Community Health

Montgomery County has one of the highest rates of new infections for HIV nationwide, county health data shows.

Major potential change to state law comes as report into abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore is to go public.

The illness is highly infectious and making its way through daycares, according to health experts such as Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

One pediatric infectious disease specialist with the University of Maryland says that norovirus, commonly known as the stomach flu, is on the rise and low immunity may cause it to spread fast.

A draft bill in the Maryland General Assembly would allow six locations where people can consume illegal drugs with medical supervision.

Residents will need to jump through old hoops to get Medicaid coverage again.

The 'rent-a-hawk' forced hundreds of uninvited birds flocking to Baltimore County's landfill to take flight and not transfer garbage into nearby neighborhoods.

The Point-in-Time Count relies on volunteers to scour the city for people who are unsheltered which matters as a data point but this year it matters more than ever as the city leverages American Rescue Act Plan money.

The Baltimore City Fire Department is working with a fleet of fire trucks that is operating with about 70% capacity and expects to ask for more taxpayer money to combat the issue.

Free tuition and a job at University of Maryland's St. Joseph Medical Center will be offered to some students interested in becoming nursing assistants then nurses in a pilot program known as Public Health Pathways.