A 13-year-old boy was bitten by a beaver at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County and was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital with injuries to his hands and chest; authorities will test the beaver for rabies, per WUSA9.
A 2,000-gallon diesel fuel spill occurred in Baltimore's Harbor East, originating from Johns Hopkins Hospital during routine fuel delivery, prompting a coordinated response from local, state, and federal agencies to contain and clean the spill, which has not affected drinking water but has impacted local wildlife and the environment.
At least 2,000 gallons of oil have spilled into Baltimore Harbor due to a leak from a Johns Hopkins Hospital pipeline, prompting cleanup efforts involving containment and monitoring by authorities, with an investigation ongoing to determine the exact cause.
A jury in Florida has awarded $261 million in damages to a family who accused Johns Hopkins Hospital of false imprisonment, battery, and medical negligence, including preventing them from seeing their daughter while she was placed there. The daughter, Maya Kowalski, has also filed additional charges of assault and sexual abuse against the hospital. The family's story was the subject of a Netflix documentary titled "Take Care of Maya." The case revolves around Maya's debilitating pain and her mother's alleged Munchausen syndrome by proxy, which led to their separation and the mother's subsequent suicide.