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If you have kids and wonder if all that time they spend on their smartphones endlessly scrolling, snapping and texting is affecting their brains, you might want to put down your own phone and pay attention.
Making cookies this holiday season? Officials are warning people not to eat the raw cookie dough.
The recommended amount of sleep for adults is six to eight hours a night. Sleeping more than those hours is associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular diseases, says a global study published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to warn against eating any romaine lettuce harvested from the central Coastal growing regions of Northern and Central California amid a multistate outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked to romaine lettuce. The agency also reported Thursday that nine additional people have been reported ill since November 26.
At least 30 cases of adenovirus have now been confirmed at the University of Maryland College Park.
If you need your prescription in a hurry, Walgreens pharmacy has launched a next-day drug delivery service.
Doctors at a Baltimore hospital discovered a brain-eating amoeba inside a Seattle woman's tumor, helping officials figure out what caused her to die.
In the year since the Asian longhorned tick was officially spotted in New Jersey, it's expanded to eight more states, including Maryland and Virginia.
Tris Pharma has recalled three generic brands of infant ibuprofen for potentially having higher concentrations of ibuprofen.
The researcher looked at the effects fried potatoes have on mortality rates and recommends meals come with a side salad and only six french fries.
A study of 116,000 adults in 21 countries found those who slept more than ten hours a day had a 41 percent greater risk. For those who slept six hours or less, the risk was nine percent.
This week, Baltimore City Council introduced a resolution for the hospital to not interfere with unionizing efforts. A nurses union will impact nearly 3,200 employees at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
A baby born nearly a year ago is getting some attention after a study on the baby's birth was published this week.
The study, from the Physician Employment Report, examines the 2018 labor market for doctors and nurse practitioners in the top metros across the country.
Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young childrencan enjoy with parents — things like blocks, puzzles — even throwaway cardboard boxes — that spark imagination and creativity.
