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After 2 years fighting crime and COVID, Baltimore mayor looks ahead without regrets: ‘We need to just grow on that’

Midway through his first term, Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott grades himself on the two public emergencies he said were his focus at his inauguration: violent crime and the coronavirus.

January 13, 2023

Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s cabinet nominations include Bronze Star veteran once kicked out of Army for being openly gay

Democratic Gov.-elect Wes Moore is choosing his cabinet appointees as he prepares for his inauguration Wednesday in Annapolis.

January 12, 2023

Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems

A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago, forcing many to temporarily close when workers weren’t available.

January 07, 2023

Catonsville boys basketball overcomes early deficit with dominant zone defense in 62-45 victory over Lansdowne

Trey Gould's nine steals and Nic Brogdon's 19 points sparked the Comets to a bounce-back win over rival Lansdowne.

January 06, 2023

$20M to go toward assisting Marylanders with pandemic water debt

Governor Larry Hogan announced a $20 million Water Assistance Relief Program that’s geared toward supporting Marylanders with water bill debt related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 28, 2022

US to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China

The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.

December 28, 2022

Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?

Nearly three years into the pandemic, scientists are still trying to figure out why some people get long COVID and why a small portion — including the three women — have lasting symptoms.

December 26, 2022

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hospitals nearby were full.

December 24, 2022

White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

December 15, 2022

Long COVID has played a role in more than 3,500 deaths in the US, CDC says

Long COVID has caused or contributed to at least 3,500 deaths in the United States, an analysis of death certificates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

December 14, 2022

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls.

December 11, 2022

Local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania subpoenaed by DOJ

Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump.

December 06, 2022

Laddie Waters, a Baltimore artist whose oil paintings depicted landscapes and figures, dies

Laddie Waters, an artist who saw and recorded Baltimore in rich colors, died of COVID-19 complications Nov. 14 at Union Memorial Hospital.

November 30, 2022

Monkeypox Has a New Name: Mpox

The World Health Organization, responding to complaints that the word monkeypox conjures up racist tropes and stigmatizes patients, is recommending that the name of the disease be changed to mpox.

November 28, 2022

Pfizer COVID booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes

Pfizer said Friday that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging omicron mutants even though it’s not an exact match.

November 18, 2022

Baltimore City schools to discontinue COVID screenings, some notifications for families in January

Baltimore City school system plans to discontinue its regular COVID screenings and move away from notifying families of individual cases starting in January as students and staff return from winter break.

November 11, 2022

People with long COVID face barriers to government disability benefits

When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with COVID-19 in spring 2020, she didn’t anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction.

November 10, 2022

Inflation, economic outlook, abortion motivating Marylanders to vote, despite lopsided races at the top, Sun/UB poll shows

An uncertain economic future and the threat of an abortion ban are motivating Marylanders to vote this election season, according to a new poll of likely voters for Baltimore Sun Media and the University of Baltimore.

November 03, 2022

Vaccinating pregnant women protects newborns from RSV, study suggests

The preliminary results buoy hope that after decades of failure and frustration, vaccines against RSV may finally be getting close.

November 01, 2022

Dan Cox and Wes Moore won’t release their tax returns in Maryland’s gubernatorial race. Here’s what’s known about their finances.

Maryland gubernatorial candidates Dan Cox and Wes Moore have filed mandatory financial disclosures, but the official reporting requirements leave voters mostly in the dark about any potential conflicts of interest.

October 28, 2022

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