ANNAPOLIS – Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest disease killing almost 3 million people a year, but many Americans think it is a thing of the past, say health officials

ANNAPOLIS – Christie Brown places a properly fitted blue mask over her mouth and nose before she enters the isolation room at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS – The Office of Women’s Health is soon to be a reality with a $300,000 appropriation included in Maryland Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Beginning in October, children under age 16 likely will be required to wear a helmet while in-line skating or riding a scooter under a bill approved this session by the General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – More than 200,000 seniors and Medicare-eligible individuals will get some relief from the rising cost of prescription drugs starting July 1, when Maryland’s new prescription drug bill is scheduled to take effect

ANNAPOLIS – Within five to 10 years, scientists believe they will be able to predict who might be at risk for a genetically linked disease

ANNAPOLIS – Johnny Woodhouse spent five years in a federal institution for cocaine possession, but he will be paying for it for the rest of his life

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland needs nurses critically in almost every aspect of health care, yet the General Assembly has done little to attract and retain them, critics say

ANNAPOLIS – Starting July 1, registering a car in Maryland could cost $3 more in motor vehicle registration fees per year to pay for emergency medical services

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates unanimously approved a bill Friday to ease the rising costs of prescriptions drugs for poor, uninsured people and the elderly