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Bethesda-based Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leader in personalized cannabinoid medicine focused on cancer and its side effects, announced Wednesday the Israeli government has granted final approval for the export of medical cannabis and products into international regulated markets such as ...

The Daily Record has added a special category to its Health Care Heroes event to honor those health care professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten winners were selected from more than 60 nominations. They join the ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine  have begun testing an experimental stem cell therapy to see whether it will help COVID-19 patients who are on ventilators with moderate to severe respiratory distress breathe more easily. The trial, ...

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Kennedy Krieger Institute received a grant of $994,950 from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand and improve access to its telehealth services, officials announced Monday. Kennedy Krieger will use the funds to expand and build on its prior telehealth ...

AMS Onsite, an affiliate member of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM), Wednesday announced it will offer additional COVID-19 testing and support for nursing homes in Maryland. The necessity of broader testing became increasingly evident as skilled nursing and ...

Patient First now provides drive-up COVID-19 testing by appointment at its locations along Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills and Annapolis Road in Odenton, the urgent care medical facility announced Friday. The testing is now available at the Patient First at ...

The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center received a $12,000 grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation, part of a nearly $170,000 gift to the University of Maryland Medical System for its acute-care hospitals and freestanding medical facilities engaged in ...

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The Daily Record is recognizing 25 individuals and organizations at its 2020 Health Care Heroes. They will be honored during a virtual event June 25 at 9 a.m. Tickets for the event can be purchased at TheDailyRecord.com/health-care-heroes. “Our Health Care ...

Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) and University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center received an ‘A’ grade from a national hospital-safety organization. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based nonprofit, gives hospital safety grades twice per year based on categories that evaluate ...

Widespread testing and contact tracing may be the best way to contain COVID-19 and keep it from a resurgence as jurisdictions look to loosen physical distancing, modelers told a Maryland legislative work group Wednesday. Because the coronavirus can spread before ...

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