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It's a nationwide epidemic. Prescription drug abuse is responsible for a growing number of deaths. Now a new study out of Johns Hopkins shows that doctors are taking steps to try and fight painkiller overdoses.
Winter is all fun and games…until after New Years' Eve.
Nearly 52,000 people have enrolled for health coverage in Maryland since the second enrollment period began last month, the state's health care exchange said Friday.
A new study released Thursday find a double benefit from increasing wind energy in Maryland.
All that exercise will pay off, and could even add years to your life. Canadian researchers recently found young adults who did 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week added up to five years to their lives.
Imagine having all your bad memories erased from your mind.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.
A discrimination case from Maryland is in front of the Supreme Court and its outcome could affect women across the country. A former UPS worker says she was forced into taking unpaid leave when she became pregnant.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has named Dr. Laura Herrera to serve as Maryland's acting health secretary effective Jan. 1.
A big breakthrough in the fight against Ebola right here in Maryland. A possible vaccine gets "promising results" in a clinical trial at NIH. The president cheered the progress but says this fight is far from over.
World AIDS Day is Dec. 1 and in an effort to bring awareness and information to the public about HIV and AIDS, free HIV testing and health clinics will be offered across various locations in Maryland.
Gone too soon. Family and friends remember Dr. Martin Salia--a Maryland man who contracted Ebola while treating those with the disease in Sierra Leone.
People who enroll in hospice care are five times less likely to die in hospitals and nursing homes than people who do not choose hospice, according to a new study by local researchers.
Like it or not, calorie counts are coming to restaurant menus, convenience store sandwiches and more as the Food and Drug Administration announced new calorie labeling rules on Tuesday.
Helping in the fight against Ebola. More than 100 Maryland Army reservists are heading to West Africa--where more than 5000 people have died from the disease.
