Skin cream linked to case of Mercury poisoning
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a warning Tuesday about skin creams that may contain mercury. One of those creams, Crema Aguamary, has been linked to one...
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Treatment problems, fear found in state’s high-security mental hospital, workers say
Workers at Maryland's maximum-security psychiatric hospital in Jessup, where two patients were slain recently, are calling on the state to address what they describe as problems in treatment and a...
O’Malley names new Perkins hospital CEO
State officials tapped a veteran psychiatric hospital administrator Wednesday to take over leadership of Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where two recent killings have sparked questions about the safety and...
Advocates, union call for changes at mental hospital
Mental health advocates and labor union officials are calling for increased staffing and policy changes at the state's maximum security mental hospital — including a reassessment of how patients are...
St. Joseph hospital seeks strategic partnership
St. Joseph Medical Center is looking to partner with other hospitals as it continues to lose patients and revenue in the wake of problems with its lead cardiologist — a...
Loved ones say goodbye to ex-Raven Orlando Brown
Former Raven Orlando "Zeus" Brown was remembered Friday as a force on the football field, a jovial character who liked to have a good time and a devoted father who...
Former Raven Orlando Brown probably didn’t know he had diabetes, medical examiner says
Former Baltimore Raven Orlando Brown died of a diabetic complication that is rarely fatal but can sometimes be quick to strike — and he might not even have known he...
The journey of breast cancer survivorship
After months of chemotherapy and radiation, Susan Faber had finally finished breast cancer treatment and conquered the disease. It should have been a happy occasion. But Faber felt at a...
HIV/AIDS population aging
When Malcolm Coley was diagnosed with HIV, he began preparing to die. The Baltimore man, a former heroin user who suspects he contracted the virus by sharing needles, packed his...
Baltimore-area hospitals compete for moms-to-be with hardwood floors, gourmet meals and other luxuries.
Julie McAllister was feeling serene as she lounged in her room with the window view, enjoying a quiet, kid-free afternoon. It was almost as if she were on vacation. But...