Your weekly dose of health news, tips and events for Maryland.
 Sunday, Dec 17 Trump administration officials are forbidding officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using a list of seven words or phrases. |
| For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too many unnecessary drugs. |
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| Bodybuilder, powerlifter and motivational speaker Chris Ruden was ashamed of his disabled hand for most of his life. |
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| A new law supported by opioid distributors and manufacturers is making it increasingly difficult to hold companies accountable, newly retired DEA officers say. |
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| The state has begun to provide reimbursement to cover Sesame, a technology that allows disabled people to use voice commands and head movements to control their smartphone or computer tablet. |
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| An anesthesiologist was charged with murder Wednesday after a 71-year-old patient suffered a fatal overdose under his care, authorities said. |
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| Dr. Peter Pronovost, a well known patient safety researcher and major advocate for checklists, is leaving Johns Hopkins Medicine for the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare. |
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| Nearly 1 in 3 high school seniors say they used a vaping device in the past year. Use of pot remained stable, but fewer teens disapprove of regular marijuana use and daily use is more popular than daily tobacco smoking. Abuse of opioid painkillers is down, partly because they are harder to get. |
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