The physician who heads MarylandÃs effort to diagnose the effects of the Pfiesteria outbreak on humans has been named ìAdmiral of the Chesapeakeî by Gov. Parris N. Glendening in recognition of the work done by his team of disease-detecting scientists.
In the first documented case of its kind, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center have been able to reverse kidney failure in an HIV-infected patient by putting the patient on highly active, triple-drug antiretroviral therapy, they reported in the Sept 5, 1998, issue of The Lancet.
Story ideas: Study shows outpatient stem cell tranplantation is safe and effective; new method allows faster recovery from shoulder injury; the last run of the day is often a skier's downfall;during heart month; heart disease still number one killer of women as well as men; new portable CT scanner helps improve patients care; new guidelines developed to prevent and treat steroid-induced osteoporosis.
People who want to donate a kidney to a loved one can now do it with less pain, a shorter hospital stay and a much faster recovery. Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have made that possible by using a laparoscopic technique to remove the kidney instead of making a large incision. EMBARGOED UNTIL: March 24, 1997
A new flu vaccine given to children via nose drops or a nasal spray was safe and produced good antibody response, according to a multi-center study led by the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. James C. King, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland Medical Center, will present the data on May 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societiesà annual meeting in Washington, D.C. EMBARGOED: 9:30 a.m. May 6, 1997
Women make up one-third of the 15.6 million Americans who are drug or alcohol dependent. But until recently, most addiction treatment has been tailored toward men, ignoring special needs and problems of women addicts. In an effort to raise awareness of women's issues in addiction treatment and new services to help them, the University of Maryland Medical Center co-sponsored a free conference at the Baltimore Convention Center on April 24. The conference drew about 2,000 addiction treatment providers, including physicians, social workers, employee assistance professionals, counselors and therapists.
The University of Maryland Medical Center is using a novel approach to solicit funds for a nationwide study of Celiac disease. Instead of holding dinners or galas, fundraising staff are tapping on computer keyboards and ìsurfing the netî to reach potential donors. ìWe believe this is the first time the Internet has been used to launch a comprehensive fundraising drive for medical research,î says Kirk Gardner, director of major gifts at the University of Maryland Medical Center. ìWe will continue surfing the Internet to solicit an estimated $600,000 to fund a national study on Celiac disease.î
A new, laparoscopic technique allows people to donate a kidney with much less pain, a shorter hospital stay, and a much faster recovery. Also, kidneys removed in this less-traumatic way function as well as those taken out with a large incision, according to surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
One of the major questions for people diagnosed with cancer is whether the cancer has spread. A new test is now available for men with prostate cancer to more accurately find cancerous cells that have spread to lymph nodes anywhere in the body. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are among the first in the U.S. to use the test, which helps patients receive the best treatment and avoid unnecessary surgery.
After a heart attack, drugs called ìACE inhibitorsî can improve survival in people with heart muscle damage, but the same drugs make the outcome worse for people with normal heart function. Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. The results were presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, on November 12.
University of Maryland Medical Center neurologists are part of a national study on how to prevent recurrent strokes in African Americans by determining which of two medications is more effective -- aspirin or ticlopidine.
A 27-year-old Carroll County woman finally hopes to gain some control over her epileptic seizures with a new device implanted in her chest that sends electrical impulses to her brain via a nerve in her neck. In a surgical procedure at the University of Maryland Medical Center on December 15, Erinn Elizabeth Farver became the first person in Maryland to receive the new device, called a vagus nerve stimulator.
The University of Maryland Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected the University of Maryland Medical CenterÃs sports medicine program to provide medical services to all Terrapin teams.
The University of Maryland Medical Center has signed an agreement with the world renowned Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston to open a comprehensive interdisciplinary center providing medical care and education to the 146,000 adults and children in Maryland and Delaware who have diabetes.
The federal Health Care Financing Administration has designated the University of Maryland Medical Center as a Medicare-approved lung transplant center, which means that elderly patients who need the surgery no longer have to travel outside the mid-Atlantic region.
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are the first in the nation to use sophisticated video and computer technology to assess a stroke patientÃs condition during an ambulance ride, before arrival at the hospital. Two Maryland Express Care ambulances have been outfitted with digital cellular equipment that allows neurologists in their hospital office to see a stroke patient in real time video and speak to the emergency medical personnel on the ambulance as they rush the patient to the hospital.
After four months in cardiac intensive care, a 56-year-old Baltimore County woman woke up at the University of Maryland Medical Center with a new heart on Valentine's Day. What makes this transplant unusual is that it was a ìdirected donationî ñ a rare occurrence in which an organ donorÃs family may designate the recipient.
A study published today in the March issue of the journal Neurology provides more evidence that the medication Copaxone, the only non-interferon treatment for multiple sclerosis, reduces the number of relapses and slows the progression of disability. The study is a one-year extension of research at 11 medical centers in the United States.
Instead of sliding X-ray films on light boxes, physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center will now read X-rays and other radiological images on computer screens and the Internet, providing faster medical diagnoses and reducing costs.
Alexander the Great, who ruled much of the ancient world until his death in 323 B.C., was conquered at age 32 not by an enemy, but possibly by a tiny intestinal bug. In an analysis based on available historical records, physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center believe that Alexander was the victim of typhoid fever.
A new survey shows that seven in 10 U.S. neurologists who treat multiple sclerosis believe the current definitions used to classify MS patients -- from the least to the most severe -- fail to adequately address the diagnosis and management of patients in each of the disease categories.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center are conducting the first controlled clinical study ever to investigate the effects of hormone replacement therapy on uterine fibroids. The $2.4 million study is sponsored by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md.
A kidney specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center is leading a nationwide clinical trial to determine which of two drugs might better improve blood flow to the kidney and do a better job of reducing high blood pressure in African-Americans.
A less-invasive, laparoscopic technique allows people to donate a kidney with much less pain, a shorter hospital stay, and a much faster recovery. Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center also have found that kidneys removed in this less-traumatic way function as well as those taken out with a large incision.
An international study of almost 4,000 people with heart failure finds that adding the beta-blocker metoprolol to standard treatment increases survival by about 35 percent. The results are so positive that the study was stopped three years earlier than planned so that all participants could be offered the beta-blocker drug. Results of the study will be presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association in Dallas on November 10.
Physicians at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center are participating in a nationwide study to investigate a new therapeutic approach for patients with non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered why some cases of breast cancer and other forms of cancer are resistant to chemotherapy, they reported in the December 22, 1998, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Another medical mystery -- the Plague of Athens, which contributed to the end of the Golden Age of Greece -- may have been solved at the fifth annual medical conference dedicated to notorious case histories of the past. It was probably typhus fever that killed the Greeks.
An experimental new treatment for advanced colon cancer shows promise of saving thousands of lives a year, says a University of Maryland Medical Center physician who has begun clinical trials.
A kidney transplant offers people with kidney failure a new chance at a normal, active life. But, on average, a transplanted kidney continues to function for only nine years. Now, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say a new strategy to extend the function of transplanted kidneys shows promise.
Six critically ill people on kidney dialysis have been able to receive a kidney transplant and a new chance at life thanks to a procedure at the University of Maryland Medical Center that cleansed their blood of harmful rejection antibodies.
The cost of a kidney transplant has dropped so significantly that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers say it is cheaper to have a transplant than to stay on dialysis for more than two and a half years, even among the sickest patients.
People who have frequent heartburn and do not get relief from over-the-counter medications now have another option. Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center are able to use minimally invasive videoscopic surgery to correct the problem in more than 85 percent of heartburn sufferers.
In the first large population study of its kind, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that higher levels of the naturally-occurring substance called homocysteine increase the risk of stroke among younger women.
In an effort to address issues of school violence and the emotional health of students, more than 500 educators, school health professionals, and mental health experts from around the world will meet in Denver, Colorado, on September 16-18, for the Fourth Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health.
About 400 infectious disease experts from around the world will gather in Baltimore this month to share the latest information on how to combat two common forms of bacteria--Campylobacter, the leading cause of diarrhea worldwide, and Helicobacter pylori, linked to ulcers.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive $24 million over six years from the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis Pharma AG to discover new treatments for schizophrenia.
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are seeking participants for a clinical trial to evaluate treatments for interstitial cystitis, a persistent and often painful bladder syndrome.
Adding weekly chemotherapy to radiation therapy significantly increases survival rates of patients with advanced head and neck cancer, a new University of Maryland Medical Center study indicates.
A popular nutritional supplement taken by many patients with congestive heart failure has no effect on improving heart function or relieving symptoms, a University of Maryland Medical Center study shows. The results will be presented at the American Heart Association meeting November 10 in Atlanta.
In spite of a fairly healthy lifestyle, many Asian Indians have very high levels of the blood fat triglyceride and low levels of HDL (the good cholesterol), as well as a high incidence of diabetes, and a genetic abnormality could explain the difference, according to a University of Maryland Medical Center study reported at the November 8 at the American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta.
Drawing on his professional, as well as his personal experience, a University of Maryland School of Medicine physician has written the first set of comprehensive, concise and practical guidelines for primary care doctors to help their patients with Type I diabetes to prevent complications.
In the largest study of its kind ever conducted, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have concluded that contrary to popular belief, the sex life of most women improves dramatically following hysterectomy, they reported in the November 24th JAMA.
Children whose fathers play an active role in their lives develop better language skills and have fewer behavioral problems, even when their fathers do not live at home, according to a study by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a receptor in the human brain that regulates the interface between the bloodstream and the brain.
The University of Maryland's Complementary Medicine Program has received a $7.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a wide range of new research into alternative treatments for pain.
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a powerful new imaging tool, known as the Stealth Station, that enables them to perform difficult brain and sinus surgeries with more safety and precision.
A University of Maryland study, published in the December issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, finds that one popular anti-rejection drug poses less risk of clotting in heart transplant patients than another commonly used medicine.
Older people who receive general anesthesia during hip fracture surgery have better long-term outcomes than those who have spinal anesthesia, according to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center (American Journal of Orthopedics, 1-00).
Despite evidence that cholesterol-lowering medications can reduce the risk of heart attacks and death in people with coronary artery disease, many physicians at major teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada still do not prescribe them (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2-14-00).
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