Health

The lack of livable and affordable homes in Baltimore is a growing issue.

Maryland environmental officials are warning residents about eating 15 species of fish with levels of chemicals that could cause health problems.

Patients, staff and visitors are put at risk from toxic chemicals used at health care facilities, mainly pesticide ingredients, say researchers and advocates working to protect the public from that risk.

Johns Hopkins University is building a Data Science and AI Institute on the Homewood campus, with the goal of positioning Baltimore as the nation’s foremost destination for data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

"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.

After three years of operating a holiday food pantry in the hallway of her Annapolis apartment building, public housing resident Donna Johnson was told she needed to shut it down. Local officials cited code violations and neighbors' complaints.

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.

City officials hope the effort will guide implementation of Baltimore’s climate action plan, which calls for the city to be carbon-neutral by 2045.

Buprenorphine, also known by the brand name Suboxone, is hard to find at retail pharmacies, threatening efforts to stem the growing number of opioid overdose deaths.

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is building a space for 24 patients in mental health crisis, a growing need in the region.

Your home in Baltimore could have a lead water pipe. Here’s how to investigate.

Poor conditions at Baltimore City Public Schools reflect a lack of care and concern for the students who attend those schools, students interviewed by Johns Hopkins University researchers say.

A deadline is looming at the end of the year for Maryland to decide whether to keep or replace the troubled, for-profit company that provides medical care in state prisons and the Baltimore City jail complex.

The five Dunbar High School students who suddenly became ill on Monday had ingested marijuana, according to Baltimore City Public Schools.

Joel Johnson-Liphart was ruled not competent to stand trial for manslaughter in the death of his grandmother six years ago. Now he’s back in court after assaulting his caregiver at a group home. It’s not clear if Maryland is equipped to deal with this.

For the LGBTQ community, the holidays can oftentimes be extremely difficult. This is top of mind for many in the community and thus they are extra vigilant to protect the community and its most vulnerable members.

Maryland pediatricians report vaccine shipments far below what’s needed, and the CDC released guidance last month instructing providers on how to prioritize the few doses they have.

Rosalynn Carter devoted her time as first lady to working on behalf of people with mental illness and carried on that work tirelessly in the years after leaving the White House, Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein says.

People characterized as anti-vaxxers should know others feel as they do, Josh Mazur, an Annapolis supporter of Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, says.

A faint brown haze enveloped Baltimore and much of Maryland Thursday from wildfires in western Virginia that have been burning for weeks, fueled by drought and steady wind.