ANNAPOLIS – When Darrell Putman got so sick from the cancer in his body that only smoking marijuana would stimulate his appetite, his wife did the only thing she could — she turned to her teen-age relatives to find the drug

ANNAPOLIS – A nursing shortage could be jeopardizing patient care throughout Maryland, a condition that has lawmakers seeking a remedy

ANNAPOLIS – A House committee Thursday approved two bills to force insurance companies to pay for preauthorized services and limit the time they could take back money paid in error, after insurers and physicians battled over the measures in a hearing this week

ANNAPOLIS – The illness of a University of Maryland student last year has prompted lawmakers to consider requiring meningitis vaccinations for college students

ANNAPOLIS – A nasal spray for the needle adverse may soon alleviate their flu suffering

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly will likely take a pass this year on the controversial issue of partial-birth abortion, choosing to let the abortion battle play out in the Supreme Court and on the other side of the Potomac River

ANNAPOLIS – A Montgomery County parent whose son died in a crash on East West Highway in Bethesda two years ago urged state lawmakers Wednesday to put more restrictions on teen-age drivers

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ANNAPOLIS – More than 70 percent of Maryland residents support the medical use of marijuana, according to a poll released Friday by the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Health maintenance organizations need to be more accountable for the contracts made with the smaller companies they use to lessen their monetary risks and fulfill their health care responsibilities, the commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration said Tuesday