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Here’s a few things to know about how to avoid Vibrio bacterial infections this summer.

See how ships leaving the Port of Baltimore fared in their latest inspections.

Suicide is a preventable evil that ends the lives of those we care about with little explanation or notice.

Baltimore's Jewish Orthodox community had been fighting for four years to mitigate anti-vaxxers' influence on the community. Now there's added urgency.

The case case has been confirmed in a person in the Northwest Baltimore region.

A fourth measles case has been confirmed in a person in the Pikesville area, the Maryland Department of Health reports. Public health officials had said the virus is highly contagious and other cases were possible since the first case was reported April 5.

A second Maryland resident has tested positive for measles, the highly contagious viral infection that has been spreading rapidly across the country, state health officials said Tuesday. 

A case of measles has been confirmed in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Health has issued a warning for those who might have been exposed to the infectious respiratory disease.

Baltimore is one of the most sleep-deprived large cities in the country, according to a new study from HavenLife.

Maryland health officials confirmed Friday that the state has logged its first case of measles, a highly contagious viral infection that has been spreading in several other states in numbers not seen in decades. 

The risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) increases with every cigarette smoked during pregnancy, according to a new study.

Wakefern Food Corp., which owns and operates 11 ShopRite stores in Maryland, including five in Harford County, has recalled several Wholesome Pantry brand organic nut butters because they may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

While many districts say they follow Maryland's guidance around these issues, advocates say Baltimore would join only Frederick County in having a specific, progressive policy to address students who identify as transgender.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Zoonotic Diseases are caused by infections that are shared between animals and people and are very common in the United States and around the world.”

Dangerous infections, blinding ulcers in the eyes: These are just some of the troubles that can come from wearing your contacts for too long.

At least 35 cases of adenovirus have been confirmed at the University of Maryland, College Park as of Wednesday, according to the university. That’s five more than were reported a week ago. 

Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. surgeon general, discussed how all people can do their part to combat the ongoing epidemic of opioid addiction that is ravaging not only Maryland but the nation. He was the keynote speaker at the National Opioid Crisis Community Summit at Aberdeen Proving Ground Tuesday.

The virus, which led to the death of a freshman in November, has hospitalized at least eight people, according to information from the University Health Center.

Doctors, once swayed by opioid manufacturer marketing, aren’t overprescribing opioids anymore — that’s all in the past. Right? Wrong. Opioid prescriptions, appropriate or not, are still driving overdose death rates — and records. Let's unpack the numbers.

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that oils from garlic and other herbs and plants show promise in treating the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, particularly those who continue to have symptoms after antibiotic treatment of the disease, which is on the rise.

Public health officials should support organizations that require flu vaccination among health care personnel and urge others to follow suit. Then the policy should be expanded to other vulnerable populations.

What is acute flaccid myelitis or AFM?

The cases are among dozens of possible instances of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating dozens of across the country.

Carroll County is making it easy for public school students to get their flu shots this year, but parents need to act quickly if they haven’t already.

A five-year effort by the University of Maryland and other researchers aims to figure out how best to reduce tick populations, and, they hope, Lyme disease.

New U.S. guidelines for concussions in children recommend against routine X-rays and blood tests for diagnosis.

There are a lot of reasons people distrust the conclusion that Det. Sean Suiter committed suicide. One of the big ones may be simply that we don't want it to be so.

Water at more than two dozen schools across the Baltimore region contains elevated levels of lead, revealed during tests mandated by a new state law. But the majority of schools — including all of them in Baltimore, Howard and Carroll counties — have not been tested yet.

Saying Gov. Larry Hogan hasn’t done enough to alleviate the problem, Ben Jealous, the Democratic nominee for governor, offered a plan Thursday to deal with lead poisoning in Maryland, including spending $5 million or more inspectors and offering a tax credit for abatement.

The 3rd annual Carroll County Out of the Darkness Walk will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8, in Krimgold Park in Woodbine. The walk itself beings at 10 a.m., takes place on a 1.5 mile paved trail or 2.5 mile trail that is partially grassy, and ends at 1 p.m.

A building at Johns Hopkins Hospital was evacuated Thursday due to possible tuberculosis contamination, according to the hospital.

The spread of illnesses from mosquito, tick Lyme disease and other illnesses spread from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled from 2004 to 2016 in what the Centers for Disease Control has called an increasing public health risks.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Home Instead Senior Care, in Towson, alleging they broke the law by rescinding a job offer after a positive TB test.

Trump's policies toward immigrants ignore a more rational 'market argument' that earlier Republicans would have embraced.

Maryland's suicide rates are increasing, but there are a number of free suicide prevention resources for those in need locally and nationally.

In 2015 the highest concentration of centenarians was found in just five countries — the U.S. (72,000), Japan (61,000), China (48,000), India (27,000), and Italy (25,000).

A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated clothes marketed for preventing tick-borne ills do, in fact, thwart the pests.

Bug bite borne illnessess are on the rise across the United States. Ticks, mosquitos and fleas carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain fever, Zika, chikungunya and even plague, and cases of such illnesses tripled between 2004 and 2016.

The incidents of odd groundhog behavior in Carroll County causes some to speculate about rabies, but here's what we know.

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will lead a $100 million project to survey the impact of HIV programs in Nigeria.

March 24th was also “World TB Day.” You might be asking yourself, “Why should we care about Tuberculosis? This is the United States, TB is a thing of the past, isn’t it?” Unfortunately, no.

Dr. Robert Redfield, an AIDS expert with the University of Maryland School of Medicine has been appointed the new director of the Centers for Disease Control.

Universities have a unique role to play in this field of study. For more than 20 years, Congress has essentially barred the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting research on gun violence.

To study gun death prevention is not anti-gun, it is not anti-Second Amendment. It is pro-truth and pro-safety. It is time to lift the ban on gun research and halt this deadly epidemic.

The current flu season is the worst in a decade, overwhelming emergency rooms and causing one in 10 American deaths in recent weeks.

“This is a serious flu, but it is actually a typical H3N2 epidemic,” Taylor said, noting the particular strain of the flu virus predominate at the moment. “Flu every year kills people.”

We have to adopt a pluralistic approach to curtail the mortality and ramifications emanating from this unrelenting opioid crisis. This fatal disease calls for various segments of our society form partnerships, with the goal of meeting drug users “where they’re at."

Who received thumbs up (or down) from the Carroll County Times this week?

Maryland hasn’t been immune to the country’s struggle with the flu this winter. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza is widespread in every state in the continental U.S.

Baltimore City leaders and communities have many potential solutions to address surging homicides, including reducing alcohol outlets. Nearly half of all homicides are caused by excessive drinking, according to the CDC. In Baltimore, that means 161 of last year's 343 homicides were preventable.