Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) - Baltimore, Maryland

Spring 2013 Edition Topics:

• Thyroid Cancer is No Match for Grad Student
• Peripheral Artery Disease
• Under Control: New Procedure Frees Patient from Incontinence
• Not Everything's the Same About Twins
• Antibiotics: Use as Directed

Winter 2013 Edition Topics:

• A Bright Future for Kian
• Reasons to Smile: Dental reconstruction gives cancer patient his life back
• What GBMC Means to My Family
• Preparing for "The Change"
• Keeping Diabetes Patients Well

Summer 2012 Edition Topics:

• Spine Surgery: A Family Affair
• Improved Website Helps Kids and Parents Prepare for Surgery
• GBMC Doula Program to the Rescue
• Stopping Lung Cancer in its Tracks
• Oh My Aging Eyes! Vision Concerns as We Age

Spring 2012 Edition Topics:

• What is a General Surgeon?
• Officer Fights Back Against Obesity
• Breast Cancer Knows No Age
• Finding Peace in the Final Hours: Volunteer End-Of-Life Doulas Offer Support to Hospice Patients and Their Loved Ones
• Get Screened! March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Winter 2012 Edition Topics:

• Balancing Act: Learning to Manage Life with Diabetes
• Breast Lumps and Bumps Aren't Always Cancer
• Reflux Cramping Your Style?  Talk to Your Physician about GERD
• Into Thin Air: One Patient's Story of Hearing Loss
• Renewed Hope: GBMC's Lymphedema & Rehabilitation Center Provides Answers, Gives Second Chances

• Hope After Heartbreak in GBMC's NICU
• Robotic Surgery Makes Early Prostate Cancer Treatment Smooth Sailing
• Frequent Headaches Becoming a Pain? Ask Your Doctor about Migraines
• Could You Be "D"eficient?
• Back on Track: Busy Mom Is No Longer Sidelined By Pain

• Relief for Women Suffering with Pelvic Prolapse
• The Sound of Success: Cochlear Implants Restore a Young Patient's Hearing
• In My Words: Family "Breathes Easy" After Asthma and Allergy Treatment
• A Sight for Sore Eyes: Doctors Treat Boy for Traumatic Eye Injury
• Speech Therapy Across Borders: GBMC Uses Web Conferencing Technology to Provide Speech Therapy in Nicaragua

• Wound Care Patient Gets His Life Back One Step at a Time
• A Recipe for Good Gastrointestinal Health
• In My Words: A Cancer Patient's "Happily Ever After"
• Top 10 Things You Should Know about GBMC's Emergency Department
• A Different Type of Healing: Spiritual Support Soothes the Soul

Summer 2010 Edition Topics 

• When a Sore Throat is More Than Just a Pain
• Talking to Your Teen About Menstrual Issues
• Don't Let Urinary Incontinence Interfere With Your Life
• Searching for "Dr. Right"
• Stressed and Depressed? You're Not Alone

Spring 2010 Edition Topics

• When it Comes to GYN Sugery, "LESS" is More.
• Recovery Coaches Enhance Support for Cancer Patients
• Johns Hopkins Cardiology at GBMC
• Heart Smarts
• A Second Chance at Life

Winter 2010 Edition Topics

• After Decades of Searching, A Diagnosis and New Hope
• Protect Your Family From H1N1
• Integrated Breast Care Programs Receive National Accreditation
• GBMC NEWS BRIEFS
• LIVING HEALTHY, LIVINGWELL
• Hyperbaric OxygenTherapy Helps One Man Back on the Road to Normal

• Joint Replacements - No Longer Treatment of Last Resort
• Amazing Transformation - A Couple's Journey to a Healthier Lifestyle
• GBMC NEWS BRIEFS
• One Small Device Yields Big Life Changes
• Fighting Breast Cancer is a Family Affair

Spring 2009 Edition Topics:

• Treating Chronic Sinusitis with a Balloon
• Audiology @ GBMC
• GBMC's New Thoracic Oncology Center
• GBMC's New Uterine Fibroid Center Offers Relief
• "Comic Relief" for Artist with LowVision

Winter 2009 Edition Topics:

• Personal Bond Unites Breast Cancer Survivors
•  Better S.A.F.E. Than Sorry
•  Team Effort Helps Families Overcome Birth Defect
•  GBMC Names New Director, Bariatric Surgery
•  A New Home for Head and Neck Services
•  For New Parents, An Education Born Out of Love

Summer 2008 Edition Topics:

• Cancer Survivor Tackles Her Next Obstacle - Lymphedema
• Pediatric Services - Caring for the Future
• Digital Mammography at GBMC
• Gilchrist Hospice Care
• Quad Babies - Including Identical Triplets - Born at GBMC
• MRSA - Know the Facts
• When it Comes to GI Cancer You Don't Have to Become a Statistic
• Major Philanthropic Gift to Support Growth of GBMC's Cancer Program

•   Ringing Phones are Music to the Ears
• Are you at Risk for Breast Cancer?
• Hyperbaric Medicine - The Healing Powers of Oxygen
• The New Palliative Medicine Program
• Minimally Invasive Shoulder Repair Helps Athletes of All Ages
• New Technology Monitors Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• GBMC Foundation Annual Appreciation Dinner
• Events Benefits a Number of GBMC Programs

• GBMC, Johns Hopkins Medicine Ink Clinical Affiliation Agreement
•  Patient Navigator Eases Challenges of Cancer Treatment
•  GBMC Surgeons Perform Maryland's First Robotic Bladder Cancer Surgery
•  Finally, Help for Women Living with Uterine Fibroids
•  Touching Families' Lives - The Doula Touch Program at GBMC

Spring 2007 Edition Topics:

• Hip Procedure Gets Soccer Star Back in the Game
•  A Vaccine for Cancer? For Cervical Cancer, the Answer is Yes
•  Surgical Procedure Cures Excessive Sweating
•  Get a Grip - Arthritis No Longer Limits One Patient's Hands
•  First Trimester Screening for Down Syndrome
•  Catch Me if You Can - Your Breath, That Is

Winter 2006 Edition Topics:

• Advanced Robotic Technology for Gastric Bypass Surgery
•  New Unit Caters to Needs of Seniors
•  New Program Assesses Women's Breast Cancer Risk
•  "S.A.F.E." Haven for Sexual Assault Victims
•  Greater Baltimore Neurosurgical Associates
•  Living Healthy, Living Well
•  GBMC News Briefs
•  Calendar of Events
•  GBMC Foundation