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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Lutherville home. He was 53.
    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Drugs and Medicines, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million

    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever.
    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...

    Tags: Research, Drugs and Medicines, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Medical Procedures and Tests

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Federal workers relieved by limits on online disclosures

    Details of financial transactions by members of Congress and thousands of high-level <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> were supposed to be posted online last month for anyone in the world to see &#8212; a key step, supporters of the move said, toward greater transparency in government.
    Details of financial transactions by members of Congress and thousands of high-level federal workers were supposed to be posted online last month for anyone in the world to see — a key step, supporters of the move said, toward greater transparency...

    Tags: Laws, U.S. Congress, Public Employees, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. William H. Hoffman, engineer

    William H. Hoffman, a retired U.S. Food and Drug Administration official, died Monday from septic shock after kidney transplant surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
    William H. Hoffman, a retired U.S. Food and Drug Administration official, died Monday from septic shock after kidney transplant surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The longtime Ellicott City resident was 81. William Harry Hoffman was...

    Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Army, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Ellicott City, Sepsis

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients

    A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting.
    A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....

    Tags: Research, Trials, University of Maryland, College Park, Plavix (drug), Sinai Hospital in Baltimore

    6. May 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md.

    Hiring for federal jobs in Maryland has fallen 30 percent since 2008, and for the first time in years is being outpaced by the number of employees retiring or resigning — a trend that has raised concerns among some about the government's ability...

    Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), National Government, Social Security, Civil and Public Service

    7. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. The red herring of human gene patents

    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. &mdash; Louis D. Brandeis
    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....

    Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Invention and Innovation, Medical Research, Abraham Lincoln

    8. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Richard R. Rubin, Hopkins psychologist

    Dr. Richard R. Rubin, a Johns Hopkins psychologist who counseled children and adults on how to cope with the emotional effects of diabetes, died of complications from prostate cancer March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 69.
    Dr. Richard R. Rubin, a Johns Hopkins psychologist who counseled children and adults on how to cope with the emotional effects of diabetes, died of complications from prostate cancer March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 69....

    Tags: Psychology, Health and Medical Professionals, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Teaching and Learning, Philosophy

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Dr. Paul Lietman

    Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79.
    Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...

    Tags: Research, Healthcare Provider, Family, Trinidad and Tobago, Teaching and Learning

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Family of four, mother of two hit the lottery at Housing Fair

    The round of applause made 10-month-old Tafsir Islam cry in the arms of his aunt, Sanjida Islam, but they could have been tears of joy. Just seconds before, his parents had won the opportunity to purchase a new three-bedroom townhouse at a below market rate in Ellicott City.
    The round of applause made 10-month-old Tafsir Islam cry in the arms of his aunt, Sanjida Islam, but they could have been tears of joy. Just seconds before, his parents had won the opportunity to purchase a new three-bedroom townhouse at a below market...

    Tags: Ellicott City, Rentals, Howard County, Lotteries, Event Planning

    11. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Cardin pledges to press for sequestration alternative in town hall meetings

    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October.
    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October. But he acknowledged that achieving a...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Space Programs

    12. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Section of brick facade falls off troubled NIH building in Baltimore

    A large section of brick facade fell off a National Institutes of Health research facility on the Southeast Baltimore campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, reviving concerns about a building that opened two years late because of other problems.
    A large section of brick facade fell off a National Institutes of Health research facility on the Southeast Baltimore campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, reviving concerns about a building that opened two years late because of other problems....

    Tags: Research, Parkinson's Disease, Substance Abuse, Baltimore Development Corporation, Alzheimer's Disease

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