Sunday, August 27, 2017
River of Life Tribute Challenge: Honoring Dr. Angela Brodie
Breast cancer survivor, Carolyn Choate, together with her daughter Sydney Turnbull, crossed the finish line in Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Aug. 27, completing their 300-mile kayaking journey that began on Aug. 10 in Port Jervis, New York.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
New Use of Blood Cleaning Device Saves High-Risk Patients With Liver Failure
Severe acute liver failure (ALF), a rare but life-threatening illness, is associated with high death rates if patients don’t receive timely treatment or a liver transplant. Unlike the heart or the kidneys, there is no established mechanical device to replace the liver’s function. Now, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) researchers report that a device that removes toxins from the blood can also effectively provide a bridge to liver transplantation or buy time for a traumatically injured liver to heal, suggesting broader uses for the device than previously thought.
Friday, August 18, 2017
Tenth Annual Kids Mini-Med School Celebrates Graduation Day
In 2008, the University of Maryland School of Medicine expanded its Mini-Med School program to Kids Mini-Med at the Salvation Army’s Franklin Square Boys & Girls Club in West Baltimore. Doctors from the School visited the camp weekly to teach about health and encourage the young campers (ages 5 to 13) to consider careers in science and medicine. The idea took off and over the past decade, our faculty have touched the lives of several hundred campers.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Mother-Daughter Kayaking Team to Complete 300-Mile Trip in Baltimore to Honor Late UM SOM Scientist Dr. Angela Brodie
Patients who receive life-saving care from a physician or surgeon are often so grateful that they make generous gifts to medical schools and hospitals where they were treated.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Study Finds That Proton-Beam Therapy is Safe for Treating an Aggressive Type of Lung Cancer
Proton-beam radiotherapy is safe and appears to be effective in treating some cases of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive cancer that accounts for about 10 to 15 percent of all lung cancers, according to a new study published online in the journal Cancer.
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
UM SOM Names Deputy Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for its Graduate Program in Life Sciences
Dudley K. Strickland, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), along with UM SOM Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced that Peixin Yang, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (OB-GYN), has been named Deputy Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in UM SOM’s Graduate Program in Life Sciences (GPILS).
Monday, August 07, 2017
Renowned Scientist and Former Department of Epidemiology Chair Dr. Paul Stolley Has Died
Dr. Paul David Stolley, who fought for more rigorous drug safety testing, died Friday of bone cancer in his Columbia home. He was 80.
Monday, August 07, 2017
Adding Targeted Therapy To Chemoradiation Fails To Improve Survival for Esophageal Cancer Patients
Adding the targeted therapy cetuximab to chemotherapy and radiation treatment does not improve overall survival for patients with esophageal cancer, according to new research published online in JAMA Oncology.
Thursday, August 03, 2017
UM SOM Study Announces Breakthrough in Understanding Hearing Loss
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) today announced a breakthrough discovery that could eventually help scientists repair hearing problems or protect those at risk for hearing loss – a condition that affects some 40 million Americans.
Thursday, August 03, 2017
UM SOM Received $2.47 Million Grant To Develop Traveler's Diarrhea Vaccine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has been awarded a three-year, $2.47 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a vaccine to protect against Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), pathogens which are among the leading causes of diarrheal disease in young children in developing countries and a common cause of “traveler’s diarrhea” among travelers to these countries.