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Shock Trauma to Study Body Cooling for Patients in Cardiac Arrest from Massive Bleeding

October 14, 2016
The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland has opened a clinical trial to study whether rapidly cooling the body temperature of patients whose hearts stop due to massive blood loss will give surgeons extra time to find and repair injuries, and in turn, help save their lives. The trial, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, builds on previous findings that therapeutic hypothermia improves survival in non-trauma cardiac arrest patients.

Lancet: Prosperity of Children, Families, Nations Threatened by Disparities in Early Childhood Development

October 05, 2016
A staggeringly high proportion -- 43 percent or 250 million -- of children under age five and living in low- and middle-income countries may not reach their developmental potential due to poverty and chronic under nutrition, according to the latest series on early child development, Advancing Early Childhood Development, published today in The Lancet.
University of Maryland Medical Center - Children's Hospital

Two University of Maryland Medical System Cancer Programs Recognized by National Pancreas Foundation for Care and Treatment of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

September 26, 2016

Baltimore, MD – September 26, 2016 - The University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) and University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) have been recognized by The National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) for their treatment and care of patients with pancreatic cancer. The two hospitals, both part of the University of Maryland Medical System and its University of Maryland Cancer Network, are the only two in Maryland to be designated as NPF Centers for their expertise in treating pancreatic cancer.  

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