civil trial.

A common drug used to treat diabetes may also help Black women with a type of alopecia, a Johns Hopkins scientist found.

About 150 city residents sat through the tedious jury selection process, which probed their feelings on opioids, illegal street drugs and Baltimore government.

A man’s death is one of 988 overdoses that exemplifies the cross section of ages, races, ethnicities and genders affected by Baltimore’s overdose crisis.

Medical waste and debris continued to wash up on beaches in Maryland, and officials say they will prohibit swimming as they investigate.

Details of the settlement between Baltimore and Johnson & Johnson remain secret, unlike previous opioid settlements that the city has announced in recent weeks.

Assateague State Park, Ocean City and other Maryland beaches have shut down water access due to medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washing ashore.

The problem was discovered when a Boar’s Head liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria. Further testing showed the type of bacteria was the same strain causing illnesses in people.

The annual event is focused on bringing senior citizens out of their homes for some camaraderie, entertainment, and a little bit of education.

The Anne Arundel County Health Department annual Oral Rabies Vaccine Program distributes liquid rabies vaccine to wildlife in the county.

Employees of Ecology Services, a company that does garbage pickup in Anne Arundel County, went on strike earlier this month after contract negotiations fell through.