One of the region's largest employers implements $15 minimum wage
One of the largest private-sector employers in the state has joined with other Greater Baltimore institutions in implementing a $15 an hour minimum wage.
The University of Maryland Medical System announced Friday that it would raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for its more than 29,000 employees. The change, which takes effect with the pay period beginning Sept. 12, will result in a pay raise for about 1,500 people or roughly 5% of the health s ystem's workforce. The new minimum wage applies… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 10, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news
‘Better to Stay Ahead of It.’ Why the White House COVID-19 Strategy Now Involves Vaccine Booster Shots
By now, many public health experts, and the public for that matter, have accepted that vaccinated people may need another dose of whichever COVID-19 shot they received in order to better protect against new variants of COVID-19. And on Aug. 18, the White House endorsed a third dose for those who received either of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. People who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine may also need an additional dose, but the relevant studies are still ongoing. For now, the government plans on rolling out Pfizer and Moderna booster doses the week of Sept. 20, beginning wi...
Source: TIME: Health - August 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
How UM Capital Region Health is changing up care in Prince George ’s County
The newly opened University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo marks the health system's latest step in improving health in Prince George's County. Part of UM Capital ’s changeUP movement, the $543 million hospital aims to address regional health disparities by expanding community access to high-quality care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 18, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jim Molis — Contributor Source Type: news
How UM Capital Region Health is changing up care in Prince George ’s County
The newly opened University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo marks the health system's latest step in improving health in Prince George's County. Part of UM Capital ’s changeUP movement, the $543 million hospital aims to address regional health disparities by expanding community access to high-quality care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 18, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jim Molis — Contributor Source Type: news
UMD Develops a DASH-Plus community-based hypertension management program for older adults
(University of Maryland) The University of Maryland was awarded funding to develop, test, and deliver an integrated hypertension management program for older adults. The program takes the existing DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and tailors it to those aged 55 and older through a virtual education program this summer, with an in-person program coming soon. The DASH-Plus intervention incorporates diet, simple chair exercises, access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and blood pressure self-monitoring. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UMD collaborates to improve pig muscle growth, implications for sustainability and health
(University of Maryland) The University of Maryland received collaborative funding to enhance efficiency of pork production through improved pig muscle growth. Little is known about how the benefits of early life nutrition can be passed from mother to child, and improved muscle growth means a healthier animal, less feed and waste, and a more sustainable pork industry. This work also has future applications beyond the pork industry to optimize human performance and treat wounded service members. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 20, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
New high-tech portal launched to speed hearing loss innovations
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss. The tool enables easy access to genetic and other molecular data from hundreds of technical research studies involving hearing function and the ear. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 19, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
University of Maryland engineers 3D printed a soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo
(University of Maryland) A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. - and win! (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 16, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Monthly child tax credit payments are one of the best forms of government spending, economist says
University of Maryland economist Melissa Kearney told CNBC that Biden's federal child tax credit policy is one of the best forms of... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Hospitals not adequately prepared for next pandemic
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in the U.S., a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) finds that hospitals nationwide may not be adequately prepared for the next pandemic. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
UM Upper Chesapeake Health CEO to retire after 26 years
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health CEO Lyle Sheldon will retire later this year after 34 years with the health system, including the last 26 in the top job.
Lyle Sheldon, who has been with Upper Chesapeake since 1987 and has served as CEO since 1995, will step down in December, the health system announced Tuesday afternoon. The University of Maryland Medical System is currently in the process of putting together an executive search committee to find S heldon's successor and plans to make… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 6, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news
UM Upper Chesapeake Health CEO to retire after 26 years
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health CEO Lyle Sheldon will retire later this year after 34 years with the health system, including the last 26 in the top job.
Lyle Sheldon, who has been with Upper Chesapeake since 1987 and has served as CEO since 1995, will step down in December, the health system announced Tuesday afternoon. The University of Maryland Medical System is currently in the process of putting together an executive search committee to find S heldon's successor and plans to make… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news
NIH Avant Garde Award for out-of-box, innovative concept to cure HIV and treat addiction
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Professor of Diagnostic Radiology& Nuclear Medicine, Linda Chang, MD, MS, received the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 2021 Avant Garde Award (DP1) for HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorder Research -- a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Pioneer Award. This prestigious award supports researchers with exceptional creativity, who propose high-impact research with the potential to be transformative to the field. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How the Delta Variant Affects Whether You Should Wear a Mask or Not
As infections involving the new Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continue to increase around the world, including in the U.S., health experts are yet again revisiting advice about who should wear masks and when.
On June 28, the Los Angeles County public health department advised all people, including those who are vaccinated, to wear masks in most indoor public settings, based on the fact that nearly half of the virus from cases in the county that were genetically sequenced now belong to the Delta variant. The variant, first identified in India, is far more contagious than previous strains of SARS-CoV-2, and could cause...
Source: TIME: Health - July 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
University of Maryland Children ’s Hospital debuts new 16-bed psychiatric unit in downtown Baltimore
The opening of the new 16-bed hospital unit dedicated to pediatric psychiatry comes as the local and national need for mental health care, especially among young people, has spiked in recent years. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 30, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news
