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Maryland researchers helped crack genomic code of bacteria in E.coli outbreak

August 19, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Within days of the E.coli outbreak in Germany that officially ended this week, scientists at the University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences began cracking the genomic code of the...

Dr. Amiel Bethel, a neurosurgeon at Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Total disc replacement helps with range of motion, expert says

August 19, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Knee and hip replacements have been common for decades, offering patients who suffered from degeneration a full range of pain-free movement. But spines and backs have been more problematic. Spinal...

Drums Alive is offered at Universal Fitness at the Overlea as well as several other local gyms

Gyms try and take the work out of workout

August 19, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Go ahead and bang a drum, hang from the curtains and spin that hula hoop. Area gym instructors say it's good for you, even if you don't realize it. The...

New Maryland plan targets cancer deaths

August 19, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

State health officials released an ambitious plan Tuesday to reduce cancer deaths, using the latest strategies to prevent, detect and treat the disease — and save the lives of an...

Made-over cream of crab soup, left, and crab dip, right, developed by Holly Wildberger, coordinator of food service for Let's Dish are still creamy and flavorful while charting far fewer calories.

Cracking the calories in rich crab favorites

January 16, 2019 at 10:58 a.m.

Marylanders love their crabs — especially when the meat is picked and mixed with cream, cheese, mayo and Old Bay. And while crabs are generally not an unhealthy choice right...

Paula Rhines, a clinical consultant residing in Fort Lauderdale, is back to work after being treated for a pancreatic cyst at Hopkins.

Doctors aim to stop pancreatic cancer before it forms

August 19, 2019 at 1:27 a.m.

Seeing a chance to stop one of the most deadly kinds of cancer before it forms, doctors at Johns Hopkins and at other hospitals around the nation are focusing on...

New study scrutinizes heart stent procedures

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

A new study of more than 500,000 cardiac patients who underwent recent cardiac stent or angioplasty procedures in the United States has found that up to 15 percent were either...

Chantix may cause more heart attacks than previously thought

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

A new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher says the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix significantly increases the risk for a heart attack or other serious heart problem in healthy,...

More homeless veterans getting dental care in Maryland

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

Kenneth Mumford smiled into the mirror and saw a full set of pearly white teeth for the first time in years. He was sitting in a chair at the University...

Cardiologist defends himself at license hearing

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

The Towson cardiologist accused of placing cardiac stents into patients who didn't need them had a chance to defend himself Wednesday before the Maryland Board of Physicians, which is deciding...

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