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The latest from Meredith Cohn
A broken eye socket and frostbite, but no storm surge for Maryland ERs so far
Maryland hospitals have treated some more snowstorm-related patients, but it's not been overwhelming so far, officials say. They are, however, ready for ice to send more their way.
It’s actually hard to give someone the flu. UMD researchers keep trying.
Dr. Donald K. Milton has been trying to give people the flu for years.
Doctors have advice about shoveling and sledding in all that snow
Emergency physicians are warning people to take safety precautions during the snowstorm to avoid common issues, such as sledding injuries in children and heart attacks in adults.
From roads to hospitals, how Maryland is preparing for the snowstorm
Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.
Maryland hospitals are flooded with flu patients. They will soon get millions in aid.
This flu season is shaping up to be a bad one, and not a lot of people have been vaccinated, so Maryland Gov. Wes Moore took the time to tell people it’s not too late.
Maryland boosted health insurance enrollment this year. So what’s the problem?
Maryland has done its best to minimize the impacts of lapsing federal subsidies by providing its own, and early numbers suggest that may help retain enrollees.
What’s it like at a Maryland urgent care during a surge in flu? Snot so good.
The University of Maryland Medical System is steering people to urgent care instead of hospitals. At urgent care centers, this flu season has been a doozy.
Gov. Moore wants Maryland to set its own vaccine rules
Gov. Wes Moore is seeking to bigfoot the new federal vaccine recommendations, which do not universally include flu, COVID and RSV shots.
The panel charged with speeding up Maryland ER waits is taking too long, member says
Dr. Dan Morhaim, a former Democratic state delegate and emergency room doctor, serves on a state commission to reduce Maryland’s emergency room wait times, which are the longest in the nation.
New variant, fewer vaccinations could make for a miserable Maryland flu season
Last flu season was bad, and cases are already on the rise this year. Maryland may not be prepared, as only about a quarter of people are vaccinated.
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors.
Times are tough. Here’s where people in Baltimore are finding joy
The headlines may feel hard, and the temperatures cold, but these well-known and lesser known Marylanders have found joy in blacksmithing, running and beekeeping.
Federal deadline for Obamacare sign-up is Monday, but Marylanders have a bit more time
Dec. 15 is the deadline to buy health insurance through the state heath exchange. How are people coping with spiking premiums, and what is the state doing to help?
Baltimore health leader fears Trump administration’s latest change on vaccines
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Baltimore’s health commissioner, said the hepatitis B vaccination effort has been so effective that the city hasn’t had a case of a newborn with the infection in a decade. That record is now under threat.
Maryland hospitals have dismal ER wait times. But there’s good news, too.
Emergency room wait times in Maryland hospitals have long exceeded the national average, and a new state commission says the reasons are systemwide and could be complex to fix.
This brain cancer is typically fatal. A new treatment could make it survivable.
A study led by the University of Maryland has shown that patients with glioblastomas, a typically aggressive and fatal type of brain cancer, live much longer after being treated with a therapy called focused ultrasound.
Federal housing subsidies can save lives. They’re at risk of being cut anyway.
A Bloomberg study found a new link between housing and health care.
AstraZeneca to invest $2 billion in its Maryland pharmaceutical facilities, creating new jobs
Executives from the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and Gov. Wes Moore announced an expansion in Frederick they say builds on its $50 billion commitment to spend more on drug research and manufacturing in the United States.
How do people keep surviving all that time in the cold Inner Harbor water?
Another person survived after 30 minutes it he cold Inner Harbor after a crash. Doctors say it's human physiology.
Maryland is removing medical debt from credit scores. The feds say not so fast.
A Maryland law aimed at keeping medical debt from ruining people’s creditworthiness went into effect Oct. 1, and 27 days later the Trump administration said the state and 14 others were violating federal law.
