Science and medicine

Thanks to celebrities like Oprah, “miracle” weight loss drugs are having a moment — and come with a hefty price tag and side effects.

A group of 12 organizations has written a letter of support for Sherita Golden, a respected chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer who resigned after her definition of “privilege” caught the ire of high-profile conservatives. The letter includes several demands.

It's time for Maryland to repeal a law that criminalizes people based on their HIV status, leaders of three advocacy organizations say.

The University of Maryland Medical System is doing what other Americans do when they have a lot of stuff —it’s turning to a storage locker to house millions of masks, gloves and other supplies.

Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.

The FDA just approved the first therapy to lessen severe and life-threatening reactions from food allergies.

Pharmacies may not be able to fill some prescriptions due to an attack on UnitedHealth Group, which forced the company to shut down operations.

The effort stands in contrast to those in more conservative states that moved to limit abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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.

John Hopkins scientists say they have the evidence to finally explain why birds can fly, and it starts with their big brains.

You probably have a box of tests on the shelf. Is it worth using?

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.

Baltimore is working to keep biotech companies that start here from leaving when they grow bigger.

Not all researchers agree the sanctuary model is the best scenario for dolphins in captivity.

Eileen Harlin is one of just a dozen living people to donate both a liver and a kidney to save someone else's life.

The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.

On Monday, Exact Sciences notified state regulators of the layoffs and closure of what began as Thrive Earlier Detection Corp.

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.

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.

Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.