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Richard E. Hug: Mentor, advisor, friend
All of us mourn the loss of Richard E. Hug, who had a profound impact on the civic and political life of our community (May 7). I thought it might be useful to single out the incredible impact that Dick had on the formative years of the University of...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Education
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For Hopkins researcher, battling MS is personal
Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball. "I was feeling fine at the time," she said,...
Tags: Medical Research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Moravian College, Diseases and Illnesses, Multiple Sclerosis
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Finding renewed value in life and loved ones
alnotarianni@aol.comGeraldine Andrews had no idea last year at this time what she was in for in the months to come. She worked as a hair stylist and enjoyed tight-knit relationships with her husband, two daughters and four grandchildren. Then, in August, Andrews, 58, of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cirrhosis, Liver Disease, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Mental Health, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Report Cards, Anne Arundel Medical Center
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Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show
Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...
Tags: Phil McGraw, Diabetes, Annapolis, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...
Tags: Raspberries, Cheese Corn, Heart Disease, Vitamin B1, Carrots
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Police say Bladensburg officer shot himself before crash in Anne Arundel
An off-duty police officer who died following a car crash in Pasadena on Saturday morning had shot himself first, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Bladensburg Police Officer Brian Johnson, 38, was driving a marked police car on...
Tags: Shootings, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Accidental Death
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Center for simulated medicine opens in Anne Arundel County
A surgeon enters the operating room, offers his hands to a nurse and watches as she helps him into his rubber gloves with a snap. He glances at the patient on the table. A cloth covers the man's torso but for one area. Three trocars — tubes into...
Tags: Medical Research, University of Miami, Colleges and Universities, Invention and Innovation, Anne Arundel Medical Center
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Glen Burnie residents displaced by house fires
Multiple residents in Anne Arundel County were displaced Thursday evening after fires blazed through their homes in separate incidents. Fire officials first responded to the 6400 block of Lamplighter Ridge in Glen Burnie around 9:45 p.m. where a two-...
Tags: Glen Burnie, American Red Cross, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bladensburg police officer dies after crash In Anne Arundel
A nine-year veteran Bladensburg police officer was killed Saturday after veering his marked vehicle off an Anne Arundel County highway and colliding with a car traveling in the opposite direction, police said. Officer Brian Johnson, 38, who was off duty...
Tags: Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Accidental Death
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Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma
When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.
A natural reaction for a man who had been practically living as a recluse since a 1997 gun accident took off his nose, chin,...Tags: Medical Research, Colleges and Universities, Johns Hopkins University, Charity, Injuries and Wounds
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Shock Trauma honors 'gift of life' that allowed organ surgeries
John Jenkins knows the heartache of losing a child. But he and six other families have learned firsthand that such tragic deaths needn't be in vain. Jenkins, 56, lost his 20-year-old son 18 years ago to a motorcycle accident. But when 21-year old Joshua...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Disasters and Accidents, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Surgery
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