University of Maryland Medical News

Here is a listing of news releases from the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Together, we are a large academic medical center and a leader in research, patient care, medical education and residency training.

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2001 News Releases
December
12/18	Angelwish Web Site Makes it Easy to Donate Gifts to Children With HIV and AIDS
12/11	University of Maryland Psychiatrists Offer Tips on Dealing With Holiday Stress and Depression
12/1	World-Renowned Heart and Lung Transplant Pioneer Will Head Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maryland
12/1	Top Arthritis Surgeon to Chair University of Maryland Department of Orthopaedics
12/1	Nationally Known Parkinson's Disease Expert Selected as Head of Neurology at University of Maryland
November
11/28	University of Maryland and Hopkins Join for Scientific Update on Cigarette Restitution Fund Initiatives
11/22	Study Finds That Depression After Bypass Surgery Raises Risk of Future Heart Problems
11/13	Following the Money Trail: Community Uses Big Tobacco Money to Beat Cancer
11/13	Milkshake Study Suggests Need for Reducing Desirable Triglyceride Levels
11/9	University of Maryland School of Medicine SIDS Program Forms Partnership With Wireless Zone
11/6	New Research Initiative to Help Bring Transplant Therapies to Soldiers With Combat Injuries
October
10/31	Rare Pancreas Removal and Islet Cell Transplant Enable Man To Eat Again, Without Developing Severe Diabetes
10/11	Smallpox Vaccine Study a Top Priority for University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development
10/3	UM Greenebaum Cancer Center Studies New Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients
10/3	Deaton Hospital Becomes University Specialty Hospital
10/2	$7.5 Million Grant Funds Pioneering Stroke Rehabilitation Research at The University of Maryland and VA MD Healthcare System
10/1	Cal Ripken's Retirement Highlights Life-Transition Issues
September
9/20	Two University of Maryland Oral Surgeons to be Honored as "Champions Against Oral Cancer"
9/18	Greenebaum Cancer Center Joins Nation's Largest Prostate Cancer Prevention Study
9/12	UM Physicians En Route to New York to Offer Assistance
9/5	University of Maryland's First "Mini-Med School" Offers Free Health Education From Top Physicians and Researchers
August
8/14	An Inspiring Patient From The University of Maryland Hospital for Children Revs Up for the March of Dimes Bikers for Babies
8/10	Health Effects of Fish-Killing Microorganism is the Focus of University of Maryland School of Medicine Research
8/2	Study Finds New Risk Factor for Stroke and Heart Attack
July
7/30	$5 Million Research Project at The University of Maryland School of Medicine May Yield Results that are Easy to Swallow
7/17	New Multislice CT Scanner Speeds Diagnosis and Treatment for Patients at The University of Maryland Medical Center
7/16	An Upcoming Conference in Baltimore Will Address School Health in an Effort to Protect Young People Nationwide
7/16	University of Maryland Medical Student Receives Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Grant
7/11	Promoting Reading is a Priority at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children
7/9	Greenebaum Cancer Center Studies Ways to Boost Immunity for Patients Who Undergo Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants
7/2	University of Maryland Doctors Test Natural Anti-Diarrhea Preparation Developed by Baltimore Pediatrician
June
6/18	Deaton to Concentrate Only On Chronic Specialty Care
6/18	Protecting Children From Mosquito Bites Now That the West Nile Virus is Found in Baltimore
6/13	University of Maryland Physicians Use Ultrasound in Novel Way
6/12	New Director of Pediatric Cardiology Joins the University of Maryland Hospital for Children
6/6	Greenebaum Cancer Center Among First Nationwide to Test Promising New Drug in Kidney Cancers
6/6	UM Sports Medicine Named the Official Physicians for New Baltimore Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse Team
6/5	UM Greenebaum Cancer Center Reports Findings on New Treatment Approach for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
6/1	Boy Travels from Greece to the University of Maryland Hospital for Children to Have A Living Donor Kidney
May
5/30	A New Website for and by Baltimore Teens Offers Accurate Information and Advice on Health and Social Issues
5/30	EARLY SUMMER STORY IDEAS-2001: From the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine
5/17	University of Maryland Names New Head of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
5/15	University of Maryland Medical Students and "Survivors" in MEDWAR Wilderness Competition
5/1	Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation Honors UM Oncologist
5/1	University Of Maryland Physician Releases Classical Music CD
April
4/23	Medical Students Host Community Health Fair
4/20	New Treatments for Parkinson's and Other Movement Disorders
4/20	New Treatments Studied for Movement Disorders
4/16	Gala to Honor Emergency Care "Heroes" Statewide; Recognize Two Patients Treated at UM Shock Trauma Center
4/13	New Alzheimer's Treatment Based on UM Research
4/12	"Pacemaker" For the Brain May Offer Hope for Those With Severe Depression
4/4	Low Estrogen Levels During Pregnancy Can Reduce Future Fertility for Female Offspring
March
3/22	It's a Match! - University of Maryland School of Medicine: Students Match for Residency Programs
3/20	University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor Receives Maryland's Top 100 Women Award
3/13	Mobile Telemedicine System is Highlighted by National Library of Medicine Conference
3/1	Clinical Trials in Leukemia Focus on New Treatment Approaches
February
2/26	Training Center at UMMC Educates Doctors in Videoscopic Technique
2/26	UMMC Ophthalmologist Says Viagra May Trigger Permanent Vision Loss in Some Men
2/20	UMMS to Open Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, and Physical Therapy Center in Timonium
2/15	Job Demands Sway Speed of Return to Work After Stroke
2/14	Personality Influences Psychological Adjustment
2/5	UMMC's In-Vitro Fertilization Program has Highest Success Rate in State
January
1/16	Study Examines Why Vaccines Don't Protect the Elderly As Well
1/3	$3 Million Gift Will Keep UM on Cutting Edge of Orthopaedic Research and Care
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