Cancer Center Leadership/Breast Cancer Screenings

Announcement of Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, as new Executive Director of the University of Maryland Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Omer Awan, MD, (Radiology) discusses the use of artificial intelligence in mammography screenings for breast cancer awareness month.

Childhood Brain Development

Seth Ament, PhD, (Institute of Genome Sciences, Psychiatry) and Margaret McCarthy, PhD, (Pharmacology) were featured in extensive media coverage on the study they led discovering a link between pediatric inflammation and autism/schizophrenia.

 Xenotransplantation

Muhammad Mohiuddin, MD, (Surgery) comments on a Nature study showing extended survival in non-human primates that received kidney xenotransplants.

Public Health & COVID-19

Anthony Harris, MD, (Epidemiology & Public Health) discusses his new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) showing statewide prevalence of two emerging pathogens in patients on ventilators in healthcare facilities.

Saskia Popescu, PhD, (Epidemiology & Public Health) is quoted on the possibility of hospitals reinstating masking requirements as COVID cases rise.

Mathew Laurens, MD, (Center for Vaccine Development & Global Health (CVD), Pediatrics) provides comments on recommendations for varying needle lengths for COVID vaccines based on a person’s body size.

Greg Schrank, MD, (Medicine) discusses the future of COVID-19 vaccines.

Margaret McCarthy, PhD, (Pharmacology) discusses preclinical study on brain changes during pregnancy.

CVD’s Kirsten Lyke, MD, (Medicine) provides information on the latest COVID booster shots and whether any offer advantages over the others.

Philip Mackowiak, MD, (Medicine, Emeritus) discusses theories and his own research what is considered normal body temperature and why it may be lower than what we once thought.

Family & Community Medicine

Chris D'Adamo, PhD, (Family & Community Medicine) discusses possible genetic predisposition for vegetarianism.

Emerson Wickwire, PhD, (Psychiatry) provides sleep tips for people who work night shifts.

Carolyn Cronin, MD, PhD, (Neurology) discusses a Texas woman who claims birth control caused her to suffer a stroke.

Andrea Hebert, MD, (Otorhinolaryngology) provides advice on a recent report by the FDA that a key ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications doesn't work.

Wilbur Chen, MD, (CVD, Medicine) discusses a parasite found in Baltimore-area water and actions consumers should take.

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