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University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives One of the Largest Gifts in its History to Establish Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine

With an urgent mission to address the alarming rise in drug overdose deaths, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has announced plans to open the new Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.
31-May-2023 5:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Study Highlights Dangers of Cumulative Exposure to Cardiovascular Risks and Need for Earlier Primary Prevention Strategies

The new research findings, published in March in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, used data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA), which recruited about 5,000 healthy young adults from four U.S. cities...
17-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Leading Healthcare Executive Rachel Hoover, MS, MBA, Named Executive Vice President at UM Faculty Physicians, Inc.

Rachel L. Hoover, MS, MBA, began serving as the new University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (EVP/CAO), effective May 1.
16-May-2023 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Research Identifies New Cause of Heart Failure Condition in Children

In an effort to determine the cause behind a rare condition that causes heart failure in children, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have identified new gene mutations responsible for the disorder in an infant patient. They were...
10-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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University of Maryland School of Medicine Genomic Scientist Claire M. Fraser Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced that Claire M. Fraser, PhD, the Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), and the Founding Director of the...
5-May-2023 3:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Leading Physician-Scientist Dr. Bradley A. Maron Appointed Senior Associate Dean for Precision Medicine at UMSOM and Co-Director of new University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) at UMB

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Bradley A. Maron, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), and Co-Director of the...
4-May-2023 1:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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AI in Medical Imaging Could Magnify Health Inequities, Study Finds

Analyzing crowd-sourced sets of data used to create AI algorithms from medical images, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that most did not include patient demographics and none evaluated for inherent biases. That means they...
2-May-2023 1:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Dr. Esa Matius Davis Named Inaugural Associate Vice President for Community Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Senior Associate Dean for Population Health and Community Medicine at UMSOM

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Esa Matius Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, a nationally recognized leader in family and community medicine and population health, has been appointed as the...
27-Apr-2023 5:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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University of Maryland School of Medicine Experts Available to Discuss Zika Virus

As it spreads throughout South and Central America and beyond, Zika presents a unique challenge to health officials and to the public. University of Maryland School of Medicine infectious disease specialists can offer insight into the virus, its...
3-Feb-2016 3:05 PM EST

Global Virus Network Experts Answer Questions on Mankind’s Worst Ebola Outbreak

On Friday, September 12 between 1 pm EDT to 2 pm EDT the Global Virus Network, with support from UST Global as a technology partner, will host a WebEx conference including three GVN world-renowned Ebola experts and journalists from across the globe.
9-Sep-2014 10:20 AM EDT

Cancer Experts at University of Maryland School of Medicine Hail Proton Beam Therapies as Effective Means of Radiation Treatment

A team of leading experts in radiation oncology from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have published an opinion piece in the Aug. 1 issue of the medical publication The Cancer Letter, stating that several types of cancer...
4-Aug-2014 12:30 PM EDT

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