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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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Race Bandit Turns Legit: Dozer the Dog Gets an Official Role in the 2012 Maryland Half Marathon

December 9, 2011

 A new 8-mile race-within-a-race called Dozer’s Dash has been added to the 2012 Maryland Half Marathon in honor of Dozer the Dog, a Goldendoodle who made national news after accidentally joining the runners at mile five in the 2011 Maryland Half Marathon. Dozer passed the finish line wet and muddy during his first race, but he was sporting 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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10 Healthy Lunch Tips: Add Punch to Your Kid’s Lunch!

Shanti Lewis November 22, 2011

Childhood obesity is a growing public health crisis among children and adolescents that has continued to rise every year.  To address this epidemic, the University of  Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sponsored  The Summit on Childhood Obesity  November 15-16, 2011, at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel.   The purpose of the University of [...]

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In the Pink: UMMC’s Gina Muldrow Wins a Night Out

Gina Muldrow and Karen Muhammad November 14, 2011

Gina Muldrow, left, and her sister, Karen Mohammad, stop by the UMMC main entrance during their night out in a pink limousine. Gina is a stem cell donor navigator in the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at UMMC. She won the night out as a door prize when she participated in after-hours events reserved for staff [...]

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Prevention, Screening and Lifestyle Changes Could Reverse the Alarming Increase in Diabetes

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  By Catherine Brown, MS, RD, CDE Diabetes Education Coordinator November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.  The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide.  In theUnited States, 26 million people have diabetes.  That’s 8.3 percent of us. Chances are you know someone with diabetes.  Additionally, an estimated 79 million people have pre-diabetes, which means the sugar [...]

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Grateful Father Organizes Concert to Benefit University of Maryland Children’s Hospital

November 3, 2011

By Daniel Purdie and Cynthia McClain Purdie Last year, our healthy, vibrant 2-year-old son Adam suddenly began having convulsive seizures. Another emergency facility thought they were caused by a fever or an allergic reaction, but the University of Maryland Medical Center soon ruled that out. They performed thorough exams and Adam spent several nights in [...]

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Celebrating “Great Stories” in Style

October 14, 2011

By Chris Lindsley Great employee stories occur every day at the University of Maryland Medical Center. On Monday, October 10, UMMC’s Employee Engagement Team, a part of the hospital’s Commitment to Excellence program, celebrated four such great stories in a moving ceremony that reunited patients and their caregivers and other hospital staff. The stories came from [...]

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