Coverage of area hospitals
6:23 PM EDT, May 19, 2011
Saint Agnes celebrates new patient tower
7:09 PM EDT, May 5, 2011
UM researchers receive $23.4 million to research AIDS vaccine
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will be able to move forward nearly decades-long work on a promising HIV/AIDS vaccine after receiving their biggest research gift ever — $23.4 million from a consortium led by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
6:32 PM EDT, April 28, 2011
UM launches partnership for stem cell services
The University of Maryland, Baltimore on Thursday announced a public-private partnership with two companies to offer stem cells for research and clinical testing.
2:48 PM EDT, April 27, 2011
MRSA infections down at veterans hospitals
July 25, 2010
Stents stir growing doubts, legal action
Charles E. Johnson Jr. was a hearty 62 in early 2008. He walked about 20 miles a month, worked out four times a week and played tennis on weekends.
8:23 PM EDT, July 3, 2010
St. Joseph, two others, had highest stent rates
Three hospitals have consistently outpaced all others in Maryland in the use of stents to treat heart patients, according to data obtained by The Baltimore Sun, raising questions as state regulators examine whether the expensive procedure is performed unnecessarily by some doctors.
7:11 PM EDT, June 11, 2010
Towson cardiologist faces professional charges
The regulatory board responsible for licensing doctors in Maryland has filed administrative charges against a Towson cardiologist accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary procedures, beginning a process that could strip him of the authority to practice medicine in the state.
7:03 PM EDT, June 5, 2010
Sun exclusive: Officials broaden stent investigation
State health officials investigating claims that a Towson cardiologist performed hundreds of unnecessary medical procedures have identified other doctors in Maryland with similarly questionable practices, The Baltimore Sun has learned.
6:06 PM EDT, May 22, 2010
Lawyers see St. Joseph's stent claims growing
The story Frank Ward tells about his medical history would sound familiar to just about any malpractice attorney in Baltimore.
January 25, 2010
Howard reaches out to Asian communities for flu shots
Bianca Chang scurried around the cafeteria of Howard High School urging parents of students in the Sunday Chinese school to get a swine flu shot.
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