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UMSOM bringing artificial blood product one step closer to reality
A University of Maryland School of Medicine physician-scientist will head a new federally funded research program to develop and test a whole blood product.
University Of Md. School of Medicine launches Md. Institute for Neuroscience Discovery
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced plans to launch a new neuroscience institute.
New center for medical innovations in extended reality launched at UM, UMSOM
The Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality aims to accelerate the development of technologies to use in clinical trials and eventually more broadly in medical care.
UM School of Medicine lands $1M donation from entrepreneur
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive a new $1 million gift from Maurice N. Reid, CEO and medical director of ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers.
UMD Medicine launches study to create state’s largest research database
University of Maryland Medicine launched an initiative called My Healthy Maryland Precision Medicine Research.
Next dean, VP of medical affairs for UM School of Medicine selected
University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, has appointed the next dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Man who got 1st pig heart transplant in Maryland hospital dies after 2 months
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced.
In 1st, UMMC surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors at a Maryland hospital transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
UMD Medicine, Vibrent Health to partner on precision health research study
University of Maryland Medicine announced a partnership to create a statewide digital platform for studies examining how genes and other factors affect health.
The merger of conventional medical treatment with integrative medicine
Tracy Gosson was first diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in April 2019 after feeling tired and not like herself for months. During her treatment, the founder of the branding and marketing company Sagesse began researching integrated treatment options. She watched Dr. William Li’s TED talk “Can We Eat To Starve Cancer?” and read his […]
UM researchers exploring whether drug could limit coronavirus infections
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are investigating whether taking an anti-malaria drug could prevent infection and symptoms from exposure to people with COVID-19. The study hopes to find whether hydroxychloroquine could help limit the spread of the disease by people who do not show symptoms. “We know that many COVID-19-positive individuals have mild or […]
UM to study using ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will begin a study this month investigating the use of ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, potentially making it easier to treat neurological diseases. Opening the blood-brain barrier using MRI-guided ultrasound could make it easier to send medicine to the brain, including targeted areas of the brain. “We […]
