Science and medicine

Deborah Hebb, a career OB-GYN who exemplified Smalltimore, died on Sept. 28 after a battle with ALS.

A Hopkins study not only seeks to uncover causes of autism, but what might better the lives of people who have it.

The messenger, whoever he or she or they are, matters less than the medium. AI-generated images have arrived in Maryland, and there’s no going back.

A federal advisory panel on vaccines declined to recommend the COVID-19 shot to anyone this fall — an unusual move that sowed confusion for public health officials.

Hundreds of thousands of Maryland residents who buy health insurance on the state’s exchange will see a significant increase in their rates despite state efforts to keep prices under control.

Johns Hopkins’ split with UnitedHealthcare will leave patients facing higher costs and tough choices. Here’s what the breakup means for coverage, care access and next steps.

Johns Hopkins Medicine officials say they have ended negotiations with the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, leaving its doctors and hospitals out of network for some 60,000 patients.

After Maryland regulators found hospitals were charging patients due free and discounted emergency care, lawmakers required they repay the money. But the effort was just dropped.

Gov. Wes Moore sought to reassure Marylanders that those who want the COVID vaccine will be able to get one.

A dramatic new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the aftermath of stars being born.

Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade war.

Morgan State University, Baltimore's top HBCU, has been trying to open a medical school for a decade, and officials say they believe they now have the right formula.

Nearly a quarter of Maryland adults report that they do not have a source of primary care.

The deadline was Monday and there was no agreement between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare, so officials began notifying thousands of patients that the Hopkins hospitals and doctors’ offices are now out of network.

Tennis great Serena Williams is again taking the heat, this time for unveiling a taut physique and announcing she achieved it through taking a GLP-1 drug, the injectable weight-loss medication.

Generative AI, which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, are large Internet-based systems trained by conversations with their users.

Confusion and hesitancy over vaccines is growing nationwide and public health officials worry about what that means for fall when viruses abound in Maryland.

After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.

Firefighters in Pikesville are getting themselves screened for cancer as new research continues to find that they are at higher risk of dying from all kinds of the disease.

The University of Maryland Medical Center and 1,000 residents and fellows signed a deal for a new contract that includes a pay raise.