Andrea K. McDaniels

A Cecil County health center is taking over a dental clinic from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in an effort to keep the services in the rural community

Susan G. Komen MD has hired Michael Jessup as its new executive director

Yumi Hogan will launch an art therapy program at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital to help young patients deal with the emotional haul that comes with

Chet Burrell, the CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced Friday that he will retire next year.

While Maryland and the rest of the U.S. struggle with an epidemic of opioid-related addiction, hospitals are working to reduce opioid use as the first line of defense in pain management.

Dr. Frank Dawson at MedStar Franklin Square talks about how rhabdomyolysis damages the muscles and how it can be prevented and treated.

The number of families in Maryland who suffer from food insecurity has dropped, according to new federal statistics, but advocates many people are still going hungry.

The new U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, grew up in rural Maryland and was Meyerhoff Scholar at University of Maryland Baltimore County before he began his medical career.

Johns Hopkins scientists have created a blood test that looks for DNA to detect early-stage cancer.

The University of Maryland Medical System completes a deal years in the making to take over ownership of a troubled health system in Prince George's County.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a ground-breaking gene therapy treatment in which a patient’s blood cells are genetically engineered to attack and kill cancer cells.

Swimmer taken to Maryland Shock Trauma after being air lifted from prettyboy dam

stabbing, hit and run, Liberty Road, Baltimore County Police

Baltimore police are investigating two overnight and one morning shooting — two of which were fatal. 

Maryland University of Integrative Health to offer naturopathic medical degree

A Sinai Hospital physician discusses complications that may be caused by gallstones during pregnancy.

Johns Hopkins ranks third in U.S. News & World Report annual hospital rankings

MedStar Health is opening a one-stop-shop orthopaedics center in Timonium

Maryland gets $1.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control to fight superbugs

The number of drug-and alcohol-related deaths in Maryland climbed 37 percent in the first three months of the year, with most occurring in people taking opioids laced with fentanyl.

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announced that Ellen J. McKenzie is its new dean

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has received a five-year award with a $300 million ceiling from the United States Agency for International Development.

Construction has begun on a $47.5 million skilled nursing and memory care building to be located on campus of the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville

A pilot program pairs expected moms with doulas to help bring infant mortality down

Alcohol abuse not the only cause of fatty liver disease

Live virtual training is growing in the fitness world

Ravens donate $1.5 million to renovate Renaissance Academy

Moms who lived in neighborhoods of civil unrest after death of Freddie Gray suffered from depression

Baltimore to expand program that offers healthy foods in corner stores with $150,000 grant

16-year-old rescued by helicopter from Maryland state park

FBI says that the American League Bandit, who robbed banks wearing a baseball cap, has been caught.

A wild groundhog that followed a visitor at The Maryland Zoo on July 8 had rabies, testing by state health officials has confirmed.

A growing number of dieticians and doctors are practicing nutritional genetics - or looking at the way variations in genes can modify the affects of nutrients on health. They are using it to help patients figure out which foods they should eat, and avoid, for their biological makeup.

The University of Maryland Medical System board of directors executive committee voted Wednesday to bring Dimensions Health Corporation under it banner.

Birthing center offer alternative to hospital for expecting moms

Dental and health professionals worry that many elderly people in Maryland are going without dental treatment because they simply can't afford it.

The Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention announced Friday how the $22 million would be doled out to the state's 24 jurisdictions to fight the opioid epidemic.

The Baltimore Sun Media Group said Friday it will shut down the City Paper sometime this year because of declining advertising revenue.

The longtime president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association is stepping down from the post in the fall to head the hospital association in California.

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States announced Wednesday that it is giving Bon Secours Health System $1.7 million to build a community resource center that officials hope will spur economic opportunity in communities that are part of the 21223 zip code of West Baltimore.

The state has received $6.3 million in federal funding to start an initiative they hope will reduce lead poisoning and asthma rates, particularly when related to poor housing conditions. The programs will also receive $860,000 in state funding in addition to the federal money.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first new drug in many years to treat ALS, the disease more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease that attacks and kills the nerves that control muscles

Legislation unveiled by Senate Republican leaders to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law ran into swift internal opposition Thursday, once again throwing into doubt the GOP's ability to make good on a years long campaign promise to repeal the controversial program.

UM medical school scientists studying bacteria found on subways

Maryland's children are thriving in most areas of life, but a recent spike in deaths unveiled in an annual report on the well-being of young people is raising concern among advocates.

The president of Johns Hopkins Health System, Ronald Peterson, announced today that he would retire at the end of the year after 44 years at the medical institution.

An executive at Chase Brexton Health Care, whose license as a social worker was suspended recently by the state, resigned several weeks ago, but officials at the chain of health clinics said his departure is not related to the suspension.

The Dimensions Healthcare System board of directors said Friday it has unanimously approved a plan to become a part of the University of Maryland Medical System.

Patrick Mutch, the new CEO of Chase Brexton Health Care, prides himself on being a straight shooter.

Researchers and scientists still are trying to figure just how much of an emotional and mental toll social media is having on young people. The evidence is mixed.