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Capital Gazette reporter and editor John McNamara has been identified as victim of a shooting at the newspaper.

Capital Gazette shooting victim John McNamara: Sports reporting was his dream job

June 28, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

John McNamara was toiling as a news copy editor at the Capital Gazette when he left to pursue his dream: sports reporting. He honed his skills at the Prince George’s...

No one tracks the number of people who get vitamin IVs, but some medical spas and health centers say they are popular.

Gwyneth Paltrow does it. But do you really need a vitamin IV?

December 14, 2018 at 9:41 p.m.

Once a month Kristen Curtin gets vitamins pumped into her bloodstream through an IV. The Mount Airy mother of three started getting the intravenous vitamins a few years ago as...

Woman found outside Baltimore hospital in gown and socks was experiencing psychotic episode, her lawyer says

August 22, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

The attorney for a woman left outside a Baltimore hospital wearing only a patient gown and socks on a cold night last week said the medical institution turned its back...

Baltimore hospital apologizes to discharged patient found on street in hospital gown

August 22, 2019 at 2:21 a.m.

The University of Maryland Medical Center's top executive apologized to a patient who was discharged and found on the street wearing only a thin hospital gown and socks outside its...

UM medical school scientists studying bacteria found in subway systems

May 9, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

Scores of bacteria live on the many surfaces of the Baltimore-area subway and light rail systems, and three University of Maryland School of Medicine scientists set out Wednesday to learn...

National group wants cancer warning labels on acid reflux drugs

August 19, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

As a kid Charles Rutherford drank milk to soothe the burning sensation after eating peanut butter. As an adult he complained to doctors for years about chest pains only to...

Preserving fertility can be expensive for cancer patients

August 19, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Lauren Malloy and her husband, Fitzhugh, had just decided to start a family last year when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Already devastated by the diagnosis, she then learned...

Jearlean Taylor poses during a fashion shoot on March 2, 2017 in Baltimore, Md. Taylor models despite having ostomy bags.

Runway model rocks her ostomy bags after years of hiding them

June 5, 2018 at 3:37 p.m.

Jearlean Taylor wowed the owner of the modeling agency and school with her fierce walk, long legs and cover girl face. But underneath what looked like a flawless model body,...

Judith Goedeke, a kidney cancer survivor, took part in a study by a team at Johns Hopkins Medicine researching hallucinogens and cancer patients.

Psychedelics reduce anxiety, depression in patients, study finds

August 19, 2019 at 3:36 a.m.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that a psychedelic drug can significantly reduce anxiety, depression and other emotional distress in cancer patients. The patients experienced...

HIV vaccine to be tested on people

August 19, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

After years of research, a promising HIV/AIDS vaccine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is moving into the critical human testing stage. The school's Institute of Human Virology,...

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