Howard County General Hospital has received five American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. The awards include: Get With The […]
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Maryland Delegation announces nearly $7M for health, disease
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) announced $6,938,832 in federal funding to promote public health and support infectious disease and medical research efforts in Maryland. This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding will […]
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RXNT among Healthcare Technology Top 100 
RXNT, an absolutory medical software company, has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2022 by the Healthcare Technology Report. The exclusive report represents organizations in the health tech space around the globe that are changing the face of the industry and finding “innovative solutions to the most pressing issues […]
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HCC launches surgical technician apprenticeship program 
Howard Community College has launched a new surgical technician apprenticeship program designed to give aspiring health care professionals the foundational knowledge and skills needed to work in a hospital operating room environment. At the same time, the new apprenticeship creates a pipeline for the recruitment and retention of new talent for local hospitals. Surgical technician […]
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U.S. News: Luminis Health AAMC among best area hospitals 
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center has been recognized as a 2022-2023 Best Hospital in Maryland and the Baltimore Metro Area by U.S. News & World Report. LHAAMC also ranked high performing in 12 specialties for common adult procedures and conditions. The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in its 33rd year, are designed […]
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Howard awarded funds to address health disparities 
The Howard County Health Department has been awarded a $463,369 Local Health Department Disparities Funding Opportunity from the Maryland Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The award will be used to reduce health disparities related to chronic disease and COVID-19 infections […]
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MUIH offers masters in herbal product program online
The Maryland University of Integrative Health, of Laurel, will begin offering its Master of Science in Herbal Product Design and Manufacture program in two delivery formats. Starting in fall 2022, students can choose between the new fully online format or the hybrid format. While sales of herbal supplements have doubled during the past decade, the […]
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Ambu announces FDA clearance of bronchoscope
Ambu Inc., of Columbia, has announced the release of its aScopeTM 5 Broncho, a family of single-use, sterile bronchoscopes, that has received 510(k) regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ambu announced European regulatory clearance in May 2022 and will now proceed with commercialization of the aScope 5 Broncho and the full high […]
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AMT increased access to music therapy
Annapolis Music Therapy Services recently celebrated the opening of its new location at The Offices At Riva, in Annapolis, with an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. More than 100 people attended, including elected officials who supported legislative bills that brought state licensure to all music therapists working in Maryland. Annapolis Music Therapy Services serves […]
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APL projects among Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas
Three Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory initiatives were honored in Fast Company magazine’s 2022 World Changing Ideas awards. APL’s Basestack software, PFAS elimination methodology and subset seekers partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine earned honorable mentions in the pandemic response, water and health categories, respectively. A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and […]