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Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked third in the latest rankings of American hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

How do you measure the cost of a second chance? What is it worth? What is the return on investment? Some ROIs are easy: a dividend check every three months, a bond yield, a price to earnings ratio. But what about a human life? How does one measure the value of a second chance at life?

On Saturday, 5-year-old Trip Walker of Severn, Md., was one of 600 kids on the Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic waiting list. But after a visit from WWE Superstar Roman Reigns, Trip — who has sickle cell disease — had his wish granted, and he and his family will going to WrestleMania this April.

On Saturday, 5-year-old Trip Walker of Severn, Md., was one of 600 kids on the Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic waiting list. But after a visit from WWE Superstar Roman Reigns, Trip — who has sickle cell disease — had his wish granted, and he and his family will going to WrestleMania this April.

Two recent mortality studies have produced evidence that exercise - even light activity such as vacuuming - is even healthier than previously believed.

Johns Hopkins is one of several mostly large academic medical institutions in the U.S. launching overseas ventures that go beyond the involvement hospitals traditionally have pursued in other countries.

The holiday season is supposed to be a time to celebrate, a time for family and friends to come together, but a number of us find unwelcome guests knocking at our door: stress and depression.

Johns Hopkins ranks third in U.S. News & World Report annual hospital rankings

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan offered his “heartfelt thoughts and prayers” to Sen. John McCain Wednesday after news broke that McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain

Baltimore may have well known problems with substance abuse, asthma and obesity, but compare the health of the city to that of 499 other U.S. cities and things don't always look so bad

Dr. Paul B. Rothman, the CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, met with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday along with other national medical leaders.

Dr. Richard Mayer, who trained generations of neurologists over nearly 50 years as a teaching physician in Baltimore, and whose pioneering research advanced testing with electromyography, known as EMG, died last week after a car crash in Towson.

Is Trump's behavior due to a personality disorder?

When we do not replace fluids lost through normal body functions or in times of illness or extreme heat, we can become dehydrated. Dehydration can disrupt normal functioning and can be extremely dangerous and even life- threatening in the very young, aging and in those who are working or exercising in extreme heat and not replacing fluids. The aging population is especially susceptible to dehydration. In fact dehydration is one of the 10 most frequent diagnoses reported for hospitalizations of

7-year-old Noah Kabia, an aspiring drummer with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, now strives to beat cancer with community support.

It seems to me my mother's life was contained in her death. If I can solve that one puzzle, the moment when things spun irretrievably out of control, perhaps I will better understand who she was. This is the story of one particular daughter's attempt to come to terms with the loss of one particular mother. But perhaps my experience will resonate with other sons and daughters.

Maryland is the only state testing an "all Payer" model for Medicare insurance payments. This model pays hospitals a fixed amount for each patient, in contrast to standard fee-for-service payments for each test or doctor's visit. A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine showed Maryland's experiment has resulted in a 26 percent drop in infections, surgical errors and other preventable conditions. The model's success is counter-intuitive and throws into question our belief that more

A sense of irony permeated the field as Kathy Summerlin and 40 other women ran out of the oversized South Carroll Cavalier's football helmet, a device crafted in the image of perhaps the most important piece of protective equipment a football player dons.

Johns Hopkins Hospital tied with UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles as the nation's third best hospitals in the latest ranking from U.S. News and World Report, a widely watched annual assessment that for years called Hopkins No. 1.

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Ann Dicke is the new Faculty Extension Assistant for 4-H Youth Development at the Carroll County Extension office.

No hospital in Maryland earned a top score under a new, simplified ranking system from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that adds to the collection of sometimes conflicting assessments of the nation's health care facilities.

Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth will undergo surgery on the acromioclavicular joint in his right shoulder on Friday and will require two to three months of rehabilitation, which could put the veteran's availability for Opening Day in jeopardy.

Studies show a healthy lifestyle can prevent a number of illnesses and diseases, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and certain types of cancer. And in Howard County, achieving that lifestyle is easier than you might think.

Natural Product Solutions' small office/warehouse in Timonium hardly suggests the dietary supplement company's national reach, or the bigger things to come in 2015: agreements that could double their range, and a new spokeswoman who is a brand name in sex and relationship advice.

Feral cats pose a serious health threat to humans

Polyurethane foam could be used to stop fatal bleeding from deep wounds

Robin Williams death and the loss of his talent add to the general gloominess that hangs over much of the world.

Dorothy Hutchins and Charlotte Rollenhagen began a seven-decade friendship in 1940, when Hutchins was a young burn patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Rollenhagen was her nurse. The women reunited this week, the first time they've seen each other in person in 13 years.

Johns Hopkins Hospital still considered among best hospitals in many specialties

On Friday, I and 2,000 of my co-workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital were scheduled to go on strike for the second time in two months. It's not a step we wanted to take, but one we thought we had to take. But late yesterday, we agreed to a one-week cooling off period at Gov. Martin O'Malley's request. We hope the time will make a difference.Johns Hopkins Hospital and strike 1199SEIU Ronald Peterson

Emily Kolenda, an 11-year-old Catonsville resident, battles the rare autoimmune disorder acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

Dr. Majid Fotuhi, a Harvard- and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist, author of three books on the human brain and owner of a brain training center that opened last fall in Columbia, last week launched a series of six lectures on boosting your brain with an hour-long talk at the East Columbia 50+ Center.

I encourage our lawmakers to remove the barriers that exist in recognizing pharmacists' clinical services so that the citizens of the state of Maryland can have the same access to care that the citizens of California now enjoy. Enacting laws that recognize pharmacists as health care providers will allow us to meet the increasing health care needs of the citizens of our state by practicing at the top of our license in collaboration with our health care partners, ultimately helping to make