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Newswise: Large Multicenter Clinical Trial Finds that Antiseptic Containing Iodine Reduces Surgical-Site Infections in Patients with Extremity Fractures
Released: 1-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Large Multicenter Clinical Trial Finds that Antiseptic Containing Iodine Reduces Surgical-Site Infections in Patients with Extremity Fractures
University of Maryland Medical Center

A large multicenter clinical trial co-led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that an antiseptic containing iodine resulted in about one-quarter fewer post-surgical infections in patients with limb fractures compared to another frequently used skin antiseptic.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 6:15 PM EDT
University of Maryland School of Medicine Cancer Research Featured at American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting
University of Maryland Medical Center

Researchers in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) presented significant findings in two studies featured today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Diego.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Internationally Recognized Thoracic Oncologist Dr. Taofeek K. Owonikoko Named Executive Director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland Medical Center

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) President and CEO Bert W. O’Malley, MD, announced today that Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD, a distinguished physician-scientist with a global reputation in thoracic oncology, has been appointed Executive Director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).

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Released: 6-Jun-2023 3:15 PM EDT
The University of Maryland Medical Center Named One of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek
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University of Maryland Medical Center, located in the healthcare hub city of Baltimore, receives national recognition for its academic maternal care units.

Released: 7-Nov-2022 4:10 PM EST
University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Light Up in Green Across the State to Honor Military Veterans
University of Maryland Medical System

Press release announcing Maryland's largest health system will light all of its hospitals in green as part of national initiative "Operation Green Light" to honor veterans.

Newswise: R  Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Celebrates Heroes Who Come Together to Provide Lifesaving Care to Critically Injured Patients
Released: 12-Sep-2022 9:00 AM EDT
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Celebrates Heroes Who Come Together to Provide Lifesaving Care to Critically Injured Patients
University of Maryland Medical Center

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) hosted its 32nd annual Shock Trauma Heroes Celebration Saturday, honoring more than 40 trauma professionals and first responders who worked together to save the life of a 51-year-old highway construction worker whose legs were crushed when he was struck by a car on I-95 and pinned against his truck. He nearly bled to death from his injuries.

Released: 23-Jun-2022 10:20 AM EDT
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Plans Significant Enhancements to Pediatric Emergency Department to Meet Escalating Youth Mental Health Needs
University of Maryland Medical Center

University of Maryland Children's Hospital Continues to Add or Enhance Existing Services for Children and their Families in Psychiatric Crisis.

Newswise: University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Named a “Best Children’s Hospital” for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2022
Released: 14-Jun-2022 2:45 PM EDT
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Named a “Best Children’s Hospital” for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2022
University of Maryland Medical Center

The University of Maryland Children's Hospital is named a “Best Children’s Hospital” for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World, which also lauded UMCH as the #2 children’s hospital in Maryland and one of the top 15 in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Newswise: Groundbreaking for Major Expansion of University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Released: 13-May-2022 10:00 PM EDT
Groundbreaking for Major Expansion of University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland Medical Center

The University of Maryland Medical Center celebrates the groundbreaking of a nine-story patient care tower – the Roslyn and Leonard Stoler Center for Advanced Medicine – that will become the new home of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. The $219 million building will enable the cancer center to provide the most technologically advanced, integrated care to cancer patients throughout Maryland and the region well into the future

Released: 4-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
University of Maryland Medicine Eliminates Race in Birthing Decisions
University of Maryland Medical Center

University of Maryland Medicine has officially eliminated race as a factor in birthing decisions, replacing a calculator which led doctors to recommend a surgical Cesarean section to Black or Hispanic women who had a previous C-section, compared to women of other races or ethnicities.

Released: 1-Feb-2022 10:00 AM EST
Study: Losing Excess Weight in Adulthood Reduces Risk of Developing Polyps That Can Lead to Colorectal Cancer
University of Maryland Medical Center

Weight loss for adults, particularly those who are overweight or obese, may reduce their risk of developing a type of polyp that can lead to colorectal cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Findings were published today in the journal JNCI Cancer Spectrum. Losing weight from early to late adulthood (up to the mid-70s) – at least two pounds per decade – reduced an individual’s risk for developing precancerous growths, or adenomas, by 46 percent, the investigators reported. Study findings particularly support a benefit of weight loss for adults who are overweight or obese.

Released: 27-Jan-2022 7:05 PM EST
Trial Co-led by University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientist Confirms Safety of “Mix-and-Match” COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dosing
University of Maryland Medical Center

An ongoing study just published in The New England Journal of Medicine was pivotal in allowing mixed use of booster COVID-19 shots -- critical as the U.S. experienced the Omicron surge.

   
Released: 22-Nov-2021 2:15 PM EST
University of Maryland Medicine to Eliminate Race from Kidney Function Estimates
University of Maryland Medical Center

University of Maryland Medicine will end use of a long-standing clinical standard that factors a patient’s race into the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. The change could increase access to specialty care including transplant for thousands of Black people living with advanced kidney disease.

Released: 4-Oct-2021 12:25 PM EDT
University of Maryland Medicine Announces Comprehensive Stroke Center at UMMC Receives Top Honors for Stroke Care
University of Maryland Medical Center

.UMMC Stroke Care Center earns Gold Plus designation and other honors from American Heart Association rapid response and high adherence to stroke care guidelines.

Released: 19-Jul-2021 3:15 PM EDT
New High-Tech Portal Launched to Speed Hearing Loss Innovations
University of Maryland Medical Center

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss. The tool enables easy access to genetic and other molecular data from hundreds of technical research studies involving hearing function and the ear.

Released: 15-Jul-2021 4:30 PM EDT
UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Earns Renewal of Highest Designation for Cancer Center Excellence from National Cancer Institute
University of Maryland Medical Center

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has earned renewal of its National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center for another five years. The prestigious distinction recognizes the cancer center’s high caliber of scientific leadership and robust programs in basic, clinical and population science research, placing it in the top echelon of cancer centers nationwide.



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