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The larger, reimagined American Cancer Society Hope Lodge at 635 W. Lexington St. in Baltimore. (Provided by American Cancer Society)
Jun 18, 2026

Expanded Hope Lodge Baltimore opens to cancer patients, caregivers

A larger, reimagined Hope Lodge has opened in Baltimore City with expanded capacity to accommodate cancer patients and their caregivers. 

Monsanto Co's Roundup is shown for sale in Encinitas, California, on June 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Jun 17, 2026

Judge sends Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup settlement back to state court

A federal judge sent Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to state court, overruling objections from plaintiffs.

A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York on Feb. 24, 2016. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Illustration)
Jun 8, 2026

J&J beats lawsuit alleging talc caused cancer in three women

A jury sided with Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the families of three women who alleged that the company's talc products caused ovarian cancer.

Monsanto Co's Roundup is shown for sale in Encinitas, California, on June 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court split over Bayer’s fight against Roundup lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over Bayer AG's effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

University of Maryland Medical System logo
Apr 14, 2026

Greenebaum Foundation donates $5.5M to advance cancer research

The Greenebaum Family Foundation has donated $5.5 million to the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center to advance scientific research and cancer care across Maryland.

Attorney Ben Crump, at right, stands with members of Henrietta Lacks' family at a May 2022 news conference. From second right is Lacks' son, Lawrence Lacks, and her grandsons, Alfred Carter Jr. and Ron Lacks. (The Daily Record file photo)
Mar 16, 2026

Family of Henrietta Lacks reaches third Big Pharma settlement

The estate of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman from Baltimore whose cancer cells fueled scientific discovery and profit for Big Pharma, has reached a settlement with a third pharmaceutical company.

The 120-meter-high Bayer Cross, logo of German pharmaceutical and chemical maker Bayer AG, consisting of 1710 LED glass bulbs, is seen next to a red traffic light in Leverkusen, Germany, September 23, 2023. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay)
Feb 17, 2026

Bayer proposes $7.25B plan to settle Roundup cancer cases

Bayer said it filed a proposed class settlement totaling as much as $7.25 billion aimed at resolving claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.

U.S. flag and medicines are seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2024. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Jan 2, 2026

Drugmakers raise prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump

Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts.

People gather next to a logo of Johnson & Johnson at the company’s booth at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 6, 2025. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Dec 23, 2025

Baltimore jury hits Johnson & Johnson with record $1.5B talc cancer judgment

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed its talc-based products caused her cancer.

Friends, coworkers and family members of Michael Henley (red shirt), of Chadds Ford, Pa., pose for a photograph at their first Heat It to Beat It fundraiser. Henley, the CEO of Brandywine Oak, a private wealth management firm, underwent HIPEC surgery five months ago for appendiceal cancer and was so moved by the cause that his firm signed up as a sponsor of the event this year. (Jennifer McMenamin Photography, LLC)
Nov 3, 2025

Mercy holds ‘Heat It To Beat It’ fundraiser, raises cancer awareness

Mercy Medical Center's Armando Sardi and his colleagues led the 16th annual HEAT IT TO BEAT IT event held at West Covington Park in Baltimore.

From left, Dr. Vadim Guschin, Director of Mercy’s heated chemotherapy (HIPEC) program and a member of the Surgical Oncology Department, and Armando Sardi, M.D., Medical Director of The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy and a surgical oncologist. (Photo courtesy Mercy Medical Center)
Oct 31, 2025

New study finds travel delays don’t impact long-term outcomes for rare cancer patients

Patients traveling for cancer care face delays and advanced disease, but HIPEC treatment delivers strong long-term survival outcomes.

Clare Dougherty of the Silver Spring-based Brem Foundation. (Kiliane Gateau/Capital News Service)
Oct 30, 2025

Brem Foundation of MD helps close gap in breast health access

The Silver Spring-based Brem Foundation offers free rides, education and support to help women get the preventive care they need.