Hospital for Children

UMHC News

University of Maryland Hospital for Children (UMHC) physicians and researchers are constantly striving to advance the current standards of pediatric and adolescent health care.

To learn about some of UMHC's news-making advances and initiatives, select from the news stories below:

The 6^th Annual Druid Hill Park Players Basketball Tournament on July 25 and 26
Stem Cell Research Pioneer Curt Civin, M.D., Joins the Department of Pediatrics
Local Bank Raises $25,000 for the University of Maryland Hospital for Children
University of Maryland Hospital for Children Begins Study to Compare Pediatric Seizure Medications
UMHC Partners with Isabel's Gift to Provide Support to Families of new Neonatal Intensive Care Patients
The Fighting Blue Crabs Hockey Team Fights for Pediatric Oncology
University of Maryland Hospital for Children Joins New National Alliance to Meet Increasing Children's Health Needs
Home Intervention Program Found Effective at Mitigating Effects of Failure to Thrive in Infants and Toddlers
University of Maryland Hospital for Children Earns Certificate of Distinction in Pediatric Asthma
School-Based Vaccination Program is Effective at Reducing the Impact of Influenza in Students and their Families
Researchers Find Home-Based Mentoring is Effective at Delaying Second Births Among Teen Mothers
Reach Out and Read Program at the University of Maryland Thrives with Comcasts Support
Expert in Pediatric Gastroenterology Named to Head University of Maryland Department of Pediatrics
New Test Offered to Baltimore Children to Identify Developmental Delays
Potential Method for Preventing Type 1 Diabetes Discovered at University of Maryland School of Medicine
New Multi-Site Study Finds That WIC Benefits Infants
Early Treatment Prevents Severe Vision Loss in Premature Infants with Blinding Eye Disease
Hospital for Children a "Safe Haven" for Newborns
UM Study Finds Home-Based Intervention Effective in Delaying Second Births Among Adolescent Mothers
UM Study Shows Celiac Disease is More Prevalent in U.S. Than Previously Thought
UM Hospital for Children Benefits from Birthday Parties Held by Young Philanthropists
Baltimore SAFE KIDS Coalition and Baltimore Fire Department Create "Inspector Detector"
Rich Gannon Scores Touchdowns for the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research
Kinsman Named New Director of Pediatric Neurology
UM Hospital for Children Cardiologists Use Non-Surgical Approach to Repair Hole in Upper Chambers of Heart
UM Hospital for Children Names New Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Conjoined Twins are Separated Successfully at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children
Breathmobile Rolls into Baltimore to Provide Ongoing Asthma Care to City School Students
Two UM School of Medicine Pediatricians Win Award for Excellence from UM Regents
UM Hospital for Children Begins Pet Visitation Program
Angelwish Web Site Makes it Easy to Donate Gifts to Children With HIV and AIDS
An Inspiring UM Hospital for Children Patient Revs Up for the March of Dimes Bikers for Babies
$5 Million Research Project May Yield Results That are Easy to Swallow
Promoting Reading a Priority at UM Hospital for Children
UM Hospital for Children Doctors Test Anti-Diarrhea Preparation
New Director of Pediatric Cardiology Joins UM Hospital for Children
Boy Travels from Greece to UM Hospital for Children to Have Living Donor Kidney Transplant
New Web Site by and for Baltimore Teens Offers Accurate Information and Advice on Health and Social Issues
March of Dimes Honors Dr. Lillian Blackmon With Distinguished Health Professional Award
UM Hospital for Children and the Allergy and Asthma Foundation Bring the Breathmobile to Baltimore
UM Hospital for Children and the Worcester County Health Department Operate Summertime Health Clinic in Ocean City
UM Researchers Find Further Evidence to Support the Importance of Fathers
Researchers Find Increased Zonulin Levels Among Celiac Disease Patients

This page was last updated on: July 10, 2009.

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