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April 18, 2018

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She was tossed from a hospital on a cold night wearing only a gown. The viral video followed years of struggles.

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For viewers, the video was a troubling example of "patient dumping." For Rebecca Hall's mother, however, it escalated an emergency.

Man with 3 faces: Frenchman gets 2nd face transplant in a medical first

In a medical first, a French surgeon says he has performed a second face transplant on the same patient.

Marijuana-based seizure treatment gets positive review from FDA

A British drugmaker is seeking permission to use the drug to treat two rare forms of epilepsy. The FDA is expected to make a final decision by June.

Three more patients hospitalized for bleeding from synthetic marijuana in Maryland

State poison officials said Monday that three more people have been hospitalized for extreme bleeding after using synthetic marijuana.

Hospital emergency rooms in Maryland struggle with flood of patients with mental health, substance-use issues

Hospital emergency rooms in Maryland are being overwhelmed by a big jump in patients with mental health and substance-use issues.

Hospitalizations from falls 55 percent higher in Baltimore than rest of the state

Baltimore City officials will announce a citywide initiative Monday to curb the rate of number of in the city, which are 20 percent higher than the rest of the state.

Night owls might face more health issues and early death compared with early risers

Where do you fall on the spectrum of “definite morning type" to “definite evening type”? It might be a clue about your mortality.

Baltimore health commissioner latest to warn about bleeding from synthetic marijuana

Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen is the latest to warn about the dangers of synthetic marijuana after four people in the state this month were hospitalized for extreme bleeding after taking the drugs.