Innovations in Health Care 2022

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It’s something you take for granted in Charm City. When you live in a region with the Baltimore area’s caliber of premier health care institutions and resources, you’re no stranger to the many innovative technologies and programs developed year after year.

Here is a look at just some of the latest developments at area hospitals.

Dr. Latasha N. Murphy

Mercy Medical Center Offers Innovative, Minimally Invasive Treatment for Fibroids

With the Acessa ProVu system, Mercy Medical Center is able to offer a safe, effective and minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure to treat women suffering from uterine fibroids.

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Yoga at the Barbara L. Posner Wellness & Support Center.

Posner Center Addresses Range of Patient Needs with Integrative Therapies

The Barbara L. Posner Wellness & Support Center at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center offers an array of integrative therapies to address the needs of those diagnosed with cancer and other chronic illnesses.

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MRI-guided focused ultrasound

University of Maryland Medical Center Neurosurgeons Pioneer New Breakthroughs

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have pioneered an incisionless procedure called focused ultrasound that extends the quality and length of life for people with brain tumors, movement disorders, chronic pain and other conditions.

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CareFirst Innovation Center

LifeBridge Health and CareFirst Fostering Future Health Care Solutions

Looking for health care solutions for the future, Healthworx, the innovation arm of LifeBridge Health and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, last year launched 1501 Health, an incubator for health care startups.

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UMMC registered nurse and clinical nurse educator Liz Cushing (far left) with nursing students (left to right) CJ Lucombe, Charlotte Holdrich, Yasmie Opawoye and Cathy Mellor.

Old School, Hands-On Experience

The University of Maryland Medical System has developed an innovative initiative to enhance nursing education.

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Get Screened!

Genetic testing can help Jewish families carrying the Tay-Sachs gene.

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psychedelic drugs

Offering ‘Magic’ and Hope

Research trials with psychedelic drugs at Johns Hopkins are yielding promising results.

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