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The family of Zubida Byrom was awarded a record $229.6 million, which could help the brain-damaged child, but isn't likely to mean any more changes.

A Baltimore jury has awarded $229 million to a mother in what her attorneys say is the largest medical malpractice verdict ever in the U.S.

The city of Baltimore and 10 hospitals are partnering to provide housing and services for 200 homeless people and families.

Monday night’s homicide followed an intense afternoon of violence across the city, including two deadly shootings within an hour of each other.

An advocacy group gathers in front of Baltimore's Central Booking demanding answers from the facility about five individuals who died under its custody.

The jury however was able to reach consensus on drug and gun related charges against Malik Mungo finding the Baltimore teen guilty.

U.S. physicians are weary, and it is affecting the health of our nation. We aim to study lings among the learning environment, burnout and clinical skill.

On the very anniversary of Sebastian Dvorak’s death, his accused killer was in court testifying in his own defense.

The University of Maryland Medical Center has dropped a request to boost revenues from patients as the medical system faces scrutiny over its spending.

Cancer survivors and nurses strutted their stuff in this year's 'Charm City Stars' fashion show at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Sunday.

The University of Maryland Medical System, under fire for lucrative contracts given to its board members, appears to have had the extra money to pay. A

Johns Hopkins Hospital has reached a settlement with its registered nurses over the nurses’ right to unionize.

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Eleven people have been shot since May 12 and four others have been killed since May 14.

Johns Hopkins is under scrutiny once again for taking the most financially-strapped patients to court over unpaid medical debt.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center both received A grades from the Leapfrog Group.

The decision by Johns Hopkins to sue low income people for unpaid hospital bills shows the need for Medicare for All.

John Hopkins Hospital has filed more than 2,400 lawsuits in Maryland courts since 2009, seeking to collect medical debt from its patients, many low income.

A worker for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. was rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital on Saturday after an incident in Eldersburg that Carroll authorities described as an industrial accident.

One man was fatally stabbed and another was shot in separate incidents early Saturday morning, according to Baltimore police. The stabbing and shooting followed an especially violent Friday, when 12 people were shot, including two young children in a mass shooting.

Baltimore police say a 46-year-old man died from gunshot wounds and two others suffered injuries during an incident in the Madison-Eastend neighborhood Tuesday night.

Two children and an adult were transported to a hospital after serious crash in the 7100 block of Bel Air Road in Overlea on Thursday night, the Baltimore County Police Department and Fire Department said.

Laura Welty is the Carroll Hospice resident expert on regulations and compliance, but it is her human touch in interacting with patients and families that is her hallmark, according to Carroll Hospice spokeswoman Simone Lindsay.

A 13-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy in East Baltimore last month, a city police spokeswoman said Monday.

Harford County Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy First Class Rich Dean is earning top honors for his work locally and nationally.

Close advisers to Mayor Catherine Pugh said Tuesday that she is still recovering from a serious case of pneumonia that has sapped her strength and forced her to convalesce at home, under doctors’ supervision, since late last month.

On March 4, I announced at the Havre de Grace City Council meeting that I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to say thank you.

Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch is in the hospital with pneumonia and is expected to be absent during the crucial final days of the General Assembly session. Busch missed most of last week in the House of Delegates, presiding over the chamber only on the first day of that week

Two people were shot — one fatally — in separate overnight incidents in the Coldstream Homestead Montebello and Dolfield neighborhoods, according to Baltimore police.

Maryland's congressional delegation introduced legislation to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have been used for a variety of medical research long after her death of cervical cancer in 1951.

Over the objections of student protesters, Maryland’s House of Delegates has voted overwhelmingly to approve hotly debated legislation to authorize an armed police force for the private Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The state Senate has passed a different version of the legislation.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will hold a news conference to share details of her Healthy Holly book deal with the University of Maryland Medical System, her spokesman said. Pugh sold the hospital network copies of her children's book series on healthy lifestyles while she was on its board.

Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what's thought to be the world's first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has been hospitalized for pneumonia, her adviser said Monday.

Two men were killed and two were injured in shootings Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

"Detour Dave" Sandler, the long time WBAL Radio and 98 Rock traffic reporter, died Thursday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 58.

Two people were killed and another man injured in separate shootings Thursday.

Baltimore police arrived just after midnight to the 1400 block of May Court where they found Nicholas McPherson, of the 2000 block of Oak Drive, with a gunshot wound to the head.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh turns 69 on Sunday and is celebrating on Tuesday with a high-priced fundraiser for her campaign featuring three Democrat county executives.

A majority of Baltimore's state senators have voted to endorse legislation to create an armed Johns Hopkins police force — clearing a major hurdle to the bill’s passage. By a vote of 3-2, delegation backed legislation authorizing the force. The amended bill would impose limits on patrol areas.

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Key Baltimore senators have voted to endorse a series of legislative amendments designed to win the Maryland General Assembly’s approval for an armed police force at Johns Hopkins University's campuses in the city.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David S. Hungerford was a pioneer in hip and knee replacements, and worked on humanitarian medical causes.

A man was killed in Southwest Baltimore's Saint Josephs neighborhood, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

A man was fatally shot in East Baltimore on Monday night just blocks from Johns Hopkins Hospital, according to police. 

Developers promoting carless living are finishing an apartment building where tenants will get a bike when they sign a lease.

Idoreyin Montague, a second-year medical resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, died in a Christmas Eve car crash in 2014. Her father, the Rev. Evanstein Montague, of North Carolina, is suing the city of Baltimore for negligence for failing to maintain the roadway.

A day after 12 people were shot in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels told lawmakers in Annapolis that the city’s “unrelenting” violence shows the need for his institution to create its own police force. Opponents argue armed officers would do more harm than good.

The faculty members wrote that a police force employed by the university would be “undemocratic” and “antagonistic” with Baltimore’s nonwhite population.

A clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Hospital is looking at ways to make a targeted cancer drug more effective for pediatric brain tumor patients.