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Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Hopkins trailblazer scrambles to protect cancer research as Trump cuts hit home
The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.
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.
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.
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.
Baltimore residents, Emmanuel Stewart and Isaac Stewart, view the eclipse at its peak from Patterson Park in Baltimore, MD on 4.8.2024.
Solar eclipse this weekend: How much is visible in Maryland?
A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.
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.
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 01: A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California. Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing the possibility of delisting from NASDAQ as the company navigates numerous class action lawsuits (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Maryland AG urges consumers to delete 23andMe accounts. Here’s how to do it.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown urged residents to consider deleting their 23andMe accounts.
Martha Midgette and her husband buried the two vultures in the forest, side-by-side.
Vulture who appeared to mourn its mate has died
A Maryland vulture that appeared to be mourning its long-time mate last month has also died, according to the property owner who has been observing the birds for years.
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.
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.
This pair of black vultures were regular visitors to Martha Midgette’s rural Southern Maryland home.
Vultures in mourning? Bizarre bird behavior captured in Prince George’s County
Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.
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.
A photo of a total lunar eclipse. The Moon appears a red-orange color with some light at the very edge.
A ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse will be visible in Maryland later this week
The full eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m. on Friday — that’s when the moon will appear to change color.
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.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - MARCH 01: Raynard Covarrubio fills a syringe with the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Cases of Measles are on the rise in West Texas as over 150 confirmed case have been seen with one confirmed death.
What you need to know to stay safe after measles case in Maryland
There was a measles case found in Maryland. Here is what we know about who was exposed and what to do.
A selection of artifacts found by archeologists at the Ben Ross Homeplace, including various kitchen items and pieces of housewares.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy endures in a virtual museum.
Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy lives on in an archaeological virtual museum
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks  after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
The mass email went to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes days before agency heads are due to offer plans for shrinking their workforces.
A small model of the James Webb Space Telescope in a hallway at the Space Telescope Science Institute on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
This asteroid won’t destroy Earth. But a Baltimore-run telescope is watching.
Good news: The asteroid everyone was worried about won't hit Earth. Better news: Folks working in Baltimore will help us learn more about planetary defense.
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