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Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of the University of Maryland Medical Center, a teaching hospital in downtown Baltimore that provides a full range of services to more than 3000,000 patients each year. Through the tour you can view our main entrance, pharmacy, chapel, the University of Maryland Hospital for Children, Heart center, and much more:
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Keep your cool to stay healthy at the beach--tips from the Baltimore Sun: :http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beach
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Jen Moore of Ashburn, Va., plays with her son Lee, 5, on the beach at Ocean City. Keeping exertion to a minimum helps avoid heat illness. (Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron, / May 21, 2009)
University of MD Medical Center Get the latest information about menopause while dispelling some common myths:
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About the Video: Menopause is a natural transition in a womans life, not a medical problem. However, many women have a tough time with menopausal symptoms and are looking for safe and effective ways to get relief. ...
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Stunning Surgery For Man Fighting Kidney Disease, from WJZ.com: http://wjz.com/local/health.medical.kidn
Plus, see our video on arteries and veins featuring Dr. Rajabrata Sarkar, Chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqiTmo6O_
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About the Video: This program features information on diagnosing and treating problems in the vascular system -- the network of arteries and veins that keeps blood supplied to all parts of the body. In part one of this two-part interview, Dr. ...
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Heart Transplant Patient Comes Back to UMMC for Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery: http://www.umm.edu/general_surgery/ronal
University of MD Medical Center Is Parkinson's disease hereditary? Get answers to this and other questions from our experts: http://www.umm.edu/1096
Give the gift of life
On Thursday, July 2, the UM Medical System will be hosting a community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paca Pratt building, which is located at 110 South Paca St. in ...
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Time:8:00AM Thursday, July 2nd
Location:Paca Pratt Building
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Computer-Aided System Detects Missed Lung Cancer:
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TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- In lung cancer patients, a computer-aided detection system may detect nodules in chest radiography that were initially overlooked by a radiologist, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.
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Upper Chesapeake Health and the University of Maryland Medical System Establish Path to Merger: http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/uch-umm
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Maryland Doctor Who Discovered HIV Encourages Testing, from WJZ.com: http://wjz.com/local/hiv.testing.awarene
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Veterans Affairs Researchers Study Benefits of Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation: http://www.veteranstoday.com/article7539
Veterans Affairs Researchers Study Benefits of Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation : Veterans Today - New
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U.S. Military Veterans News - Benefits - Jobs - VA Home Loans - Forums - GI Bill Education and more
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Time together benefits dad and child, from Cape Cod Times: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.d
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Healing the hospitals by creating a more efficiency-driven environment, from The Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion
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UMMC thyroid surgery patient shares her story: http://www.umm.edu/general_surgery/carol
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Music can make the heart beat faster or slower, with possible medical applications, from Forbes.com: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/
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University Farmers' Market today until 2:30 -- fresh fruits and veggies, breads, ice cream, cheeses and more: http://www.umm.edu/features/farmers_mark
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Getting fresh and locally raised produce, meat and other items just got easier: The new University Farmers' Market, to be held every Tuesday from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, opens May 5 in University Plaza Park across from the Medical Center's main entrance.
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Liver cancer therapy trial at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center showing success, from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/22/liv
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When Linda Campbell of Lexington, North Carolina, started to lose her vision in winter 2000 she knew something was wrong. After a diagnosis of ocular melanoma, a rare cancer, she went through numerous treatments to save her eye. ...
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Everything you wanted to know about trigeminal neuraliga: an audio interview featuring Dr. Neil Porter, a neurologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. http://www.empowher.com/media/audio/audi
AUDIO: Dr. Neil Porter - Trigeminal Neuralgia, Learn Everything You Want To Know And More | EmpowHer
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Hi, and thank you for joining us at EmpowHer women’s health online. Now let’s talk about trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal, or fifth cranial nerve.
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Research seeks cure for central pain syndrome, from WJZ.com:
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Research is underway in Baltimore which could someday end the suffering for patients with central pain syndrome.
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Join us on Sunday, August 16th at the ESPN Zone for the 4th Annual Brian's Baseball Bash to benefit the University of Maryland Hospital for Children, hosted by Orioles second baseman, Brian Roberts: http://www.ummsfoundation.org/Page.aspx?
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Dr. William Regine, Chief of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center shares his passion for treating cancer patients: http://www.umm.edu/doctors/william_f_reg
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Radiation therapy is part of the treatment plan for more than half of all cancer patients. In part one of this interview with Ellen Beth Levitt, radiation therapy expert William Regine covers the following ...
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