University of Maryland Medical Center News

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2012 News Releases
December
12/18	University of Maryland Medical Center's Cardiac Care Unit Recognized With Silver-Level Beacon Award for Excellence by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
12/17	University of Maryland School of Medicine to Study Drug-Resistant Malaria in Newly Open Nation of Myanmar/Burma
12/4	University of Maryland Medical Center Remains Only Hospital on the East Coast to be Recognized 7 Years in a Row as a Leapfrog Top Hospital
November
11/26	University of Maryland School of Medicine, NIH Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area's Role in Learning and Decision Making
11/19	University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center's Maryland Half Marathon set for May 11, 2013
11/6	University of Maryland Investigators Publish Results of Parkinson's Exercise Study
October
10/29	Radiation Treatment Following Surgery Improves Survival for Elderly Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
10/23	Amish Children are Two Times More Physically Active Than Non-Amish Children, University of Maryland Study Finds
10/17	Nearly Four out of 10 Lesbians Not Routinely Screened for Cervical Cancer, University of Maryland Study Shows
10/16	University of Maryland Patient Exceeding Expectations Seven Months After Most Extensive Face Transplant Ever Performed
10/15	University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists Develop Stem Cell Model for Hereditary Disease
10/15	Upper Chesapeake Health Cancer Center Signs Affiliation Agreement with the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
September
9/12	Single-Port Kidney Removal Through the Belly Button Boosts Living-Donor Satisfaction
9/10	University of Maryland Study Suggests Neonatal Cardiac Stem Cells may Help Mend Children's Broken Hearts
9/6	Married Lung Cancer Patients Survive Longer Than Single Patients After Treatment
August
8/15	UM Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
8/14	UM School of Medicine Appoints Director of Division of Translational Radiation Sciences
July
7/31	UMMC President and CEO Jeffrey A. Rivest Among the Daily Record's 2012 "Maryland's Most Admired CEOs"
7/26	U.S. News "Best Hospitals" Ranks Six University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) Hospitals Among The State's Top 25 -- More Than Any Other Hospital System In Maryland
7/17	University of Maryland Medical Center's Prominence Grows Significantly In 2012-13 U.S. News "Best Hospitals" National Rankings
7/11	University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientist Launches Journal Focusing on Microbiome Research
7/3	University of Maryland School of Medicine Investigators Find Cell Replacement/ Tissue Repair Potential in Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Animal Model
7/2	Women Infected With Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Have Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide, new Research Shows
June
6/18	University of Maryland School of Medicine's Myron M. Levine, M.D., Wins Prestigious American Society for Microbiology Award
6/18	University of Maryland-led International Research Team Gains New Information on Strains of Cholera That Contributed to 2010 Haitian Outbreak
6/11	University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Wins American Diabetes Association's Freinkel Lecture Award
May
5/25	University of Maryland Medical Center Named One of 100 Great Hospitals in the United States; CEO Jeffrey A. Rivest Named One of Top 100 Hospital Executives
5/16	Janice J. Eisele Named Senior Vice President for Development at University of Maryland Medical System Foundation
5/8	Maryland Half Marathon Raises Funds for University Of Maryland Marlene And Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
5/8	University of Maryland's Baltimore City Cancer Program Receives $240,000 Grant from Avon Foundation
5/5	R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center Celebrates Maryland's Unique Emergency Medical System Safety Net
5/4	What Caused the Massive Stroke That Killed the Architect of the Soviet Union?
5/3	University of Maryland School of Medicine Appoints New Chairman of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
5/2	University of Maryland School of Medicine Study Finds Vaginal Microbes Vary Over Time Among Healthy Women
April
4/25	University of Maryland Neurologists Part of National Study Finding Promising Results for Gel to Treat Parkinson's
4/17	University of Maryland School of Medicine and Advanced Particle Therapy LLC Break Ground on $200 Million Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment Center
4/17	Study: Helicopter Transport Improves Trauma Patient Survival Compared to Ground Transport
4/11	Candy Knowles Named Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer at University of Maryland Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical System
March
3/31	Commonly Used Diabetes Drug May Help to Prevent Primary Liver Cancer, University of Maryland Study Shows
3/27	University of Maryland Completes Most Comprehensive Face Transplant Performed To Date
3/23	Preoperative Hormone Therapy May Preempt Need for Mastectomy Among Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
February
2/27	NIH Study Results: Autoinjectors Found to be Safe and Effective for Treating Prolonged Seizures
2/20	University of Maryland Appoints Chief of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology
2/15	University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine One of 29 Centers in New National Study on Integrative Therapy Use
2/6	University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives Five-Year Federal Grant to Increase Number of Students Choosing Primary Care
2/1	Stents and Surgery for Blocked Neck Arteries are Neck-And-Neck as Lasting Stroke Prevention
January
1/23	The University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center's Maryland Half Marathon Introduces Dozer's Dash as Part of 2012 Race
1/16	Injuries to Headphone-Wearing Pedestrians Struck by Cars and Trains More Than Triple Since 2004, According to University of Maryland Researchers
1/5	University of Maryland School of Medicine Appoints Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
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This page was last updated on: January 17, 2013.