greater baltimore medical center

Dr. Norman R. Freeman Jr., a retired internist who had been the internist for the Baltimore Colts, died Friday at the Blakehurst Retirement Community of complications from a fall. He was 97.

Patricia B. "Pat" Tatar, a former Bank of Baltimore official, died of complications of pneumonia Sept. 24 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 83.

Nottingham resident Marlene MacGregor knew she was going to be a medical guinea pig, but she took the plunge, anyway.

Judith P. Gordan, a longtime hospital volunteer and museum docent, died Monday at her Roland Park home of congestive heart failure. She was 89.

Federal database shows $3.5 billion paid by health care industry to doctors in 5 months for clinical trials, consulting and other services

A man who was operating a mini steamroller that rolled over and trapped him Wednesday afternoon has died, Baltimore County authorities said Thursday.

New approaches give patients many options for life after mastectomy

Mary M. "Margie" Adams, who worked for a mortgage origination company and was an avid physical fitness enthusiast, died Friday at her Sparks home of a massive heart attack. She was 49.

New app-based business in Mount Washington called Everseat helps service providers, ranging from doctors to hair salons, to fill gaps in appointment schedules. If someone cancels a 10 a.m. doctor's appointment for Oct. 12, for example, the doctor's office can quickly announce it to all of their patients. The service is free for the patients, $39 a month for providers.

GBMC has become more engaged as partner for annual Legacy Chase at Shawan Downs, which this year takes place Spet. 27. The popular horse race helps to fund oncology services at Towson hospital.

No parent wants to be in a position to use it, but child-safety experts agree that learning infant and child CPR is a must for every mother and father.

Local health officials on the lookout for unusual strain of enterovirus already confirmed in neighboring states

Dr. Paul A. Mullan, a retired Baltimore pediatrician who had also served in the Air Force Medical Corps, died Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice of complications from a stroke. He was 84.

Robert W. Weinhold Sr., a decorated Vietnam War Army Airborne Ranger who later worked for several financial institutions, died Monday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center of kidney failure. He was 75.

Helyn G. Collison, a founder of a secretarial and typing business who later went into real estate sales, died Friday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of complications from a seizure. She was 85.

Dr. Charles E. Shaw Jr. was an internal medicine doctor back when doctor rating websites seemed unnecessary and bedside manners were prerequisites.

Adam Rosenblatt, an attorney for Baltimore County, moonlights as owner of Baltimore Barbecue Company. He makes two kinds of sauces — one with a touch of Old Bay — and is selling the sauces in stores ranging from Whole Foods in Mount Washington to Graul's in Mays Chapel, as well as at the Towson Farmers Market.

While the Obama administration presses colleges and universities to respond more aggressively to sexual assaults, students who are attacked at Baltimore-area schools still are unable to get rape kits on their campuses.

State adds 10th hospital-based domestic violence program at UMMC

Donald K. "Kent" Parker, former supervisor of records and information technology for Baltimore County government, died Saturday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center from complications of a fall. He was 77.

Carroll Hospital Center is pleased to announce the addition of several health care providers to Carroll Health Group, its affiliated multi-specialty practice group. Specializing in gastroenterology, primary care and plastic surgery, these providers will offer community residents, in Carroll County and the surrounding area, skilled and compassionate care to meet their needs.

The Baltimore native was 50

Nelson Carey, the genial publican of Belvedere Square whose Grand Cru wine bar has been a popular destination, died early Tuesday of a heart attack at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 50.

Deborah W. Alper, former director of intellectual property management and business development at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, died July 13 of complications from Lyme disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 65.

Salivary gland cancers are a diverse group of rare malignancies that can involve any of the major salivary glands (the parotid, submandibular and sublingual) or minor salivary glands, which are found within the lip, palate, tongue base, nasal cavity or sinuses

Johns Hopkins Hospital reached a "tentative agreement" early Tuesday morning on a new contract with the labor union that represents 2,000 of its service workers, ending months of contentious wage negotiations that included a three-day strike in April.

Patricia Wright, a retired college librarian and music aficionado, died of a pulmonary embolism Friday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 79.

Dr. James Ellicott Tyson Hopkins, a retired thoracic surgeon and decorated World War II veteran who drew from his battlefield experience to advocate for the use of body armor, died Monday of heart failure at his home near Bel Air. He was 99.

David Klein, a well-known Baltimore artist who turned found materials into high-end pieces of furniture that captured the gritty eccentricity of his hometown, died of colon cancer June 6 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson. He was 71.

Once a NICU baby at GBMC, Mandy Standiford, 24, her parents and friends, will take part in the Father's Day 5k Run and 1-mile Fun Walk on June 14 at GBMC to raise funds for the NICU.

Dr. Jay N. Karpa, a retired Baltimore surgeon who was also certified in chronic wound care, died Friday of prostate cancer at his Pikesville home. He was 79.

Roland Park Country School's Riley Brager recovers from near fatal E. coli infection to spark her school's lacrosse team into championship round.

Arthur E. Dase, a retired Chessie System supervisor and longtime Greater Baltimore Medical Center volunteer, died May 19 of heart failure at his winter home in Seminole, Fla. He was 91.

One in three people is afflicted with voice problems. Many try to soothe the symptoms themselves only to realize it's not that easily treated and that they may need to see a specialist.

Byron G. "Geoff" Tosi Jr., who was the semi-retired president and CEO of Albre Marble Restoration Specialist Inc., died Friday of complications from emphysema at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 70.

Towson gynecologist Dr. John Yacoub pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally dispensing narcotic painkillers to his girlfriend and two others, according to federal court documents.

But Dr. Gregory Small, board-certified in internal medicine and a primary care physician at Greater Baltimore Medical Center at Texas Station, says that there are a number of ways to treat these allergies.

Leonard A. Siems, founder of Siems Rental & Sales Co. Inc., a heavy construction equipment rental firm, died May 7 of a heart attack.

Mary Bracken Neale, a retired natal intensive care nurse and ocean sailor, died of cancer May 10 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Towson resident was 74.

Frieda Fettweis, a retired master cake decorator who was the co-owner of Northeast Baltimore's Belmar Bakery, died of a stroke Sunday at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She was 96 and lived in Rosedale.

Geriatrician Anthony Riley has spent years advocating so-called advance-care planning – the process of choosing ahead of time what kinds of treatments one wants and does not want at the end of life.