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Older breast cancer survivors fall through Medicare home health gap
For the increasing number of women that survive breast cancer, many older, long-term survivors remain frail. A new study out today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that in a given year over half of these highly frail survivors had no Medicare home health care.View Article Details for Older breast cancer survivors fall through Medicare home health gap -
Rich with Love exhibit at STAMP Gallery will transform you
Two glass gallon jars of soil sit on a plain white display case by the entrance to the STAMP Gallery. On each jar, a name, a date and a place, urging visitors to listen to the testimony of this gathered earth.View Article Details for Rich with Love exhibit at STAMP Gallery will transform you -
Spotlight: Nick An, Ph.D ‘28
Whether through his research or his many travels across the world, Nick An, third-year Ph.D candidate in the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) studying Environmental Health Sciences, is all about community.View Article Details for Spotlight: Nick An, Ph.D ‘28 -
First Maryland-wide well water study finds E. coli in 10% of private wells
In the first-ever statewide study of well water on Maryland’s farms, water quality specialists at the University of Maryland School of Public Health (SPH) and UMD Extension found both harmful bacteria and a wealth of information about the factors that affect well contamination.View Article Details for First Maryland-wide well water study finds E. coli in 10% of private wells -
$3.5m NIH grant supports study on strength training and women’s blood pressure
A $3.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable research led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health into whether strength training can reduce hypertension in post-menopausal women.View Article Details for $3.5m NIH grant supports study on strength training and women’s blood pressure -
National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10
It’s not a stretch to say the doctoral program of the University of Maryland’s Department of Kinesiology is among the nation’s best.View Article Details for National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10