Health

Alzheimer’s prevalence in the state is likely due to demographic data, including the numbers of seniors, Black and Hispanic people in Maryland.

Derel Owens, a barber in Southwest Baltimore, has been counseling clients of the TIME Organization since getting his psychiatric rehabilitation program license last September.

A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.

While there’s evidence of medical benefits from cannabis, long-term use can be harmful to those with mental health disorders or those at risk for one.

A 52-year-old man died from a heat-related illness in Cecil County, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

American women and girls will be able to buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.

Gun violence such as the recent mass shooting in South Baltimore has a lasting effect on how many Baltimore young people view their lives and their community, says Adam Schwartz, an author who has taught high school in Baltimore for 25 years.

Twelve percent of the 139,000 people up for renewal in June lost their health insurance for preventable reasons, bringing the total of avoidable coverage losses to 42,000 over two months.

The pandemic and the national racial reckoning led to a surge in patients and clients for Black therapists. Some of those therapists are still processing the experiences themselves.

The staff at MedStar Harbor Hospital is used to tending gunshot wounds once every other week. But last weekend they treated two-thirds of the Brooklyn mass shooting victims.

A group of eighth grade girls from Baltimore have a new idea to bring fresh food to your door: a bus that parks in your neighborhood, chock full of locally farmed dinosaur kale, berries, cabbages and squash.

Johns Hopkins medical offices will begin charging a fee to send some messages through its online patient portal, according to a memo to staff obtained by The Baltimore Banner. The change goes into effect July 18.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance calling for earlier interventions to help prevent kids from developing diabetes, high blood pressure and other potentially devastating conditions.

A round up of The Baltimore Banner's cannabis coverage.

People who are 21 and older will be able to legally purchase cannabis starting Saturday in Maryland.

A liver transplant saved the life of Morris Murray. Now he wants others living with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis to know that they, too, can receive and donate organs.

It’s still illegal — and risky — for anyone under 21 to use marijuana.

The Mayor’s Office of Aging would focus on topics such as income maintenance, housing and personal care services.

One in three shooting deaths involve heavy drinking, but alcohol use is not widely addressed in public policy or violence prevention programs, Johns Hopkins researchers found.

Age-related macular degeneration is incurable, but Marylanders are getting better treatment for it now, physicians say.