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    Dr. Mark T. Gladwin, pictured here at the UMB’s BioPark in Baltimore in January, is the dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine who said this week that federal funding cuts threatens work at the university to treat and cure maladies.
    Have a disease and hoping for a cure? That’s now at risk with federal cuts, UMB scientists say
    A group of University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers led by the dean of the school of medicine, say cuts to federal funding will hamper efforts to treat and cure diseases.
    Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stand in line to enter the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Layoffs began earlier this week at the Health and Human Service Administration offices after it was announced last week that the Trump Administration plans to cut 10,000 jobs at HHS.
    Nearly 3,000 jobs cut in Maryland after federal health agencies scale back
    Mass layoffs at federal health agencies began this week, producing anxiety about workers, public health and economy.
    Views of the U.S. Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn.
    She spent her final months trying to prove she was alive. Now her family is suing Social Security.
    Seven months after she descended into the Kafkaesque situation, Joyce Evans was dead.
    Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.
    GBMC faces credit downgrade for ‘persistent’ operating losses
    A credit rating agency is taking a slightly dimmer outlook on the long-term health of Greater Baltimore Medical Center, or GBMC.
    From left, Amanda Vlakos, Rodney Myers, and Fernando Rivera-Estrada all died while in treatment.
    Their loved ones died while in drug treatment at PHA Healthcare. They still want answers.
    One mother of a former federal contractor who died while in PHA Healthcare’s housing said authorities should close the program permanently and punish its operators.
    The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
    Vaccines, transgender health studies at risk as $300 million in federal cuts expected in Maryland
    Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs and closing offices aimed at cutting $1.8 billion.
    Maryland likely to bear brunt of 10,000 job cuts at federal health agency
    The federal Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 people, on top of 10,000 jobs already lost, with Maryland likely to absorb the brunt of the cuts.
    A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building
    Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
    In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies
    The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both face new cuts to NIH grant funding
    HHS cuts millions in grants to Hopkins and University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.
    Amtrak passenger with measles traveled through D.C. area: Were you exposed?
    An Amtrak train passenger with measles traveled through Washington, D.C. last week, leaving some exposed to the airborne virus and at risk of infection.
    DPW employee Ronald Silver II had shown symptoms of heat-related illness for several days before he died after working a shift last summer, according to a new inspector general report.
    DPW worker had heat illness for days before dying on job last summer, OIG says
    Ronald Silver II called out sick the day before he died during his trash collection shift because of heat-related illness.
    Letter: Hospitals need adequate staff to keep patients safe
    Dr. Dan Morhaim, a former state delegate, says passing the Safe Hospital Staffing Act will improve patient care by making sure hospitals have adequate staffing.
    A wellness suite at Basilica Place, a Catholic Charities Senior Community in Baltimore, where residents will soon be able to receive addiction treatment services from a nurse and peer recovery specialist.
    Baltimore seniors have died at shocking rates from drug overdoses. Help is on the way.
    Hundreds have died in Baltimore’s senior apartment buildings with little intervention. New efforts could stem the tide.
    2 more measles cases reported in Maryland
    Two measles cases were confirmed in Prince George’s County. Officials said they were not connected to the confirmed case in Howard County.
    Jhpiego, headquartered in Fells Point, will lose 130 employees as part of the layoffs.
    Johns Hopkins to cut over 200 Maryland jobs in May
    The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.
    The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.
    Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
    Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to produce electricity and steam.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
    ‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells
    Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.
    The Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore
    Maryland hospital budgets appear to dodge federal cost cutting — for now
    Maryland’s hospitals have, for now, dodged federal cost cutters, who axed a half dozen special programs around the country for not saving enough money.
    The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore. The organization began cutting jobs Thursday.
    Johns Hopkins aid groups to lay off more than 2,000 amid Trump cuts
    Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.
    More than 100 referrals have been sent to investigators inside the Maryland Department of Health, pictured here, and to a Medicaid fraud unit in the office of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.
    A woman stole from Maryland’s system to treat poor patients — again. This time, it was millions.
    A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.
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