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UMMS “Spring Into Good Health” Event Gets Shoppers Dancing in the Center Court at Mondawmin Mall

April 16, 2012

By Sharon Boston UMMC Media Relations Manager Each spring, the University of Medical System (UMMS) hosts “Spring Into Good Health,” a free event attended by hundreds of people who receive medical screenings (such as blood pressure and cholesterol), talk one-on-one with University of Maryland Medical System health professionals and pick up information on men’s and [...]

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Brain Attack Team Marshals Forces to Save a Stroke Patient

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Six weeks after suffering a stroke while driving on the Baltimore Beltway, Paul Sargent, 45, is back on his feet, speaking normally and continuing physical therapy. A sprinkler fitter with the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters, Local 536, he often worked on ladders and aerials lifts that put him 100 feet in the [...]

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Colitis Patient is Able To Compete in More Than 20 Triathlons After Receiving Remicade Treatments at UMMC’s IBD Center

December 29, 2011
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By Brendan Wills I spent years “dealing with” my condition.  I saw specialists in other practices who prescribed different drugs to treat my colitis, but nothing worked.  I was getting sicker and had no energy for the things I enjoyed most — spending time with my family, traveling, and my real passion, competing in triathlons.  [...]

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Snowpile: Santa Sets Up a Satellite Workshop at the UM Children’s Hospital

December 23, 2011

By Shannon Joslin, MS, CCLS Child Life Manager University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Being in the hospital at any time is a challenge, but especially so for young patients during the holidays.  Children miss their family, friends and their traditional holiday activities. Here at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH), it’s a little easier [...]

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Blue Holiday Service Acknowledges Darkness While Seeking Growth and Hope

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By Susan Roy, DMin, BCC Pastoral Care Director As hospital chaplains working with patients, families and our fellow staff members, we know that the stream of cheerful holiday messages and images might only make it harder for individuals experiencing grief or loss. Each year, we offer a series of services for people who seek a [...]

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Mitral Valve Repair Lets Marathon Runner Boogie at Son’s Wedding

Nick and Patty Papas November 22, 2011

By Nick Papas I had just completed the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon. It was not my best time. There was no personal record that day. It was a day marked by a continued struggle with a chronic heel injury.  But there was something more serious brewing in my body that day. It was a particularly strong [...]

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Multiple Myeloma Patient Returns to Active Lifestyle and Raises Awareness for Cancer Research

September 19, 2011
Bob Viti

By Bob Viti Thurmont resident Bob Viti  is a husband, father, competitive triathlete, high school educator and soccer coach. Bob was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August 2007, had a stem cell transplant in March 2008, and is now on maintenance therapy. He is in complete remission and back to the active lifestyle he enjoys. [...]

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The Child Life Department Hosts a Back to School Carnival

September 13, 2011
Child Life Team Members

By Megan Kikola, M.S., CCLS Child Life Assistant If you happened to take the rotunda elevators to the Children’s Hospital on Friday, August 12, you would have been greeted by a wonderland of music, characters, and bright colors. A world where the pediatric patients were not focused on pokes, IV pumps and tears; but on [...]

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The Ultimate Match Game: Donors and Recipients in Triple Kidney Swap Meet for the First Time

July 8, 2011

There were plenty of hugs to go around when six patients involved in a triple kidney swap conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center met for the first time on July 8, 2011. Each recipient originally came to the hospital with an intended donor: a spouse, a sibling and a church friend. However, when [...]

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Parents of Former Patient Host Charity Remote Control Airplane Event to Benefit UMMC’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

June 23, 2011
Joanna, Andrew and their son Michael

By Joanna and Andrew Parents of Former NICU Patient Andrew, Joanna and Michael present UMMC’s NICU with a check for $1,179. Editor’s Note: Joanna and Andrew welcomed their son Michael into the world on July 21, 2009, after only 25 weeks gestation. He was 12 inches long and weighed only one pound, 10 ounces. At [...]

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