Health

The leader of the Kennedy Krieger Institute discusses how the COVID pandemic has posed special challenges for the world-renowned pediatric care facility.

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and national Day of Service, Tom speaks with three local citizens whose work for the public good is a daily calling.

Licensed nutritionist Monica Reinagel is back with tips for sensible eating & weight management, plus WYPR's Michelle Petties on successful dieting.

The public health advocate joins us with the latest on the delta and omicron surges, new vaccine developments and possible COVID-related school closures.

We’ll go On the Record with Sherise Holden, who overcame the challenges of being a teen mother, and with her daughter, Autumn. We learn about the strength of their relationship and how they are giving back to young mothers in Maryland.

We hear from the leaders of the Post-Acute COVID teams at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and from two advocates for Long COVID survivors, one of them a survivor herself.

We’ll go On the Record with University of Maryland neurologist Dr. Paul Fishman. He says research into diseases that attack the brain - like the abnormal proteins that build up in Alzheimer’s - raises hope, but turning discoveries into effective treatment is slow.

A UMd doctor, an activist, a former inmate and a documentary filmmaker discuss the urgent need for better palliative care for dying prisoners.

Though public perception of the risks of marijuana use have declined, heavy use still can be dangerous, health experts told state lawmakers Wednesday.

The acclaimed playwright, poet and essayist offers a poignant tale of perseverence.