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Located in downtown Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the nation's oldest teaching hospitals. It includes the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the University of Maryland Children's Hospital and the University of Maryland Division of Transplantation.
Located in downtown Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the nation's oldest teaching hospitals. It includes the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the University of Maryland Children's Hospital and the University of Maryland Division of Transplantation.
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Maryland General will no longer deliver babies
Update: Carver said this afternoon that 50 total employees would lose their jobs, including 10 to 15 doctors and midwives. They could get jobs at other UMMS facilities, including other positions at Maryland General. The obstetrics unit at Maryland...
Tags: Obstetrics, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore
Seven people were shot — at least one fatally — in Baltimore between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning, with the violence stretching from Brooklyn in the south to Gwynn Oak in the northwest and Darley Park in the east. A man was...
Tags: Murder, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Harbor Hospital, Prosecution
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Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult drivers who usually get less than six hours of sleep per night are more likely to crash than those who sleep in, according to a new study from Australia. "Anything we can do to reduce the risk of becoming...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Health
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Richard E. Hug: Mentor, advisor, friend
All of us mourn the loss of Richard E. Hug, who had a profound impact on the civic and political life of our community (May 7). I thought it might be useful to single out the incredible impact that Dick had on the formative years of the University of...
Tags: Education, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities
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For Hopkins researcher, battling MS is personal
Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball. "I was feeling fine at the time," she said,...
Tags: Moravian College, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Field Hockey, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Finding renewed value in life and loved ones
alnotarianni@aol.comGeraldine Andrews had no idea last year at this time what she was in for in the months to come. She worked as a hair stylist and enjoyed tight-knit relationships with her husband, two daughters and four grandchildren. Then, in August, Andrews, 58, of...Tags: Cirrhosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Liver Disease
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Suboxone (drug), Whooping Cough, Behavioral Conditions, American Cancer Society
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Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show
Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...
Tags: Phil McGraw, Insurance, Government Health Care, Urinary Tract Infection, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...
Tags: Apples, Vitamin Therapy, High Blood Pressure, Health Treatments, Cheese Corn
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Psychiatric insurance approval takes time in ERs
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors spend about 40 minutes getting approvals from insurance companies to get a psychiatric patient from the emergency room to a hospital bed, according to a new study. In some cases, the researchers found the approval...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Insurance, Behavioral Conditions
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Police say Bladensburg officer shot himself before crash in Anne Arundel
An off-duty police officer who died following a car crash in Pasadena on Saturday morning had shot himself first, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Bladensburg Police Officer Brian Johnson, 38, was driving a marked police car on...
Tags: Accidental Death, Shootings, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Marylanders recall terror after Boston Marathon explosions
Kathryn Ledwell turned at the boom and stared, confused in her fatigue by the plume of smoke rising behind her, the screams and the crowd — not just her fellow athletes but everyone — running in different directions. Then the second...
Tags: Running, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Johns Hopkins University, Road Running, Religion and Belief
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