The latest from Meredith Cohn
It’s tick season and there is a new bugger catching a ride in Baltimore
There have always been a few cases of babesiosis in Maryland every year, but now researcher says the Baltimore region has become a hotspot for cases tied to parasites found on ticks.
Federal workers may ‘need to vent’: How to cope and manage workplace stress
Federal workers who are still on the job may find their changing commutes and positions stressful, but there are ways to cope.
Thousands of Marylanders used this site to track their vaccinations. Now it’s gone.
A popular online portal to track Marylanders’ vaccination histories became unavailable in the state Thursday.
Johns Hopkins to tap earnings from endowment to help address federal cuts
As the federal government scales back funding for research, Johns Hopkins is launching its own grant programs to keep the work going.
The state’s troubled psychiatric hospital has a new issue: Legionella bacteria
The troubled Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center is the latest state building to test positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease.
Parents of young children will be able to defer jury duty under new state law
Maryland's governor has signed a law allowing new mothers to be excused from jury duty for up to three years, making the policy uniform across the state.
Allergy season is in full swing in Maryland and about to get worse. Here’s how to cope.
Baltimore’s allergy season is here and it may big longer and worse for many of us.
State’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital gets failure warning
Clifton T. Perkins, the state-run maximum security hospital for those charged with crimes, was warned to improve or risk losing its accreditation.
Hopkins trailblazer scrambles to protect cancer research as Trump cuts hit home
The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.
The $1B problem that everyone in Annapolis is worried about
The state spends a total of $16 billion on Medicaid, with $9 billion from federal sources — but cuts could be coming.
Have a disease and hoping for a cure? That’s now at risk with federal cuts, UMB scientists say
A group of University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers led by the dean of the school of medicine, say cuts to federal funding will hamper efforts to treat and cure diseases.
Nearly 3,000 jobs cut in Maryland after federal health agencies scale back
Mass layoffs at federal health agencies began this week, producing anxiety about workers, public health and economy.
Vaccines, transgender health studies at risk as $300 million in federal cuts expected in Maryland
Another round of federal health grant cancelations threatens kids' vaccines and other medical research.
Maryland likely to bear brunt of 10,000 job cuts at federal health agency
The federal Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 people, on top of 10,000 jobs already lost, with Maryland likely to absorb the brunt of the cuts.
HHS cuts millions in grants to Hopkins and University of Maryland, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both had NIH research grants terminated this month and more cuts are possible.
Maryland hospital budgets appear to dodge federal cost cutting — for now
Maryland’s hospitals have, for now, dodged federal cost cutters, who axed a half dozen special programs around the country for not saving enough money.
Johns Hopkins aid groups to lay off more than 2,000 amid Trump cuts
Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.
A woman stole from Maryland’s system to treat poor patients — again. This time, it was millions.
A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.
What you need to know to stay safe after measles case in Maryland
There was a measles case found in Maryland. Here is what we know about who was exposed and what to do.
Johns Hopkins University president forecasts possible cuts after Trump directives
In a letter to campus, Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels appears to brace the campus for cuts.