Public Health

Maryland hospitals say they've seen increased emergency room visits for behavioral health issues in recent years.

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

The outspoken public health advocate joins us for our monthly conversation about important health and health policy issues of the day, and to answer your questions about public health.

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

Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov Aruna Miller joined the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, including mental health experts Friday, to discuss solutions for a wave of violence plaguing young people.

Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller promised to advocate for youth mental health with national and local experts at the Behavioral Health System in Baltimore on Friday.

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.