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In more than 30 years of pastoral ministry, I have stood before many couples reciting their marriage vows. Almost always, those vows concluded with the phrase,

Frank Kush, who coached the last Colts teams in Baltimore in 1982 and 1983, has died. He was 88.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is running for governor, bringing the most political experience so far to a crowded, wide-open field.

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. June 21, the summer solstice, has been designated by the Alzheimer's Association as "The Longest Day." The day

William S. Warner, 94, a retired stockbroker and World War II evteran, died June 7.

Every day can feel like an eternity for the caregivers of those who suffer from Alzheimer's disease as they attempt to cope with the irreversible and

Anna R. "Ann" Gorman, 81, a retired Baltimore County public schools physical education instructor and gymnastics teacher, died Wednesday.

Sometimes when you get a scare it isn't as bad as it seems. I found that out last Friday.

Firsthand memory of the Depression, the Holocaust and overt segregation, is dwindling at a sobering pace, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

In 1915, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer, who discovered the pathological condition of dementia, died in Breslau (now Wroclaw), Poland, at age 51.

"Our tour is on its very last legs," says a mortified actor, oddly dressed in a burglar costume and dinner jacket, as he dodges the interruptions of backstage

Dr. Rosetta M.T. Sith, 72, former head of the Laurence G.Paquin Junior-Senior High School, died May 18.

Early Orioles notes: Castillo's obstacles, Wright's foundation and bullpen survival with Ubaldo

Herbert Michael Sr., a Navy veteran and insurance agent who found his passion in retirement volunteering with Howard County police, died of dementia last Monday in hospice care in Southern Maryland.

J. Woodford "Woody" Howard Jr., 85, a former longtime Johns Hopkins University professor and author, died May 19.

The mission of the emerging Center for Music & Medicine is to combine the resources of the Hopkins medical community and the Peabody Institute to "integrate music into medical care" and improve the health of musicians worldwide.

Happy Mother's Day to Freddie Gray's mom and to all of us everywhere who have lost someone special

Russell L. "Rusty" Mitchell has joined Integrace Copper Ridge, as executive director. A healthcare executive with more than 20 years of experience, Mitchell

Arch L. Handy, 91, a World War II veteran and Aberdeen Proving Ground official, died Sunday at a son's home in Birdsboro, Pa.

The fight against Alzheimer's is in full gear but could use some assistance

On "The Real Housewives of Potomac," Monique hosts a game night to get to know the ladies better. Of course, it doesn't end well.

Dr. John W. Littlefield, 91, former chairman of pediatrics and physiology at the Johns Hopkins University, died April 20.

Halisi Ross thought it was the right rental.

Here's a conversation starter ... do you want to rest the quality of your life, dignity and final life choices in the hands of two people who despise one

Can a childhood cancer doctor like me have insights about that other end of medicine — older adults with dementia? Confronting my wife's Alzheimer's disease, I am appalled by the lack of effective therapy for her and by what I see as a lack of direction in clinical dementia research, a lack of structure and a lack of ambitious leadership.

Foundry owner Joseph Lacy dies

If publications coordinator Peggy Dryden had her way, every older resident of Baltimore County would submit an essay or poem to the Department of Aging's 2017

Last week, Russell "Rusty" Mitchell was named the new executive director of Integrace Copper Ridge, a community supporting those living with dementia in

Under current conditions, medical research is not science. It is deceptive. Even when results are positive they are presented in a misleading way to exaggerate their benefit. We hear that the newest cholesterol drug Repatha cuts down heart attacks by 20 percent, which sounds impressive, but in fact after two years only 15 out of 1,000 people benefit, and no lives are saved in this industry-sponsored study — numbers buried by the study's authors. The drug costs $14,000 a year. This is not

George A. Eichhorn III, 75, a retired attorney, died April 1 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Brookdale Memory Care in Pikesville.

Huntington's disease is an inherited brain disorder that is always fatal, but some researchers at Johns Hopkins believe they have made a big discovery about how the disease progresses -- and they may stop it

I recently had the pleasure of attending a "Date Night" at Arden Courts Memory Care Assisted Living. The staff at Arden Courts recognizes the importance of

Shirish K. Shah, a retired chemistry professor, died Sunday. He was 75.

State regulators have suspended the license of a Lansdowne assisted-living home where inspectors earlier this month determined 16 residents were living in a facility with permission to operate just four beds.

Robert E. Lee, a retired Baltimore attorney, died Saturday. He was 62.

Vera Dolina a sales associate, died March 15. She was 93.

Georgine M. Edgerton, a longtime Waldbrook community activist, died March 15. She was 91.

Joan Nevins, an artist who worked as a designer and teacher, died March 17 at Kensington Park Assisted Living from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The former Rockville resident was 87.

Joan Nevins, an artist who worked as a designer and teacher, died March 17 at Kensington Park Assisted Living from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The former Rockville resident was 87.

All drugs and some chemicals are tested on animals before humans, but no one is really sure how good mice, dogs and others are in predicting the toxic affects on people so a team from Johns Hopkins University aims to find out

Alexius A. "Lex" Dyer Jr., former owner of the A.A. Dyer Co., a quarry, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Eugene N. "Gene" Gogel, former co-owner of a popular Pikesville hardware store and garden center who later owned and operated a food laboratory, died MondayMAR06 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital.

Treatment for drug addiction works; moralizing doesn't.

Mary Carroll Supplee, a homemaker and needlepoint worker, died Feb. 25. She was 93.

Jane C. Lange, a former proof reader and World War II veteran, has died at 99.

Jarred Jones (John Carroll) scored 21 points as Loyola Maryland earned a 67-64 come-from-behind victory over Lafayette in an opening round Patriot League men's basketball game Tuesday night.

Johns Hopkins Medicine said Tuesday it will work with health real estate firm Welltower Inc. to come up with programs and explore developing facilities to serve and treat the aging population.

Healthcare advocates who are pushing for bills to combat high drug prices were met with sympathetic but skeptical questioning from state lawmakers Wednesday.

I get funny comments when I tell people that I take sheepherding lessons with my dogs. "You're in the field, too? Does the dog need lessons? Isn't it instin

Julie Peatt's father, Jeffrey Smith, could not make it to her wedding, so she brought her wedding to her father.

Directly to him, in fact. As Julie an