Health

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.

As the federal government scales back funding for research, Johns Hopkins is launching its own grant programs to keep the work going.

The troubled Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center is the latest state building to test positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease.

Maryland's governor has signed a law allowing new mothers to be excused from jury duty for up to three years, making the policy uniform across the state.

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management warned of “moderate” air quality issues and areas of “light” visible smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey.

Baltimore’s allergy season is here and it may big longer and worse for many of us.

A woman whose baby died from an alleged listeria infection is suing Seven Mile Market in Pikesville as well as multiple ice cream makers for selling a contaminated product.

When Jill Smokler awoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital last year, her skull sealed shut with a jagged seam of staples, her first response was wry laughter.

Clifton T. Perkins, the state-run maximum security hospital for those charged with crimes, was warned to improve or risk losing its accreditation.

The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.

The state spends a total of $16 billion on Medicaid, with $9 billion from federal sources — but cuts could be coming.