Health

Open enrollment on Maryland's health exchange begins Saturday, with consumers facing big premium increases as federal subsidies lapse and Congress remains at an impasse.

A powerful veterinary sedative called medetomidine was detected in two drug samples collected after the latest mass drug overdose in Baltimore City's Penn North community this month.

Some of the money gifted to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital will go to expanding surgical capacity, launching a comprehensive pediatric gene therapy program, researching cellular therapy and treatment for sickle cell disease.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.

After losing 544 residents to COVID-19, Howard County on Monday unveiled a memorial to the victims of the pandemic in Meadowbrook Park.

A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials said Friday.

The federal government remains shut down, keeping the prospect of federal subsidies to buy health insurance off the table as open enrollment on the health exchange approaches for Maryland.

Wawa recalled the beverages out of concerns for “potential foreign object contamination.”

Maryland’s state government has $3.5 billion in “fully liquid cash” available for emergency needs, but the governor has not indicated whether he would use the money for SNAP.

The number of people from around the country who seek help getting an abortion in Maryland continues to rise, but donations are not keeping pace to cover costs for everyone.

Changing a child less frequently can lead to painful medical complications, like urinary tract infections and diaper rashes.

A raccoon captured inside Fallstaff Elementary/Middle School in Northwest Baltimore on Tuesday tested positive for rabies, according to the city’s health department.

Maryland’s Department of Human Services repeatedly violated a policy mandating detailed reports on child deaths tied to suspected abuse or neglect. The Baltimore Banner uncovered the problem after requesting records for all such cases over five years and finding many reports didn’t exist.

After years of writing about medicine, I got the chance to do something myself when I ordered the FluMist vaccine to use on my teen at home.

As Baltimore witnessed another mass overdose this week, the city is moving ahead with plans to fund community groups that help people who struggle with drug addiction.

Syphilis has long been a problem in Baltimore, but now cases of the potentially severe bacterial infections are showing up in newborns. Officials are working to get pregnant women tested.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”

Health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress — and a real compromise amid the government shutdown will not likely be easy, or quick.

Rite Aid has officially closed all 16 of its Maryland stores, with customers’ prescriptions transferred to other pharmacies.

Currently, the program is being kept afloat by an $150 million contingency fund, but experts say it could run dry quickly.