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Michael Bloomberg joins Johns Hopkins in dedicating new hospital

Michael Bloomberg joins Johns Hopkins in dedicating new hospital

Michael Bloomberg's first donation to Johns Hopkins was $5, which he gave the year after he graduated in 1964 from the university with an...

MD lawmakers pass legislation to beef up child safety seat law

Lawmakers strengthen state child safety seat law

State lawmakers have passed legislation pushed by Maryland doctors that will bolster the state's child safety seat laws.

 Hopkins surgeon performs 2,000th Whipple

Hopkins surgeon performs 2,000th Whipple

Early Friday in a small, brightly lit operating room in Johns Hopkins Hospital, a half-dozen doctors and nurses huddled over the gut of a...

1 in 80 Maryland children diagnosed with autism, CDC says

1 in 80 Maryland children diagnosed with autism, CDC says

One in 88 American children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to a new estimate from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Roads to close for Hopkins Bayview construction

Johns Hopkins Bayview campus plans to begin construction on a new $40 million emergency department annex on April 1, and some roads will...

More Maryland health news

Hopkins leads nation's universities in research spending

Johns Hopkins led the nation's universities in research and development spending for the 32nd consecutive year in rankings released this...

O'Malley still thinks health care will be upheld

While this week's Supreme Court hearings left many Democrats apprehensive that the justices will overturn President Obama's landmark...

Good Samaritan Hospital settles claims it defrauded health programs

Good Samaritan Hospital agreed to pay $793,548 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to federal health benefit programs for...

Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma

When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.

Woman pleads guilty in silicone buttocks injections case

A 45-year-old Atlanta woman admitted Wednesday that she used a downtown Baltimore hotel room to inject exotic dancers with commercial-...

Beef processor shutters plants over 'pink slime' fallout

Beef Products Inc., the top producer of ammonia-treated beef product dubbed'pink slime'by critics, said Monday that it had halted production...

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Supreme Court begins hearings on health care law

It was 1942 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Congress could influence wheat prices by telling farmers how much they could grow.

Unusual twins, 'momo' boys, delivered at GBMC

Brooks and Nolan Bauer, a rare set of "momo" twins, are finally home with their parents in White Marsh.

St. Joseph enters into agreement with University of Maryland Medical System

Financially troubled St. Joseph Medical Center ended its search for a new owner Friday, announcing that it has entered an agreement to...

Legislation would set rules for use of frozen eggs, sperm

If you wanted to use your late husband's frozen sperm to have a baby, you would need his written permission under legislation that appears...

Dietitian unveils secrets to healthy grocery shopping

It's a jungle out there — a tangled maze of hidden carbohydrates, gaudy snack packs and sneaky serving sizes.

Baltimore awarded $2.9 million to clean up lead paint

The Baltimore housing department received a $2.9 million federal grant Friday to clean up poisonous lead paint found in the walls of...

Maryland launches health care reform website

The state will launch a website today that it hopes will give people a road map to health care reform as the country marks the second...

In this Fort Meade contest, big losers are big winners

Leo Frett was not just up and out of his Severn home before the birds awoke. He was on an elliptical trainer in the gym by 5 a.m., putting...

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Phone-based monitor a big step forward in diabetes management

Teenager Anielle Pointu says she felt devastated after being diagnosed with Type...

Teenager Anielle Pointu says she felt devastated after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year. Now needing regular doses of insulin, she feared that she'd be unable to maintain the rigorous programme of self-administered blood sugar monito...