A new study indicates that the last 10 years in Maryland have seen only a slight increase in opioid-related fatal auto accidents, after researchers realized previous numbers were inflated by emergency medical personnel giving opioids to patients at the scene of the accident.…
Two Maryland lawmakers will submit legislation that, if approved, would ban chlorpyrifos pesticides throughout the state, amid concerns over developmental disorders and environmental impacts.…
Maryland’s attorney general claims a company took advantage of lead paint poisoning victims with a fast cash scheme that robbed them of most of their lead poisoning settlement money.…
The Maryland Senate recently passed two bills that seek to improve how the state responds to complaints of nursing home abuse and neglect.…
Maryland has received the first grant in a new program by the NHTSA to get states to inform auto owners of unaddressed recalls when they purchase a used car.…
A Maryland hospital has shut down its NICU ward after the deaths of two infants and the detection of a potentially lethal contaminant in its water supply.…
A new report highlights problems in Baltimore and Maryland with assessing and tackling lead paint poisoning due to insufficient inspections, unenforced regulations and a lack of resources.…
A proposed no-fault birth injury fund has been proposed by a Maryland task force, raising issues about who would pay for such a fund and whether doctors commit malpractice that harm newborns should be shielded by a state law.…
Maryland is enacting a new plan to test the blood lead levels of all children ages 1 and 2 across the state.…
An ulcer misdiagnosis has resulted in a $28 million medical malpractice verdict against two Maryland doctors.…
