California doctor and university student aim to save lives with CPR app

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/24 2:47P Amy Kawata

BALTIMORE -- Ever since Buffalo Bills player Darmar Hamlin's life was saved on the football field, there has been a push to get more people trained to learn how to perform CPR and how to use a...

ASK A DOC: Dr. Jessica Felton on the symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/23 7:36A CBS Baltimore

WJZ spoke with Dr. Jessica Felton is a colon and recal surgeon from Life Bridge Health., about the signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer.

HealthWatch: Patients prefer immediate access to test results even if it's bad news

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/21 6:28A CBS Baltimore

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HealthyMD: Multi Drug resistant organisms can be transmitted between cats, dogs, and owners

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/20 6:48A CBS Baltimore

HealthyMD: Multi Drug resistant organisms can be transmitted between cats, dogs, and owners

Healthwatch: Researchers find pet owners have greater odds of developing sleep disorders

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/17 8:10A CBS Baltimore

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Moore says Maryland will defend reproductive rights amid abortion pill lawsuit in Texas

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/16 2:32A Alexus Davila

BALTIMORE -- Access to an abortion pill nationwide is on the line as people wait for the ruling from a Texas judge. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says his state is ready to protect reproductive rights for women there. In the biggest challenge to...

Baltimore's Pratt Library expands social impact programs to help customers

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/15 3:28A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- The Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore has partnered with local institutions and the mayor's office to expand its social impact programs to help residents achieve their life goals, the library system said Wednesday. The expanded...

New FDA-approved nasal spray to treat migraine headaches hits shelves in July

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/14 10:10P Christopher DeRose

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Do you suffer from migraines? If you do, help is soon on the way. A new nasal spray has been introduced to quickly treat migraines, and it just got approval from the FDA. The nasal spray, known as Zavzpret, may relieve pain...

HealthWatch: Diet rich in plant-based foods and healthy fats may be good for our brain

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/14 6:28A CBS Baltimore

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Tips for surviving the Daylight Saving Time change

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/10 2:15A CBS Baltimore

(CNN) -- Are you ready to move your clocks forward by an hour this weekend? That's right - for most people in the United States, it's time to "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 a.m. "For whatever reason,...

HealthWatch: Eating green is associated with fewer signs of Alzheimer's in the brain

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/9 6:25A CBS Baltimore

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Allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer. Here's how to manage the pollen onslaught

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/8 2:03A CBS Baltimore

(CNN) -- It's only early March, but the pollen floating around the air in the Southern and Eastern US is already eye-watering. In Atlanta, the pollen count climbed to the "extremely high" range on Monday -- the earliest it has done so in 30 years...

Baltimore health officials discuss sudden rise in sleep-related infant deaths

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/7 6:36A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore City health officials, including Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa, joined supporting city agencies in warning residents after a spike in sleep-related infant deaths. There have been 18 sleep-related infant deaths in the...

Healthwatch: Study finds fasting can lower rate of heart complications from COVID-19

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/7 6:27A CBS Baltimore

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Deadly Diabetes: Why the decreasing price of insulin could save lives

CBS Baltimore (Health) 3/2 3:09P Jessica Albert

BALTIMORE -- Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly is making a big move to cut its insulin prices by 70%. "I was thrilled to see one of the big companies doing that," Sinai Hospital Chief of Endocrinology Dr....