Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed about 145 students in Hagerstown as the state’s first new medical school in more than a century, aiming to expand residency training and serve rural Maryland.

An early Johns Hopkins phase 1 trial found the mKRAS‑VAX vaccine provoked strong KRAS‑specific T‑cell responses in high‑risk patients; longer trials are needed to prove prevention.

Researchers and Baltimore clinicians say smartwatches and rings can flag early pregnancy-linked shifts in heart rate, breathing and temperature, but they are not diagnostic.