Andrea K. McDaniels

As the rate of HIV cases among young people rises in Maryland, public health officials are scrambling for new ways to address the problem - or risk undermining years of success.

A 25-year-old man was found shot in the buttocks at Virginia Avenue and Reisterstown Road – one of three incidents police were investigating Friday

Falls Road Running store changes hands after longtime owners gets older and suffer injuries

Falls Road Running store changes hands after longtime owners gets older and suffer injuries

A 15-year boy died after being stabbed at least once in the body in the 3700 block of Rogers Avenue Thursday night.

Maryland hospitals collectively generated more than $100 million in Medicare savings in the first year of a reformed payment system being watched closely by the federal government as a possible national model for reducing health care costs.

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a $24.5 million federal grant to combat AIDS in Botswana.

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that he has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system that helps protect the body from infection and disease, and that it was advanced. But cancer doctors say that doesn't mean it's incurable.

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Sheppard Pratt Health Systems executive for billing the company $2.5 million in false payments made to a company that she and her husband secretly controlled, federal investigators said Thursday.

As women get older, they have different needs when visiting their gynecologist. The body begins changing as menopause nears.

The board that makes spending decisions for Maryland's health exchange delayed a vote on a contract for its call center Tuesday as it works toward more transparency in the procurement process.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it would require food companies to get rid of trans fats — found in processed foods like pie crusts, frostings and microwave popcorn — over the next three years.

The federal government will require food companies to remove most artificial trans fats, which research has shown have no health benefits and contribute to heart disease, the country's leading cause of death.

The Johns Hopkins Children's Center was named the fourth best hospital for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, according to new hospital rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Many children suffer from foot problems, but often go undiagnosed. There are many symptoms parents can watch for said Dr. Bradley Lamm, a Baltimore-area foot and ankle surgeon and fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons.

The Maryland Family League and The Baltimore City Health Department are developing a home visiting program to help reach grief-stricken moms who aren't getting counseling with a physician or support group and instead trying to cope on their own.

New data by U.S. News & World Report is the latest research that found the complication rate of five common procedures

David H. Bennett, a landscape architect with a special interest in the preservation of cultural and historic landscapes, died of cardiac arrest at his home in Washington, DC, on May 11.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said the rate increases on its PPO and HMO plans for individuals are needed to help balance the costs of caring for patients who are older or have chronic conditions.

A program to reduce the infant mortality rate in Baltimore was lauded in a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts as a model that can be used to save the lives of babies throughout the country.

Mosaic Community Services is taking a total patient approach to mental health and addiction treatment with the opening of a new $4 million integrated health center in Baltimore.

The unrest caused by the death of Freddie Gray likely retraumatized people already struggling with poverty, violence and other social ills.

Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Friday the Consumer Protection Division of his office has ordered the former owners of four Gold's Gyms in the Baltimore area to return $559,828 to 7,555 people who paid in advance for long-term memberships. Eric and Kary Krieger must also pay an additional $755,500 in civil penalties.

More than 4,700 Marylanders signed up for health insurance during a special six-week enrollment period that helped them to avoid a federal tax penalty in 2015

Police say they are doing everything they can to stop the violence as crime unrelated to Freddie Gray jumps.

Research has increasingly shown performing two surgeries at the same time is no more dangerous than traditional knee replacement surgeries.

The state health department Wednesday announced three new goals to help improve the health of Marylanders, including increasing the percentage of adults with a primary care provider and reducing emergency room visits by the uninsured and those with dental problems.

Dr. Scott E. Woodburn, a fellow of the of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons who practices in Maryland clears up some misconceptions about bunions.

The University of Maryland School of Nursing announced this week it has received its largest donation ever, $5.24 million it will use to expand enrollment in its traditional bachelor's degree program.

Nearly 20,000 children in Maryland, or 1 in 68, have some variation of the autism spectrum disorder; the precise number of adults is hard to come by, underscoring the fact that autism is looked at still as largely a children's disorder. In recent decades, there's been a dramatic increase in children diagnosed with autism for multiple reasons and now these youngsters are growing up.

This year for the first time, most people will have to check a box on their tax return or face a financial penalty, and the experience is already causing headaches for some.

It has become hard to recruit new volunteers to Maryland's volunteer fire departments

Dr. Levi Watkins, the first black chief resident of cardiac surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was known as much for fighting the injustice faced by African Americans as his groundbreaking medical work.

Clean eating can get out of control for some people

Representatives from the Maryland Public Interest Research Group Foundation delivered a petition to a Walgreens at 1300 East North Avenue in Baltimore Tuesday, saying it contributes to high rates of asthma in children.

Research by Johns Hopkins University has found that babies are born with some natural smarts, but it is when this innate intelligence is challenged, that these youngsters learn more about the world

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a $50 million grant to stop the transmission of HIV from mother to child in Zambia.

A lucky winner bought a $1 million Powerball ticket at Weis Market in Howard County.

The massive Carnival Pride cruise liner docked at the Port of Baltimore just before sunrise Sunday for the first time in five months, ending a hiatus created when new air standards sent the ship looking for fresh digs.

Once destined for churches, food pantries are opening rapidly in schools as advocates make food more accessible to the littlest citizens.

Public health officials, Annapolis lawmakers and the beverage and beer industry have joined together to ban the sale of powdered alcohol before it even hits the market in Maryland.

A panel of nutritionists and health experts that updates the nation's Dietary Guidelines every five years included sugar reduction in a draft last month. Natural sugars are OK, the panel said, but people should not eat more than 200 calories a day in added sugar.

C-sections are becoming more like birth experiences and less like surgical techniques.

A member of the board that oversees the state exchange where people buy insurance plans under health reform said the entity needs to take more care in approving contracts.

Health advocates, led by the Sugar Free Kids Maryland coalition, wanted bottled water, low-fat milk and 100 percent fruit juice offered in kids meals in lieu of sugary sodas.

The Maryland Health Exchange reported Monday that 289,131 people enrolled in private and government-funded plans during open enrollment that ended Feb. 28..

Babies contract infant botulism by ingesting bacterium spores, which then harbor in the large intestine where toxins breed. The toxins damage nerves that send the signals to make muscles contract. In turn, the body slowly loses its ability to move.

Carolyn Anne Watts had committed suicide at 56. Her family didn't know of Watts' secret art hoard until after her death.

Four health insurance companies have paid a combined $280,000 in fines to the Maryland Insurance Administration for selling health insurance plans to college students that did not meet state standards.

State auditors are criticizing Maryland's health department for the way it hired a contractor to replace the system used to process Medicaid payments — and later having to suspend work with the company.