ANNAPOLIS — A report released by several public health organizations Wednesday ranked Maryland’s funding of its anti-tobacco program 34th in the country. According to the report, Maryland currently puts $4.3 million a year toward tobacco prevention, a 78 percent decrease ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Friday that the first new drug developed to treat lupus in decades relieves disease symptoms, but they questioned the significance of its benefits, which varied across difference patient groups. Human Genome Sciences is asking ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Thousands of people likely were sickened by salmonella-contaminated eggs from two Iowa companies last summer, but lawyers said far fewer have the proof needed for a successful lawsuit and most cases filed will be settled out ...

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BETHESDA — Biotechnology companies and area universities need to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship to make regulatory agencies effective and to keep the industry vibrant, government and higher education leaders said Thursday at the Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference. Joshua ...

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Human Genome Sciences Inc. has decided to drop one of its three late-stage development drugs after feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicated it was not likely to be approved. The company said Tuesday it would stop development ...

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