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| 2011 News Releases | |
|---|---|
| December | |
| 12/20 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Appoints Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies |
| 12/19 | University of Maryland Department of Surgery Continues to Lead Through Surgical Innovation |
| 12/14 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists Find Restricting Post-Surgery Blood Transfusion Is Safe for Older, Anemic Hip Surgery Patients |
| 12/12 | University of Maryland Researchers Examine Potential Benefit of Exercise and/or Memory Training for Parkinson's Patients |
| 12/8 | University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center's Maryland Half Marathon Awards County Cup and Announces New Programs for May 6, 2012, Race in Howard County |
| 12/6 | University of Maryland Medical Center Named Top Hospital for Safety and Quality, Sixth Year in a Row |
| November | |
| 11/28 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Establishes Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
| 11/28 | University of Maryland Children's Heart Program Expands |
| 11/7 | University of Maryland Hypertension Expert Honored With Award for Lifelong Dedication to Medical Equality |
| October | |
| 10/26 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists Discover New Pathway Critical to Heart Arrhythmia |
| 10/20 | Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure |
| 10/19 | New Treatment Guidelines Released for Essential Tremor Disorder |
| 10/17 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Member Claire Fraser-Liggett Elected to the Institute of Medicine |
| September | |
| 9/9 | Whole-Parasite Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in University of Maryland School of Medicine Clinical Trial |
| 9/7 | First U.S. Patient Receives Specially Processed Donor Lungs at the University of Maryland |
| 9/6 | Young Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Have Similar Survival With Breast-Conservation Therapy as Mastectomy |
| August | |
| 8/29 | University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Receives Renewal of National Cancer Institute Designation |
| 8/4 | University of Maryland Family Medicine Leads Education Effort for State's Patient Centered Medical Home Program |
| 8/1 | University of Maryland Doctors Top U.S. News "Top Doctors" List |
| 8/1 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Finds That Mobile Phone Technology Helps Patients Manage Diabetes |
| July | |
| 7/27 | UM School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences Cracks Genomic Code of Deadly German E. Coli Outbreak |
| 7/19 | New Rankings Place the University of Maryland Medical Center Among the Best Hospitals in the Nation |
| 7/19 | University of Maryland Researchers Discover Possible Drug Targets for Common Type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
| 7/11 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Appoints Director of Division of Transplantation |
| June | |
| 6/8 | University Of Maryland Medical Center's Chief Nursing Officer Receives Nursing Excellence Award From Nursing Spectrum |
| 6/2 | Univ. of Maryland Researcher Leads National Clinical Study of Novel Approach to Treat Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
| May | |
| 5/26 | Radiologists at University of Maryland Medical Center Use New Electric Pulse Technology to Target Tumors |
| 5/19 | "Making Tracks for Celiacs" Raises Awareness and Support for University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research |
| 5/12 | University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland Medical Center Unveil New Unified Look |
| 5/6 | Historical Medical Conference Finds Darwin Suffered From Various Gastrointestinal Illnesses |
| April | |
| 4/13 | University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center's Maryland Half Marathon set for May 15 in Howard County |
| 4/12 | University of Maryland Study Finds Benefit of Low Intensity Exercise to Improve Walking for People with Parkinson's Disease |
| 4/11 | Neurologists Create New Treatment Guideline for Diabetic Nerve Pain |
| March | |
| 3/28 | University of Maryland Medical Center Designated as a Cardiac Interventional Care Center |
| 3/14 | University of Maryland Physician Selected by President Obama to Serve on National Cancer Advisory Board |
| 3/10 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Identify Key Pathogenic Differences Between Celiac Disease And Gluten Sensitivity |
| 3/7 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Publish Scientific Paper on 2001 Anthrax Attacks |
| February | |
| 2/28 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Study Identifies Genes Associated With Binge Drinking |
| 2/18 | University of Maryland School of Medicine Radiologists Collaborate with IBM to Bring "Watson" Computer's Brain Power to Health Care |
| 2/17 | BP Oil Spill Caused Significant Psychological Impact Even to Nearby Communities Not Directly Touched by Oil |
| January | |
| 1/25 | Enrollment in RAMPART Study is Closed |
| 1/6 | Dr. Edward Sausville Named Editor In Chief of Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Journal |
| Click here to see the 2010 news release archives. | |