First Case Of Flu Reported In Md.; Baltimore Co. To Offer Free Shots Saturday
A warning to Marylanders: Flu season has arrived. The first case of H1N1 has been reported in our state. Health officials are urging people to get their flu shots now.
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A warning to Marylanders: Flu season has arrived. The first case of H1N1 has been reported in our state. Health officials are urging people to get their flu shots now.
The executive director of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange says the state's online marketplace for health insurance has been improved after days of delays due to a deluge of visitors.
Every week, hundreds of patients, including children, are admitted to new clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health. Now many are losing hope as the government shutdown continues.
State health officials say the first case of influenza of the 2013-'14 season has been confirmed.
Baltimore has some of the most respected hospitals in the country. But with such resources and talent being centered in one place, patients often drive an hour or more to get life-saving treatment. Now, cancer patients in Harford County might not have to make the long trip.
Marylanders trying to create accounts on the health care website are still seeing delays.
The opening of Maryland's online health benefit exchange was delayed Tuesday by problems with the exchange website, and the state's health secretary said a technical team was working on a solution to a bottleneck that developed when the website couldn't handle the volume of people trying to create accounts all at once.
Residents near Marley Creek in Anne Arundel County are being warned to stay away from the creek after a large sewage spill sends tens of thousands of gallons of sewage into the water.
Maryland officials are gathering at Health Care for the Homeless to commemorate the expansion of Medicaid.
Prostate cancer takes the lives of more than 30,000 men every year. But thousands laced up their shoes Sunday to raise money for awareness in the fight against the disease.
Nearly 26 million Americans are fighting diabetes, a disease that is outpacing cancer, AIDS and heart disease. It affects both children and adults.
President Obama visits Prince George's County on a campaign to promote Obamacare. Starting Tuesday, Marylanders can go online to choose health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
It started right here in Baltimore, and it's become a nationwide event. On Sunday, hundreds will gather in Towson for the ZERO Prostate Cancer Challenge.
Anne Arundel County health officials say a rabid raccoon has been found in a Pasadena park.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is studying the possible public health effects of natural gas drilling in the western part of the state.
