Health

Michelle Taylor is a doctor, breast cancer survivor, Hopkins grad and serves in the Air National Guard

A new Baltimore health commissioner will take over an office that has been known for doing big things. Lately, there hasn't been a leader there to oversee even the little things.

Under the law effective July 1, signed by Gov. Wes Moore last week, the Maryland Department of Health must detail in annual reports how the state agency is improving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.

The midges are back, and they’re worse than ever. The tiny flies that have terrorized marina owners on the Back River for two decades have extended their reach to the Middle River peninsula.

Current vaccines are expected to remain effective, according to the World Health Organization.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a leading anti-vaccine advocate before becoming health secretary.

Anne Arundel County teacher Kayla Case earned her second master’s degree after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit delivered a graduation address to the next generation of doctors coming from University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.

The overflow was considered a sanitary sewage overflow, which means raw sewage was released, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Dr. David Fowler was a well-regarded former chief medical examiner before he consulted on a high-profile case that brought fresh scrutiny to his work in Maryland.

“Sir, you are the wrong person for this job,” U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a budget hearing on Wednesday.

A Johns Hopkins ophthalmologist has identified a gene mutation in horses that suggests why they became such good racehorses.

Maryland health officials have outlined the massive potential cuts to the budget and enrollment if Congress goes through with proposals to slash the Medicaid health program.

There have always been a few cases of babesiosis in Maryland every year, but now researcher says the Baltimore region has become a hotspot for cases tied to parasites found on ticks.

Psychologists and counselors were reclassified to 10-month employees to save money in Baltimore County.

Federal workers who are still on the job may find their changing commutes and positions stressful, but there are ways to cope.

A popular online portal to track Marylanders’ vaccination histories became unavailable in the state Thursday.

The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.