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The merger of conventional medical treatment with integrative medicine
Aug 19, 2021

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 […]

Hogan orders limits on prescriptions of COVID-19 drugs
Apr 23, 2020

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 […]

UM to study using ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier
Aug 9, 2018

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 […]

UMD virology institute gets $50 million to fight AIDS
Apr 30, 2018

University of Maryland opens lab for immunotherapy

The University of Maryland School of Medicine Monday opened a lab the university hopes will be home to the creation of the next generation of cancer cures. The Fannie Angelos […]

A man walks in front of a building at the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex in Baltimore on July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Mar 20, 2018

Maryland universities improve in U.S. News’ medical school rankings

The University of Maryland took some big steps forward and Johns Hopkins remained near the top of the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of medical schools. The University […]

UM breast cancer treatment cleared for wider use
Jan 12, 2018

UM breast cancer treatment cleared for wider use

A Maryland company can now begin marketing its device, which could change the way breast cancer is treated, after it received government clearance last month. The Food and Drug Administration […]

Johns Hopkins workers eye vote on labor contract
Mar 15, 2017

Hopkins one of the best in U.S. News rankings of med schools

Johns Hopkins University placed third in the country for top medical schools for research in U.S. News and World Report’s graduate school rankings released this week. The Baltimore institution was […]

For rural populations, growing the workforce is key to improving health care
Nov 3, 2016

For rural populations, growing the workforce is key to improving health care

Rural areas throughout the United States often have trouble recruiting and retaining physicians due to their low populations. Opinions vary on whether Maryland has a true shortage of primary-care physicians […]

UMD professor vows to bring science to energy drink
Mar 14, 2016

UMD professor vows to bring science to energy drink

On paper, Dr. Bankole Johnson does not seem like a person who would be launching his own business. A lifelong academic, medical doctor and professor at the University of Maryland […]

Health startups graduate from Baltimore accelerator
May 13, 2015

Health startups graduate from Baltimore accelerator

Dr. Stephen Milner sees a problem with how many doctors interact with each other in hospitals. If doctors only make rounds and discuss each patient together once per day, then […]

Apr 13, 2015

UMB pumps $100K into artificial lung company

The University of Maryland, Baltimore has invested $100,000 in a Baltimore company called Breethe, Inc. to help market a wearable, artificial lung system developed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The investment was made through UM Ventures, a partnership between UMB and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County that allows the schools to commercialize technology developed by t[...]

Mar 21, 2014

Photos: UM School of Medicine Match Day

The University of Maryland School of Medicine held its annual Match Day on Friday, March 21, 2014 in Baltimore.

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