Health

Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to “take control over their own health.

For a successful living kidney transplant, donor and recipient have to match up on a lot of things — but not personality.

U.S. Senior District Judge James K. Bredar threw out the jury's verdict in the trial of Dr. Ron Elfenbein.

A new analysis by Maryland health officials finds a potential loss of $2.7 billion over time from the new law passed by Congress.

It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.

Unionized nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore are preparing to hold a one-day strike next week over what organizers say is hospital management’s refusal to address understaffing and other issues.

A federal testing program found the synthetic opioid fentanyl mixed with other new drugs may be to blame for the mass overdose in Baltimore.

Baltimore groups ask for more funding for drug treatment services in the Penn North neighborhood in West Baltimore.

It’s now an all-in-one process, no matter which benefits a Marylander is hoping to sign up for.

Here’s what you need to know about Narcan, a brand of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, and how to use it.

A suspected “bad batch” of drugs that swept through West Baltimore sent at least 27 people to the hospital Thursday.

The beaches at Assateague Island may look as beautiful as ever this summer, but they’ll be missing something critical: lifeguards.

A “bad batch” of drugs was suspected in the overdoses of 27 people in Baltimore. What are bad batches and where do they come from?

As of Friday morning, there were no fatalities, but at least 27 people had been hospitalized for suspected overdoses, officials said.

After heat scorched the Baltimore region, heavy rain and 70 mph winds ripped through the area during Tuesday’s evening commute and led to power outages, fire and road closures.

At least nine people, including two children, have died from heat-related illness so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as this time last year, according to Maryland data.

A coalition of doctors’ groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

After two cancellations, Baltimore leaders starting this week will launch a series of public hearings on the city’s drug overdose crisis, which has been the worst in the country.

After Baltimore City scored a windfall of new money from settlements with drug companies, leaders unveiled a draft plan of how to tackle substance use.

Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for many rural patients and providers, including in Maryland.