Children's Hospital

UMCH News and Feature Stories

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

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

Points for Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine Awarded Grant to Develop Tiny Heart Pumps for Children
Director of Pediatric Cardiology Maintains a Healthy Heart While Doing the Same for Others
Childhood Cancers and Blood Diseases: Informed Answers for Tough Questions
UMMC Pediatric Anesthesiologist Helps Her Department "Go Green."
Stem Cell Research Pioneer Curt Civin, M.D., Joins the Department of Pediatrics
Local Bank Raises $25,000 for the University of Maryland Children's Hospital
University of Maryland Children's Hospital Begins Study to Compare Pediatric Seizure Medications
UMCH Partners with Isabel's Gift to Provide Supportto Families of new Neonatal Intensive Care Patients
The Fighting BlueCrabs Hockey Team Fights for Pediatric Oncology
University of Maryland Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital 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
Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital Cardiologists Use Non-Surgical Approach to Repair Hole in Upper Chambers of Heart
UM Children's Hospital Names New Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Conjoined Twins are Separated Successfully at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital
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 Children's Hospital Begins Pet Visitation Program
Angelwish Web Site Makes it Easy to Donate Gifts to Children With HIV and AIDS
An Inspiring UM Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital
UM Children's Hospital Doctors Test Anti-Diarrhea Preparation
Boy Travels from Greece to UM Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital and the Allergy and Asthma Foundation Bring the Breathmobile to Baltimore
UM Children's Hospital 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: January 18, 2012.

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