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Science and medicine

Food allergies scared his patients. A Hopkins doctor helped find the first treatment.
The FDA just approved the first therapy to lessen severe and life-threatening reactions from food allergies.
Xolair, a new injection to treat food allergies, from the manufacturer Genentech. (Photo courtesy of Genentech)
Maryland pharmacies delayed in filling prescriptions after cyberattack
Pharmacies may not be able to fill some prescriptions due to an attack on UnitedHealth Group, which forced the company to shut down operations.
Pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass., June 15, 2018. Maryland will soon be the first state in the country with a functional Prescription Drug Affordability Board, aimed at bringing down the high prices of some prescription drugs.
U. of Maryland will launch training program for abortion providers this summer
The effort stands in contrast to those in more conservative states that moved to limit abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
A Planned Parenthood clinic.
Maryland is poised to get the nation’s second veterinary school at an HBCU
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s plan would make it the second HBCU in the country and first university in the state to offer a stand-alone veterinary school.
Pre-vet student Shamia Onley feeds a sheep as part of the UMES Extension and UMES SANS program.
Call them bird-brained, but Hopkins scientists say it’s why pigeons can fly
John Hopkins scientists say they have the evidence to finally explain why birds can fly, and it starts with their big brains.
Scientists took images of bird brains to gather proof about how they evolved to fly. The colored part is the cerebellum, the part responsible for flight.
Do at-home COVID tests work? Here’s what Maryland scientists found.
You probably have a box of tests on the shelf. Is it worth using?
COVID-19 rapid tests on a table outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022.
Commentary: Tech company closing isn’t sign of Baltimore tech collapse
The decision by cancer-diagnostics giant Exact Sciences to close its Baltimore office shouldn’t be seen as signaling any kind of broader tech collapse in this area, the former CEO and current CEO of the UpSurge say.
The Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures building in Baltimore.
One biotech company is leaving, one is staying. What does that say about Baltimore?
Baltimore is working to keep biotech companies that start here from leaving when they grow bigger.
The biotech company Haystack Oncology spun from technology developed at Johns Hopkins University has signed a long-term lease in City Garage, part of the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.
National Aquarium’s dolphin sanctuary plan: Wave of the future or well-intentioned folly?
Not all researchers agree the sanctuary model is the best scenario for dolphins in captivity.
Children watch a dolphin swim by them at the National Aquarium, in Baltimore, Monday, June 26, 2023.
A housing program that kept Marylanders out of hospitals could get state funding
The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.
The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
This woman donated an organ to save her mother’s life — twice
Eileen Harlin is one of just a dozen living people to donate both a liver and a kidney to save someone else's life.
Julia Harkin needed a liver transplant and her daughter Eileen Harkin became a living donor to save her life. A little over a year later in December, she needed a kidney and Eileen gave her that too, becoming a rare two-time living donor. They are pictured recovering in Julia's Frederick home on January 22, 2024.
This startup was worth $2 billion. Now its Baltimore office is closing.
On Monday, Exact Sciences notified state regulators of the layoffs and closure of what began as Thrive Earlier Detection Corp.
The Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures building at 1812 Ashland Ave. in Baltimore.
Commentary: How to get mental health care to more of those who need it
Ensuring access to mental health care to many in the Baltimore community who need it means delivering care that meets people where they are socially, culturally and financially, says Jessica Smith, a mental health advocate and social entrepreneur.
Jessica Smith founded The Mental Health Emergency Fund Inc., a nonprofit organization that reduces financial barriers for community members struggling with their mental health who cannot afford treatment.
Lost at sea: Ocean spits up 19th-century ship timber in Maryland. And then it disappeared
A ranger with the Maryland Park Service found the ship timber, still showing markings of the shipwright who built her, during a daily patrol on December 22. A strong coastal storm delivered its gift practically to the ranger’s doorstep.
The timber, part of a ship’s hull, became a social media darling, garnering more than 400 likes and 50 reposts on X.
Maryland didn’t get snow, but we did get ... Arctic birds?
Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.
This dovekie, an arctic seabird, was swept ashore in Virginia by a rain storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
This all-expense-paid trip to Baltimore comes with a catch: You may get the flu
In a first-of-its-kind-study, Maryland researchers will try to infect people with flu to learn how to stop it.
Study investigators demonstrate the Gesundheit-II (G-II) machine that captures and analyzes viruses exhaled by flu sufferers.
Gay and sober: Giving up alcohol in the LGBTQ community
Many in Baltimore's LGBTQ community say they're giving up alcohol or have noticed that members are drinking less at gay bars. Some say the move toward sobriety followed the end of the pandemic, when many Americans turned to drinking for relief.
Chris Uhl poses outside of Metro Gallery on Dec. 28, 2023. He quit drinking a year and said, “Cutting alcohol out of my life was one of the best decisions I ever made."
Ravens’ owner puts up $100 million to turn science into cures — and Baltimore jobs
Steve Bisciotti is backing a Baltimore-based nonprofit called Blackbird that will help shepherd health care discoveries from local university labs into local startup companies.
Barbara Slusher, director of the Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery program, and Matt Tremblay, CEO of Blackbird Laboratories, are photographed during an interview in the lab’s Woodberry office.
How to get help paying your Maryland hospital bill: A graphic guide
If you find yourself with a hospital bill you can't pay, don't panic. You've got options.
Exploded star or Christmas ornament? Webb telescope shows supernova in gleaming new detail
An image of an exploding star looks like a shiny Christmas ornament — and could tell researchers a bit more about the origins of life.
A new high-definition image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera unveils intricate details of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, and shows the expanding shell of material slamming into the gas shed by the star before it exploded.
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