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First iterations of the COVID-19 vaccine could be available in Maryland as soon as next week, Maryland Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan announced…

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s plan to allocate COVID-19 vaccines to states based on population is creating a mismatch for the District of Columbia,…

While the COVID-19 pandemic has posed its fair share of challenges, it’s also opened the eyes of tens of thousands of uninsured Marylanders, many…

Health care workers and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities would be the first people in the U.S. to receive COVID-19…

Maryland’s hospital beds are filling up, as the state reported 2,765 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning. Twenty-one hospitals are at more than 90%…

With COVID-19 caseloads rapidly approaching levels seen during the first wave of the epidemic, doctors in Maryland and elsewhere are again starting to worry…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr (R) is playing it close-to-the-vest when it comes to announcing Maryland Department of Health Secretary Robert R. Neall’s replacement….

"Home of the Brave" sign outside of hospital

A little more than two weeks ago, on Nov. 9, there were 707 people receiving COVID-19 treatment in Maryland hospitals. On Wednesday, the state…

More than a dozen U.S. Senate Democrats are urging congressional leaders to include “robust” funding in any coronavirus relief package for states to prepare…

Drug prices in the U.S. are skyrocketing because Congress is beholden to the pharmaceutical industry for campaign contributions, two Maryland lawmakers charged this week….