Health

The Baltimore area is under a code red air quality warning. Here’s how to stay safe.

In response to a court challenge of the approval of mifepristone, the state government bought thousands of doses in an emergency purchase that was approved Wednesday.

A massive drug shortage has left people calling around pharmacies to get prescription filled, settling for half dosages or going without needed medications.

The hazy conditions have created air quality concerns in the Baltimore region.

Measles is particularly concerning because the virus can hang in the air for two hours after someone sneezes or coughs.

A pop-up clinic in Northeast Baltimore will offer free medical and dental services June 10-11, starting at 6 a.m.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine will bring together neuroscientists, clinical researchers and substance use specialists to research the causes and treatment of addiction.

Three University of Maryland Medical Center clinicians say they are committed to ensuring access to abortion as health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Amy Shlossman takes over as president and chief operating officer of Sinai Hospital in North Baltimore this summer.

Attorneys say state officials have “illegally and unconstitutionally” housed foster children in hospitals and restrictive institutions beyond medical necessity.

A giant billboard off I-83 in Baltimore aims to push the public to be tested for gonorrhea and other STIs that have been on the rise.

Parents, schools and health care providers are vital in helping teens through today’s unprecedented mental health challenges, says Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi, president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt.

A new study by an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University finds a key factor attracts mosquitos to some people over others: body odor.

U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger wants Congress to approve a clean debt ceiling increase and he opposes Republican budget proposals that he says would cut funding for programs vital to Marylanders.

Many people say they’re getting back-to-back illnesses this spring. Why is this happening, and when will it end?

Dr. Kelly Ryan and her team, as well as the emergency medical staff, are making sure the jockeys are ready to ride, and if they’re injured, that they get prompt attention.

Moving low-income families out of high-poverty neighborhoods can improve kids’ asthma more than medications do, according to research from the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.

Decriminalizing drug paraphernalia is one step Maryland can take toward ending policies that have failed to curb an epidemic of drug-related deaths, says Jessie Dunleavy, an advocate for drug policy reform.

Success of the new University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center will hinge on luring back Prince George’s residents who now get their hospital and outpatient services in other counties.