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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2008 News Releases
October
10/7	UM Institute for Genome Sciences Researcher Wins Critical Role in NIH's Human Microbiome Project
10/2	Advanced Robotic Heart Bypass Surgery Requires No Incisions at the University of Maryland Medical Center
September
9/24	University of Maryland Medical Center Named as One of Nation's Top Hospitals for Safety and Quality, Third Year in a Row
9/24	University of Maryland Researchers to Study How Genes and Smoking Affect the Risk of Stroke in Younger People
9/18	High-Risk Elderly Patients Benefit From Minimally Invasive Alternative to Standard Surgery for Narrowed Aortic Valves
9/17	"Get Fit Maryland" Challenges Marylanders to Take 10,000 Steps A Day to Improve Their Health
9/15	Shulman Named First Brin Professor of Parkinson's Disease at UM School of Medicine
9/8	High Levels of Physical Activity Can Blunt Effect of Gene Linked to Obesity, University of Maryland Study Suggests
9/3	University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Receives Prestigious National Cancer Institute Designation
August
8/14	Maryland Researchers Find Increasing Stroke Risk for Young Women Linked to Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
July
7/30	University of Maryland Doctors Test New Fetal Monitor for High-Risk Pregnancies
7/21	UM Scientists Pinpoint Key Receptor in Celiac Disease
7/14	World Leader In Robotic Heart Surgery Joins University of Maryland
7/8	African-American Community, Some Rural Areas in Maryland Underrepresented in Federally Funded Cancer Treatment Trials
June
6/25	Aviation and Surgery - Lessons Learned from Performing in a High-Stakes Environment
6/5	Shock Trauma Team Heads to China to Help Earthquake Survivors
May
5/27	University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives NIH Funding to Further Develop New In-Home Stroke Rehabilitation Device
5/23	Better Strategies are Needed to Inform Patients of Heart Device Recalls
5/7	University of Maryland Researchers Test Software to Help Patients Manage Their Diabetes Using Their Cell Phones
5/5	University of Maryland's Baltimore City Cancer Program Receives $420,000 from Avon Foundation
5/2	A Feminine Physique, a Long, Thin Neck and Elongated Head Suggest Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten had Two Rare Disorders
April
4/26	University of Maryland Study Finds That Minimally Invasive Robotic Bypass Surgery Provides Health and Economic Benefits
4/25	Early, Aggressive Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma Does not Improve Outcomes for Critically Injured Trauma Patients
4/21	R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Honors the Herosim of Maryland's Emergency Service Providers
4/20	Genetic Variant Mimics Effect of Heart Failure Medications
4/18	Wireless Telemetry Provides Round-the-Clock Monitoring for University of Maryland Orthopaedic Patients
March
3/19	University of Maryland Hospital for Children Begins Study to Compare Pediatric Seizure Medications
3/17	University of Maryland School of Medicine Names New Chair of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
3/13	Local Bank Raises $25,000 for the University of Maryland Hospital for Children
3/10	Rain Pryor Brings Multiple Sclerosis Mission to Baltimore
3/4	Adding Gemcitabine to Standard Therapy After Surgery Improves Survival for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
February
2/27	Natural Sugar Called Tagatose May Hold Promise as New Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
2/11	Dr. Margaret Chesney, Former NIH Official, Joins the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine
2/11	Lowering Triglycerides and "Bad Cholesterol" Reduces Heart Disease Risk Better than Reducing Bad Cholesterol Alone
2/11	UMMC Becomes Completely Tobacco-Free, Inside and Out
2/8	University of Maryland Researchers Find Benefit of Acupuncture for In Vitro Fertilization
2/1	Advanced Imaging Enhances Treatment of Heart Rhythm Abnormality at the University of Maryland Medical Center
January
1/22	International Research Team Finds Promising Results in First African Test of Malaria Vaccine
1/2	Pencil-Sized Investigational Heart Pump Allows Heart to Heal After Surgery
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This page was last updated on: October 7, 2008.