Sinai Hospital’s NICU is caring for five sets of twins at once — ten infants taking up nearly half of its 21 beds. Staff say twin pregnancies are likelier to be premature.

Harford County officials say medetomidine — a potent veterinary sedative nicknamed "rhino tranq" — is showing up mixed with fentanyl and complicating overdoses.

CareFirst has named Elevance Health Medicaid chief Kurt Small as its new president and CEO, bringing a government-program veteran to lead the Baltimore-based insurer.

Autopsies and police records link six more deaths to a West Baltimore building run by operators tied to PHA Healthcare, highlighting a regulatory gap in recovery‑housing oversight. Lawmakers and regulators say reforms are underway.

Inspections on March 19 found unsafe refrigeration temperatures, mold‑like residue and bare‑hand contact at a Hanover Royal Farms and the Dallastown Family Restaurant.

Pediatricians say a growing share of parents are declining vitamin K shots and other newborn protections, a trend tied to rare but preventable bleeding and infections. Local hospitals are stepping up counseling.

Baltimore finalized a strategic plan to cut fatal overdoses 50% by 2040, directing opioid settlement dollars to naloxone, mobile treatment and community grants.

A Prince George’s jury awarded $18 million after finding care delays led to an above‑knee amputation. Maryland’s cap on non‑economic damages will likely shrink the payout.

A Johns Hopkins analysis of Healthy Minds data shows large long‑term increases in depression and suicidal ideation among college students even as some short‑term measures improve.

NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis is teaming with Baltimore County Public Schools to pilot the Rising Together mental‑health screening in 15 middle schools to identify and connect at‑risk students early.

A new MESA analysis finds that each extra daily serving of ultraprocessed food modestly raises cardiovascular risk, with the biggest effects seen in Black participants. The findings are reported in JACC: Advances.

The Maryland Senate advanced SB 439 to bar many departments from disciplining registered medical‑cannabis patients among firefighters and rescue workers. The measure now moves to the House amid safety and testing concerns.

Baltimore County pulled chocolate milk after a vendor-flagged quality issue. The supplier says it found and replaced two gaskets and sanitized the processing line.