diseases and illnesses

Our View: Recognizing these risk factors and making lifestyle changes fall under the umbrella of awareness.

The Carroll County Health Department hopes to prevent more cases of HPV and the cancer that can stem from it by providing more information about vaccines to parents of middle schoolers.

What exactly is a naturopathic doctor, and what do they do? Elizabeth Pimentel, dean of the school and a naturopathic doctor herself, explains what patients need to know.

Puppies are transmitting potentially deadly Campylobacter bacteria infections via contaminated poop to the humans who handle them, with 55 people now sickened.

Dr. Nicole Absar will talk about the aging brain, Alzheimer's and related dementias at McDaniel College

Protect yourself and your family during National Preparedness Month.

The war on cancer touches all our lives, and it is a war that we can end by funding the hard work of our most talented scientists.

The wave of monument removal throughout America is a symptom of an old Western disease: victimization and resentment, says Jonah Goldberg.

Immunization required before school starts

ost parks require that owners register their dogs, pay annual membership fees, and provide proof of vaccinations, licenses, and microchips. 

Tracy Horch knew for sure that her daughter Keely's brain was intact on March 14, two weeks after the active 12-year-old suffered a stroke that left her

Maryland gets $1.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control to fight superbugs

Moquitos bring Zika and West Nile, ticks Lyme disease and meat allergies. But simple actions defend against them all.

Alcohol abuse not the only cause of fatty liver disease

With FluMist still under review, more students will be offered a shot instead of nasal spray

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first new drug in many years to treat ALS, the disease more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease that attacks and kills the nerves that control muscles

President Donald Trump's budget would leave the U.S. more vulnerable to global health security threats, according to Johns Hopkins faculty.

More than 24 million adults with arthritis are physically limited by the disease, a 20 percent increase in the number suffering limitations from 2002 to 2014, but exercise can reduce pain and prevent progression of the disease

NIH has lined up about 100 hospitals, academic centers and health facilities around the globe to hand out a pill called pitavastatin to HIV patients without signs of cardiovascular disease to see if it prevents heart troubles

Enrollment in clinical trials in general is low, with 37 percent failing to meet their enrollment goals and 11 percent never enrolling a single patient. The dilemma is even worse when trying to enroll the elderly.

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is alerting people to the risk of possible measles exposure in Prince George's County. While those who have had at least one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine are at low risk of acquiring measles, it is highly contagious among the unvaccinated, spreading through the air due to coughing and sneezing.

While I've been loving the early warm weather, it seems the ticks were, too. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), our mild winter and early warm

As mosquito season nears, the heads of several Baltimore departments unveiled efforts Tuesday to help prevent mosquito-born illnesses, including Zika, which can lead to brain defects in babies.

A patient who contracted measles overseas, but wasn't diagnosed until days after coming to the United States, could have potentially exposed people to the disease, health officials said.

Everything, Everything is the latest film to draw criticism for taking liberties with medical facts or portraying disorders or science negatively. Advocates say they are not just missed opportunities to explain rare disorders like SCID, they are hurtful and potentially harmful.

With a sustained emphasis on prevention, detection and treatment, the nation's HIV epidemic could reach the beginning of the end in 2025, according to new projections from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston

Harford County Health Officer Susan Kelly will retire July 1 after 46 years with the health department. She gave her final report to the county board of health Tuesday.

Tom Zirpoli's May 3 column, "Myths about vaccines still exist," is important and accurate. I want to expand on his comments and explore how our ignorance and

Baltimore health officials are warning residents that it is illegal and a health hazard to get inked in eyebrows at salons.

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center plans to open a high-risk breast cancer clinic by the end of the month, which will immediately assess patients' likelihood of getting the disease and nudge them over time to undergo regular screenings

As mosquito season approaches, a Johns Hopkins University researcher has made new estimates that put the cost of a mild Zika outbreak at more than $183 million and the cost of a more severe one at more than $1.2 billion

According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent for CNN, "There are some topics that seem to lend themselves appropriately to opinion pages.

The treatment, a complex combination of immunology and engineering, earned Tostanoski, 26, a prestigious Lemelson-MIT Student Prize this month. She won $15,000 for her medical invention to reverse symptoms of debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Her novel approach has shown promise of elevating the field toward treatments that have long eluded researchers.

If Maryland were to get hit by a public health emergency — a natural disaster, an outbreak of a serious disease — officials here are better prepared than in many other states, according to a new survey.

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

The case for strictly limiting use of antibiotics on farms isn't just compelling; it's terrifying.

Addiction is a disease but it's not a simple one

When University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers thought about how they might help prevent Lyme disease and several other unpleasant maladies in people, they looked at the health of the little blood suckers that pass on bacteria and viruses

Heart attack is the number one killer and one-third of patients go undiagnosed and die. Dr. Stephen Pollock, a cardiologist at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center talks about the best ways to detect, prevent and treat heart disease.

The bacteria causing Legionnaires' disease has not been discovered after a December incident when a resident got the disease.

The disease model of addiction denies our nature as moral beings capable of foresight and volition — precisely the qualities that are needed to overcome addiction or any other self-defeating behavior. A study by researchers at the University of New Mexico found that the only reliable pretreatment predictor of relapse was a belief in the disease model of addiction.

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health tools in history. Seasonal changes and calendar moments are a good reminder for certain vaccines. But it is also important that Maryland families see vaccines as a lifelong, year-round, medical necessity. We urge you to have a conversation with your physician about the most appropriate vaccine schedule for you and your entire family.

A tell-tale sign of a kidney stone is pain in a person's side, back and below the ribs. About one in every ten individuals will experience the pain of passing a kidney stone in their lifetime, said The pain can be so intense that people that some people compare it to giving birth. But he explains there are many treatments for the painful stones.

CDC: Annual new cases of HIV down, but reductions are uneven

Yuck, dog breath! This is no laughing matter because it is one of many symptoms of dental disease and dental disease can shorten a pet's lifespan.

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Howard County health digest

Three new announcements at the yellow check marks 1. Tobacco free kids, 2. Heart health and 3. Visions and hearing screenings Tobacco-free kids week<

The country's top cancer centers, including two in Baltimore, have combined efforts to endorse new recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control that doctors believe will help improve use of the vaccine to treat human papillomavirus, which can lead to deadly cervical, throat and other cancers.

Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified seven proteins within the deadly Zika virus that could be to blame for the birth defects linked to the pathogen.

The holidays are here and families are gathering to give thanks and celebrate. As relatives visit from near and far, some concerns may arise about older family members' memories. Perhaps your mother doesn't immediately recognize her cousin visiting from a few states away. Or Grandma confuses some of her grandchildren's' names. Maybe your elderly aunt tells you about her recent trip a few times without realizing that she's told you before. But how do you tell if it's normal aging or a sign of