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University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Suggests New Computer Analytics May Solve the Hospital Readmission Puzzle
June 05, 2019Experimental Noninvasive Tool Monitors Effectiveness of Stem Cell Transplantation
May 22, 2019Stem-cell based therapies to strengthen the heart muscle and treat other diseases are beginning to show promise in human clinical trials. However, other than observing clinical outcomes, lack of a repeatable, time-sensitive and noninvasive tool to assess the effectiveness of the transplanted cells within the target organ has slowed progress in the stem cell field.
University of Maryland Medical Center Once Again Awarded Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center
May 08, 2019The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has once again achieved The Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC). The two-year designation is awarded to just 123 elite stroke centers in the United States.
University of Maryland's Schools of Medicine and Engineering First to Use Unmanned Aircraft to Successfully Deliver Kidney for Transplant at University of Maryland Medical Center
April 26, 2019In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, a University of Maryland unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons in Baltimore for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure.