Science and medicine

Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.

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.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown urged residents to consider deleting their 23andMe accounts.

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.

Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.

The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.

Vultures are intelligent and complex birds who form lasting relationships, according to one vulture expert.

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.

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.

The full eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m. on Friday — that’s when the moon will appear to change color.

A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.

There was a measles case found in Maryland. Here is what we know about who was exposed and what to do.

Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy lives on in an archaeological virtual museum

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.

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.

In a letter to campus, Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels appears to brace the campus for cuts.

With measles cases rising in Texas and the death of a child, public health officials are unsettled. But Maryland appears to have a good vaccination level for protection.

Hospitals say the system is on the verge of crisis, with access to care increasingly at stake.

Maryland, along with the rest of the nation, is experiencing the worst flu season in years, leading to a high number of hospitalizations.