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University of Maryland Medical Center is Baby Friendly

December 05, 2019

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is proud to announce that it has achieved the highly prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for bestowing this certification in the United States.

Little-Used Drug Combination May Extend the Lives of Lung Transplant Patients

August 28, 2019
To see what might help lung transplant recipients live longer, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine developed a novel epidemiological analysis of lung transplant data in the United States focused on regimens that prevent the body's immune system from attacking the transplanted lung.