WASHINGTON – Advocates and state officials agree that vigilance by family members is essential to making sure that a nursing home provides good care to its residents

WASHINGTON – Maryland nursing homes take an average of 60 days to correct problems that caused harm to residents, the 10th-slowest rate in the country, according to official inspection records

WASHINGTON – Boaters may have to wait to get through the Kent Narrows this summer, as state officials test a drawbridge opening plan that they hope will strike a balance between commuters and boaters

WASHINGTON – Maryland continued to have one of the worst rates in the nation for disciplining doctors in 2003, according to a study of state medical boards released Wednesday by Public Citizen

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing for a man who charged that a Baltimore casket company fired him because of his age

WASHINGTON – An appeals court has ordered a new sentence for a man convicted of carjacking, kidnapping and possession of a firearm, saying a lower court should not have used a death threat to increase his sentence to 17 years

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WASHINGTON – Montgomery County’s health department was recognized Thursday as one of a handful of agencies in the country to develop a roadmap that other counties could follow as they prepare for a bioterror attack

WASHINGTON – Allergists are warning Maryland residents to brace for a “horrific” allergy season, with high pollen counts expected as a result of last year’s rains

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Medicaid program pays dentists much less than they usually charge for the 15 most-common procedures, a practice that has led to inadequate dental care for low-income children, the American Dental Association said Wednesday