University of Maryland Medical Center

Report: Clinical trials of new medications help create jobs in Maryland

2012-05-18 15:53:17

Maryland has hosted 1,775 clinical trials for new medicines targeting six major chronic diseases since 1999, including 369 that are still in the early stages of recruiting patients, according to a study by two pharmaceutical industry groups released...

Rev. Marion Bascom, civil rights activist and pastor, dies

2012-05-18 17:07:26

The Rev. Marion C. Bascom, a leading Baltimore civil rights activist remembered for his lifetime quest for social justice, died of a heart attack Thursday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 87 and lived in Reservoir Hill. "A giant has...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Weight management The University of Maryland Center for Weight Management and Wellness offers a free weight-loss seminar at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Registration required: 410-328-8940. Information: http://www.umm.edu/weightloss. Menopause...

Triple crown of nutrition tips

2012-05-15 13:30:00

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Christine Dobmeier offers nutrition lifestyle tips. The...

3 inmates hurt working road crew detail

2012-05-14 14:59:00

Maryland State Police say three state prison inmates working a road crew were injured when a car sideswiped a trailer the inmates were on. It happened about 2:45 p.m. Monday on Route 40 in Woodlawn. Troopers say a car driven by 28-year-old Shawnta...

Top 3 terrible eating habits

2012-05-08 13:50:00

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Rachel Ernzen weighs in on bad...

Driver of car stopped in travel lane killed in I-695 accident

2012-05-05 19:22:06

The driver of a Saturn sedan who had stopped in an eastbound lane of the Baltimore Beltway early Saturday was killed when a Ford pickup truck slammed into the vehicle, according to Maryland State Police. David Wilt, 33, of Pasadena, was pronounced dead...

Food truck rally today at University of Maryland

2012-05-08 08:07:00

There is a food truck gathering today 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The event is being held in conjunction with the opening day of the University Farmers' Market. Expected to attend are Silver Platter, Kooper's Chowhound,...

Methadone clinics don't attract crime, study finds

2012-04-30 16:36:39

Methadone clinics are often seen as the bad neighbor nobody wants. Residents concerned about crime and other quality-of-life issues often protest if they even hear word of a methadone clinic, which treats those addicted to heroin and other opiates, is...

Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., dentist

2012-05-01 13:45:46

Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., who practiced dentistry in Glen Burnie for 50 years and whose thirst for knowledge resulted in his earning a master's degree when he was 84, died Thursday from blood clots at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The Glen...

Facebook promotes organ donations

2012-05-01 16:56:00

Facebook has launched a program to promote organ donation, which grew from a conversation between the social media company's chief operating officer and a Johns Hopkins surgeon already passionate about the cause. COO Sheryl Sandberg and Dr. Andrew M....

Eggs and nutrition

2012-05-01 14:07:00

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs....

Victoria Chakwin, from West Virginia comes to University of Maryland Medical Center for a press conference.

2012-04-26 00:00:00

Victoria Chakwin (Left) , from West Virginia comes to University of Maryland Medical Center for a press conference. Her mother, Robyn Schonhans (Right) and Bartley P. Griffith, M.D. (Middle) a cardiothoracis surgeon that operated on Victoria.

2012-04-26 00:00:00

Victoria Chakwin, from West Virginia comes to University of Maryland Medical Center for a press conference. Robyn Schonhans, Victoria's mother smiles as Victoria talks with Dr. Shelly Lall, a cardiothoracic surgeon that helped operate on Victoria. She received a lung transplant at the hospital and

2012-04-26 00:00:00