State regulators have scheduled a public hearing to address concerns that national cannabis corporations are trying to dominate Maryland’s medical marijuana market by skirting rules designed to prevent a few firms from controlling the burgeoning industry. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission...
The families of every child born in the U.S. will soon know whether their newborns are at risk of having a life-threatening immune disorder sometimes known as “bubble boy” disease, as every state now requires screening for the condition. The Towson-based Immune Deficiency Foundation has spent the...
Several leaders from a Johns Hopkins-affiliated children's’ hospital in Florida submitted their resignations Tuesday following a year-long investigation by the Tampa Bay Times that revealed a high rate of devastating injuries and death among the center’s young patients. The investigation, published...
A former Owings Mills pharmacist was sentenced Monday to over three years in federal prison for filling fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone for several women in exchange for sexual favors. Richard Daniel Hiller, 64, filled the prescriptions on numerous occasions between January 2014 and February...
The University of Maryland Medical System is investigating a malware attack on its computer system that occurred early Sunday, according to the hospital network. The ransomware-style attack affected about 250 of the hospital system’s 27,000 devices, said Jon Burns, the hospital system’s chief information...
The joy of giving to others is not just a holiday happening for Tammy Fesche. The Lutherville resident embraces that attitude all year long, primarily by running a nonprofit she founded 30 years ago that is dedicated to bringing medical and dental aid to the poor in her native Ecuador. The Timonium-based...
As the state health exchange enters the final week of this year’s open enrollment, Marylanders appear more interested in buying health insurance than many other Americans. The number of people buying private policies through the state’s online marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act is...
Doctors believe a woman who died from rare brain-eating amoebas used tap water to rinse her sinuses. The 69-year-old Seattle resident died in February after undergoing brain surgery at Swedish Medical Center. Her doctor tells The Seattle Times there was "amoeba all over the place just eating brain...
Greater Baltimore Medical Center has established the country’s first center for treatment of Alstrom Syndrome, an extremely rare genetic disease that does devastating harm to every system in the body, the Towson hospital announced Friday. The Maine-based nonprofit support group Alstrom Syndrome...
Baltimore City Council members have introduced a package of legislation aimed at curbing smoking and vaping. The three bills look to broaden the definition of smoking devices and ban the sale of flavored vaping liquids, as well as call for tobacco retailers to post information about smoking risks...
The University of Maryland Medical System’s chief medical officer resigned this week, cutting ties with the university he has been associated with for 28 years. Dr. Stephen T. Bartlett was one of the highest paid employees of the state of Maryland, earning $951,000 in 2017, according to the state...
At least 30 cases of adenovirus had been confirmed at the University of Maryland, College Park as of Wednesday, according to the university. The virus, which led to the death of a freshman in November, has hospitalized at least eight people, according to information from the University Health Center....