Access to healthcare, social isolation and financial worries are some of the challenges Howard County residents faced in 2024, according to a survey conducted by the county health department. The ...

A positive case of measles was confirmed in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally, according to health officials. The Maryland Department of Health said this case is not ...

Howard County Health Department's Doula Partnership Program is helping to make sure someone is taken care of in all aspects of their pregnancy journey. The program started earlier this year to help ...

The Howard County Health Department has received a three-year $225,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield as part of the organization’s effort to work with communities to address diabetes.

COLUMBIA, Md. (WBFF) – Howard County health officials on Tuesday announced that an individual in the county has been diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection called leptospirosis. The infection is ...

UPDATE (July 3): The plumbing issues at the rest area along northbound Interstate 95 in Howard County have been resolved and restrooms are fully functional.ORIGINAL STORY (July 2): A precautionary ...

HOSPITAL MEET A CRUCIAL NEED. AS THE HOSPITAL RAISES MONEY FOR THE NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT, THEY’RE ALREADY STARTING TO BUILD IT. YOU CAN SEE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR A SPACE THAT’S GOING TO HELP ...

Firefighters are pursuing evidence-based medical treatment that they should have available to them,” Howard County Council member Christiana Rigby.

A precautionary health alert has been issued in Howard County after a sewage overflow, officials said Wednesday. Between 10,000 and 100,000 gallons of sewage have overflowed at the State Highway ...