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Improving Sleep Isn’t Enough: Researchers Highlight Daytime Function as Key to Assessing Insomnia Treatments

Long-Term Faculty Member, Dr. David Stewart Steps Down as Chair of Family & Community Medicine at UM School of Medicine; Senior Associate Dean Dr. Esa Matius Davis Named Interim Chair

New Study Finds Where You Live Affects Recovery After a Hip Fracture

Researchers Identify Bacterial Enzyme that can Cause Fatal Heart Conditions with Pneumonia Infections

Sharon M. Henry, MD, Appointed First Vice President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons

Black Patients Diagnosed with Aggressive Leukemia Experience Worse Outcomes, But Differences Not Linked to Key Genetic Changes

Nationally Renowned Anesthesiology Physician-Scientist and Clinical Operations Leader David Mintz, MD, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the UM School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine Names Distinguished Scientist and Academic Leader Gerald M. Wilson, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland School of Medicine to Expand MD Program Class Size to Address Growing Physician Shortage

Treating Adults with Autism: Maryland Clinical Center Offers National Blueprint for Care After Pediatric Transition

Annual UMSOM Medical Student Research Day Sees Students Hone Presentations and Chart Futures

University of Maryland School of Medicine Neurosurgeon J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD, Receives Prestigious Neuroscience Award

Clinical Trial Using Focused Ultrasound with Chemotherapy Finds Potential Survival Benefit for Brain Cancer Patients

New Study Identifies Key Mechanism Driving HIV-Associated Immune Suppression

In Memoriam: Frank L. Margolis, PhD

A Legacy of Mentorship: Dr. Frank L. Margolis Established the Joyce W. and Frank L. Margolis Scholars and Travel Award in Neurobiology

UM School of Medicine Students Serve to Inspire Next Generation of Scientists at Community Event

Five UM School of Medicine Physicians Invited to Join the American Clinical and Climatological Association

School of Medicine and UMB Students Win Wild Card Prize at National Academy of Medicine Public Health Challenge

UM School of Medicine Researcher Proposes New Medical Training on Cannabis Use
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