Science and medicine
Letters: What happened to the money Mayor Scott promised to prevent evictions?
Baltimore needs to prioritize emergency rental assistance to protect families from the physical and mental harm caused by evictions, representatives of two community advocacy groups say.
Baltimore City offers free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured residents
The city health initiative offers COVID vaccines to adults without insurance or whose insurance doesn’t cover the cost.
Maryland’s Kaiser Permanente workers could join largest U.S. health care strike in history
Kaiser Permanente workers across the country have gone on strike, but not in Maryland so far.
Nurses at Saint Agnes hospital say management is making threats, unlawfully stifling union campaign
“They’re not really happy that we wanted a union. They’ve been using illegal tactics to stop our union campaign,” said Sally Yoo, a nurse at Saint Agnes who is part of the union’s organizing committee.
James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon, a key ingredient for life, on a moon of Jupiter
The Baltimore-operated James Webb Space Telescope detected signs of carbon on a moon orbiting Jupiter. Carbon is a key ingredient in the search for extraterrestrial life.
COVID triggered a rare neurological disease and an athlete found her strength
When a lifelong soccer player became a full-time wheelchair user, she found comfort in adaptive sports.
What the latest images and data from the James Webb Space Telescope tell us
A roundup of recent discoveries and images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Henrietta Lacks’ last son dies after long-sought settlement with firm using her cells
Lawrence Lacks, eldest son of Henrietta Lacks, “held on through illness” to get justice for his mother. He died weeks after a settlement with a company that used her HeLa cell line.
New COVID-19 vaccines were just approved. Who should get a shot and when?
New COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available soon, as early as this week.
Commentary: I know what it’s like to lose a loved one to suicide
Improved public health policies and individual actions by loved ones can help prevent suicides, Anthony Woods, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs, says.
Is Maryland ‘squandering’ its groundwater supply? Officials, experts say no.
About 75% of the monitoring wells around Maryland have seen water levels drop over the last 40 years, some by as much as 100 feet, according to an investigation from The New York Times.
Johns Hopkins said it would charge for some messages to doctors. How often are they doing it?
About 1% of the messages patients sent to their Hopkins doctors incurred a charge.
Johns Hopkins report finds troubling rise in Black youth suicide rate
Black youth suicide rates increased 144% from 2007 to 2020, with data showing that Black LGBTQ+ youth are particularly at risk, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins.
No lion around: Physical therapy helps senior animals at the Maryland Zoo stay active
For aging zoo animals, stretching life expectancy involves actual stretching. It’s as cute as it sounds.
What to know about the lethal strain of malaria contracted in Maryland
Maryland’s first locally acquired case of malaria in 40 years was caused by a strain responsible for 95% of deaths worldwide.
Commentary: Time to be more vigilant about the effects of poor air quality
Greater vigilance is needed to protect all Baltimore communities and the most vulnerable populations from poor air quality, says the co-lead of Free Baltimore Yoga.
Is Johns Hopkins the bad guy in the patient data breach? Or a victim?
Experts say Johns Hopkins’ patient data could have been stolen by hackers even if security measures were impeccable. So why are so many people suing the institution?
Antipsychotic drugs can help with Alzheimer’s. But are they worth the risks?
When properly managed, antipsychotic drugs can help calm some people with memory disorders who suffer from agitation, delusions or aggressive behavior. But these drugs can be dangerous for the elderly, and some believe they are overused.
Family of Henrietta Lacks files lawsuit against 2nd company over ‘stolen cells’
Lawsuit against California-based Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical alleges that it has reaped huge profits through making a conscious choice to sell and mass produce the living tissue.
COVID vaccine maker who botched millions of doses lays off 200 Baltimore staff
Emergent BioSolutions was supposed to be a key player in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine production, but after a mix-up at its Baltimore plant that resulted in hundreds of millions in wasted doses, the company is largely exiting the business and laying off much of the staff.