HEALTH BLOGS

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Bad news on red meat: Eating more is linked to diabetes risk

Bad news on red meat: Eating more is linked to diabetes risk

Nutritionists known for issuing warnings about the health risks of eating red meat reiterated their message this week, confirming a link between red meat consumption and Type 2 diabetes -- and showing, in a new follow-up study, that the association persists over time.

Catonsville girl receives transplant, but is rejecting heart

Catonsville girl receives transplant, but is rejecting heart

Ann Bartlinski placed the Eucharist and a pearl-beaded rosary blessed by the hands of the late Pope John Paul II on the chest of her 6-year-old daughter, Teresa, who lay Tuesday in a hospital bed, her tiny body rejecting a donor's heart.

Posture pointers and pitfalls

Posture pointers and pitfalls

We've been told to stand up straight as long as we've been able to stand, but sometimes it's harder than it seems.

Pictures: Jobs in health care

Pictures: Jobs in health care

Maryland career profiles

Starbucks to post calorie counts on menu boards nationwide

Starbucks to post calorie counts on menu boards nationwide

Starbucks Corp. is following other mega-chains such as McDonald’s Corp. and Panera Bread Co. by voluntarily posting calorie counts on its menu boards nationwide ahead of a pending federal requirement to do so.

Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers

Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers

Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing...

University of Maryland Medical Center to begin layoffs this month

University of Maryland Medical Center to begin layoffs this month

The University of Maryland Medical Center will send layoff notices to employees at the end of the month as it looks to cut costs in the wake...

Wife of former Capitals, Wizards owner donates $10 million to Hopkins for heart research

Wife of former Capitals, Wizards owner donates $10 million to Hopkins for heart research

Irene Pollin, the wife of former Washington Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin, has given $10 million to Johns Hopkins' Ciccarone...

Robo Raven makes aviation history

Robo Raven makes aviation history

Robo Raven is making aviation history – again.

NATIONAL HEALTH NEWS

HEALTH NEWS

FITNESS

  • WELLNESS

    HEALTH CARE

  • MORE MARYLAND HEALTH NEWS

    Safe-sleep campaign targets city fathers

    Mothers typically hear it in the hospital: "'Back is best' for baby's sleep." But dads don't often get the message, leading Baltimore...

    Rodricks: Two stores try to close the health gap in Baltimore

    The pause is familiar to anyone who has been in a supermarket: The grocery checkout suddenly stops as a customer, perhaps quietly...

    Local Boston bombing victim leaves in-patient therapy

    The first chapter of Boston Marathon bombing victim Erika Brannock's recovery ended Tuesday when she hoisted herself from a wheelchair...

    Don't let the sun catch you tanning

    I am a member of the baby oil generation. Half a century ago, we spent our summers at the pool, slick with a kind of fluid magnifying...

    Can you hear the shape of a room?

    Imagine yourself blindfolded and placed in a strange room; you snap your fingers or click your tongue, and listen closely to the echoes. Can...

    Class of the month: Surfset

    The first time Christine Saba climbed off her surfboard at the Canton Club fitness center her legs felt like jelly — as if she'd spent...

    Kids to get hand transplants at Boston Children's Hospital

    Transplant surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital are looking for kids who need a hand. The renowned Harvard University-affiliated...

    State restores license of abortion doctor; 2 others' still suspended

    A state panel restored the license of the doctor who is medical director of a group of abortion clinics accused by state regulators of...

    Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the...

    Fathers celebrate their day by stepping out for NICU

    For Sean Hearn, there was no better way to spend Father's Day than sweating through a hilly 5K road race in Towson, pushing sons Shane and...

    Your weekly dose of health news, tips and events for Maryland
    See a sample | Sign up

    HEALTH VIDEOS

    HEALTH CALENDAR

    Wednesdays : 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (ends August 28th); Every Wednesday.
    Thursdays : noon - 1 p.m. (ends September 26th)
    June 23rd : 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.