billing Latest news from University of Maryland Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/living-in-disadvantaged-neighborhoods-influences-stress-related-genes-which-may-contribute-to-aggressive-prostate-cancer-in-african-american-men/?sc=rsin /articles/living-in-disadvantaged-neighborhoods-influences-stress-related-genes-which-may-contribute-to-aggressive-prostate-cancer-in-african-american-men/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:00:00 EST Those living in disadvantaged neighborhoods have significantly higher activity of stress-related genes, new research suggests, which could contribute to higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in African American men. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/large-multicenter-clinical-trial-finds-that-antiseptic-containing-iodine-reduces-surgical-site-infections-in-patients-with-extremity-fractures/?sc=rsin /articles/large-multicenter-clinical-trial-finds-that-antiseptic-containing-iodine-reduces-surgical-site-infections-in-patients-with-extremity-fractures/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:00:30 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-medical-center-infectious-diseases-expert-available-to-offer-insight-on-the-latest-covid-19-subvariant-jn-1/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-medical-center-infectious-diseases-expert-available-to-offer-insight-on-the-latest-covid-19-subvariant-jn-1/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:05:30 EST University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-cancer-research-featured-at-american-society-for-radiation-oncology-annual-meeting/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-cancer-research-featured-at-american-society-for-radiation-oncology-annual-meeting/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:15:29 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/internationally-recognized-thoracic-oncologist-dr-taofeek-k-owonikoko-named-executive-director-of-the-university-of-maryland-marlene-and-stewart-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/internationally-recognized-thoracic-oncologist-dr-taofeek-k-owonikoko-named-executive-director-of-the-university-of-maryland-marlene-and-stewart-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:40:20 EST 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). University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/ummc-psychiatrist-available-to-discuss-first-fda-approved-oral-drug-for-postpartum-depression/?sc=rsin /articles/ummc-psychiatrist-available-to-discuss-first-fda-approved-oral-drug-for-postpartum-depression/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:05:00 EST University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/obgyn-available-for-media-interviews-to-discuss-fda-s-historic-approval-of-first-otc-birth-control-pill2/?sc=rsin /articles/obgyn-available-for-media-interviews-to-discuss-fda-s-historic-approval-of-first-otc-birth-control-pill2/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:15:59 EST University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/the-university-of-maryland-medical-center-named-one-of-america-s-best-maternity-hospitals-by-newsweek/?sc=rsin /articles/the-university-of-maryland-medical-center-named-one-of-america-s-best-maternity-hospitals-by-newsweek/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:15:31 EST University of Maryland Medical Center, located in the healthcare hub city of Baltimore, receives national recognition for its academic maternal care units. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-medical-system-hospitals-light-up-in-green-across-the-state-to-honor-military-veterans/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-medical-system-hospitals-light-up-in-green-across-the-state-to-honor-military-veterans/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:10:07 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-children-s-hospital-pediatrician-available-to-discuss-rsv-and-tripledemic/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-children-s-hospital-pediatrician-available-to-discuss-rsv-and-tripledemic/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:25:47 EST University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/r-adams-cowley-shock-trauma-center-celebrates-heroes-who-come-together-to-provide-lifesaving-care-to-critically-injured-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/r-adams-cowley-shock-trauma-center-celebrates-heroes-who-come-together-to-provide-lifesaving-care-to-critically-injured-patients/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:00:40 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-children-s-hospital-plans-significant-enhancements-to-pediatric-emergency-department-to-meet-escalating-youth-mental-health-needs/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-children-s-hospital-plans-significant-enhancements-to-pediatric-emergency-department-to-meet-escalating-youth-mental-health-needs/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:20:02 EST University of Maryland Children's Hospital Continues to Add or Enhance Existing Services for Children and their Families in Psychiatric Crisis. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/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/?sc=rsin /articles/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/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:45:56 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/groundbreaking-for-major-expansion-of-university-of-maryland-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center-groundbreaking-for-major-expansion-of-um-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/groundbreaking-for-major-expansion-of-university-of-maryland-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center-groundbreaking-for-major-expansion-of-um-greenebaum-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 May 2022 22:00:41 EST 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 University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-eliminates-race-in-birthing-decisions/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-eliminates-race-in-birthing-decisions/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:17 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/study-losing-excess-weight-in-adulthood-reduces-risk-of-developing-polyps-that-can-lead-to-colorectal-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/study-losing-excess-weight-in-adulthood-reduces-risk-of-developing-polyps-that-can-lead-to-colorectal-cancer/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:00:17 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/trial-co-led-by-university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-scientist-confirms-safety-of-mix-and-match-covid-19-vaccine-booster-dosing/?sc=rsin /articles/trial-co-led-by-university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-scientist-confirms-safety-of-mix-and-match-covid-19-vaccine-booster-dosing/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:05:56 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-to-eliminate-race-from-kidney-function-estimates/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-to-eliminate-race-from-kidney-function-estimates/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:15:29 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-announces-comprehensive-stroke-center-at-ummc-receives-top-honors-for-stroke-care/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-maryland-medicine-announces-comprehensive-stroke-center-at-ummc-receives-top-honors-for-stroke-care/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:25:28 EST .UMMC Stroke Care Center earns Gold Plus designation and other honors from American Heart Association rapid response and high adherence to stroke care guidelines. University of Maryland Medical Center /articles/new-high-tech-portal-launched-to-speed-hearing-loss-innovations/?sc=rsin /articles/new-high-tech-portal-launched-to-speed-hearing-loss-innovations/?sc=rsin Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:15:17 EST 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. University of Maryland Medical Center