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For doctors, sharing expands caring
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Who hasn’t sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what they are spending so much time writing about? For doctors, who have always written clinical care notes but increasingly must spend time cataloging b...View Article Details for For doctors, sharing expands caring -
20-year Review of Avian Flu in Cats Reveals Rising Danger From Latest Strain
A University of Maryland review of scientific literature suggests domestic cats can contract the rapidly evolving bird flu H5N1, potentially putting owners, veterinarians and others at risk if the virus continues to circulate unabated. The study, available in preliminary form on MedRxiv while await...View Article Details for 20-year Review of Avian Flu in Cats Reveals Rising Danger From Latest Strain -
New Use for Google Street View: IDing Deadliest Roads
Most people use Google Street View to help find their way, but University of Maryland researchers employed it as part of a new study that aimed to locate spots where your journey might abruptly end. In a study published June 6 in the British Medical Journal of Injury Prevention, the research team a...View Article Details for New Use for Google Street View: IDing Deadliest Roads -
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Any common face mask provides significant protection against the virus that causes COVID-19, but N95 masks are most effective at slashing the amount emitted by infected people, according to a University of Maryland-led study released Wednesday. So-called “duckbill” N95 masks scored highest in the s...View Article Details for N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows -
Walkability in Neighborhoods Linked to Health, Study of Siblings Shows
When one family member looks out the window at sidewalks and green space and the other sees a multilane highway and power lines, the differences may contribute to more than just sibling rivalry. A new study by University of Maryland public health researchers has shown that those neighborhood charact...View Article Details for Walkability in Neighborhoods Linked to Health, Study of Siblings Shows -
Progress on a ‘Human-Driven Problem’
University of Maryland researchers and leaders met with White House representatives, crime victims and community activists on Wednesday to tackle the nationwide epidemic of gun violence at an event hosted by PROGRESS (Prevent Gun Violence: Research, Empowerment, Strategies and Solutions), a new univ...View Article Details for Progress on a ‘Human-Driven Problem’