Health

As some Maryland counties begin calling on residents to resume wearing face coverings in indoor congregate settings regardless of their vaccination status, Gov. Larry Hogan said no such statewide mask mandates or guidance are being considered.

While the American Rescue Plan is more inclusive than its predecessors, immigration analysts have noted that it still excludes two groups: undocumented individuals, who file their federal income taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), and their U.S.-citizen or legal-immigrant children.

The Maryland Department of Health is investigating a possible COVID-19 outbreak linked to the Cecil County Fair, which ran from July 23 to July 31.

The University of Maryland Medical System puts $1.2 million toward food insecurity programs.

View visualizations of Maryland COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths, testing, positivity rate and vaccinations.

Now that jury trials have resumed in person after months on hold amid the pandemic, Baltimore residents are again getting jury duty summonses in the mail.

Dr. Bruce P.M. Hamilton, whose career as chief of endocrinology at the Veterans Administration Medical Center spanned four decades and who was a pillar of the endocrinology division at the University of Maryland Medical Center, died of complications of dementia July 21 at his Roland Park home. He was 86.

For public health experts, delta represents the next grave chapter of the global health crisis, one that threatens to upend the progress made at returning to pre-pandemic life and could devastate the communities most resistant to getting inoculated against COVID-19.

The family of Henrietta Lacks has hired a prominent civil rights attorney who says he will file lawsuits against big pharmaceutical companies across the country that made fortunes off medical research with her famous cancer cells.

Federal regulators will allow Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after production woes, officials said Thursday.

Experts say Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is part of a small group of patients infected twice with the virus. It’s a group that could grow as new variants take hold, although vaccination can stem the tide.

Maryland reported more than 400 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, a level not seen since late May.

Dr. Sheldon L. Leibowitz, who practiced optometry for 60 years, died of pneumonia July 18 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Pikesville. He was 91.

Jurisdictions in the Baltimore area aren’t yet planning to modify masking rules in response to fresh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance released Tuesday, which recommended that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors under certain circumstances.

Johns Hopkins Hospital fell to fourth place in the annual U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals Honor Roll” ranking after placing third for four years in a row.

Shawna Murray-Browne, owner of Kindred Wellness, works directly with activists and Baltimore’s Black community as a therapist to make mental health resources more accessible and culturally relevant.

Leana Wen's new book, “LIFELINES: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health,” takes readers on a path that shows her transition from a poor young immigrant with a stutter to medical school student at age 13 to positions in emergency medicine, public health, academia and punditry.

Maryland health officials added 256 cases of the coronavirus to the state’s infection tally Monday as concerns about the contagious delta variant continue to mount across the country.

More than 131,000 students attend public schools in Prince George’s County, where the vaccination rate for 12-to-19-year-olds was under 40 percent in June.

Maryland colleges and universities are adjusting computer software, hiring additional staff and considering third-party vendors to manage the influx of COVID-19 vaccination records from students and employees ahead of the fall semester.

Colds and other respiratory infections are infecting people now that many coronavirus pandemic restrictions have lifted and people are mixing at work, camp and in social settings.

Dr. Willard E. “Will” Standiford, a retired pediatrician with a private practice in Catonsville and Columbia, died of stroke complications July 20 at his home in Roland Park. He was 87.

Black transgender activists rallied Saturday at War Memorial Plaza in Baltimore, calling on the city to provide better access to health care, employment, foster care, housing and substance use support.

Caregivers and family of those with disabilities are worried the Maryland Department of Health may end a provision early that gives them more flexibility in how services are billed for and delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid delta’s threat, climbing COVID cases and slowing vaccination rates, here’s what to know about new research on whether recipients of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine need a second dose.

Chinese officials are spreading a conspiracy theory about Fort Detrick in Maryland, demanding the U.S. open the post to inspectors seeking the origins of the coronavirus.

Positive COVID cases are on the rise in Maryland. The state’s positivity rate continued to inch upward Thursday, reaching 1.73%.

A proposed $26 billion settlement with opioid producers could bring as much as $485 million to Maryland to help address the opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general announced Wednesday.