Department of Health launches new overdose data dashboard

The Maryland Department of Health on Tuesday announced the launch of a new tool for combating the overdose crisis: the Maryland Overdose Data Dashboard. The dashboard, which replaces the previous one ... Read More

Maryland health department launches funding to battle opioid crisis

The Maryland Department of Health announced a major funding opportunity that will help address the opioid crisis in the state. The Maryland Department of Health made a request for funding applicat ... Read More

Maryland health department to pause enrolling some behavioral health providers in Medicaid programs

Starting July 1, the Maryland ... behavioral health providers into the Maryland Medicaid Program in an effort to address potential fraud, waste and abuse, the department said in a news release ... Read More

MD Department of Health launches partnership to address youth behavioral health

The Maryland Department ... Manatt Health will make new school-based initiatives and investments in youth crisis services, Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott said in a news release ... Read More

Hundreds of new Maryland laws will be enacted on July 1. Here's a glance of what's to come.

BALTIMORE - The beginning of July will make way for hundreds of new Maryland ... Maryland Department of Health. "You aren't allowed to smoke cigarettes in most places," Baltimore resident Joshua ... Read More

A year after Maryland approved recreational cannabis, sales are booming but health concerns linger

Many Maryland residents are less rosy in their outlook, however. Two-thirds of state voters approved recreational cannabis in 2022, with the understanding ... along with the health risks posed ... Read More

New Maryland health care laws in 2024

Access to health care The Access to Care Act, effective Oct. 1, 2024, establishes a Qualified Resident Enrollment ... already undertaken by the Maryland Department of Health. Read More

Maryland Is No. 1 in Best States for Gender Equality

Maryland ranks No. 1 in a new U.S. News & World Report analysis comparing outcomes in gender parity. Rounding out the top 5 states are Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and Illinois. Idaho falls in ... Read More

Six new laws that go into effect in Maryland today

It amends the 2007 Maryland Clean Indoor Act to include vaping in its ban. According to the Maryland Department of Health ... harm on Baltimore City residents.” ... Read More

Maryland health department reports 5 more heat-related deaths in the last month

Six people in Maryland have died from heat-related issues this summer with four of those deaths in the last two weeks, according to the state health department. Maryland recorded its first ... Read More

DoorDash launches alcohol delivery in Maryland

Alcohol delivery via DoorDash is now available in Maryland, the last-mile delivery ... with its customers — nearly nine out of every 10 survey respondents said they had used a delivery service ... Read More