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At Walters' Richard Caton Woodville exhibit, a 20th painting discovered
For the past 158 years, art historians thought that the painter Richard Caton Woodville, the James Dean of his generation, had completed just 19 paintings before he died of a morphine overdose in 1855 at age 30. Now, we know that there were 20. Joy...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Morphine (drug), Painting, Museums, Artists
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After 60 years, Dr. Weeks takes time to 'read, rest, relax, reminisce and reorganize'
janeth@herald-mail.comGone are the days of medical house calls and family physicians who deliver babies, just some of the changes in health care that Dr. Howard N. Weeks Sr. has seen in his 60-year career as a family practitioner. “We were called general...Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), General Practitioners, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Dr. Theodore Kardash, obstetrician-gynecologist
Dr. Theodore Kardash, an obstetrician-gynecologist who had been head of gynecologic services at Maryland General Hospital and whose accomplishments as a physician were the pride of his Russian immigrant parents, died April 9 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Gynecology, Preakness Stakes, Obstetrics, Colleges and Universities
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Congress must restore federal funding for needle exchange
In 2009, Congress passed legislation reversing the decades-old ban on the use of federal funding for syringe exchange but, for unclear reasons, in late 2011, it reversed this decision, again withholding federal funding from programs that provide drug...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Medical Specialization, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hepatitis C , Substance Abuse
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In 50th year, Scholar Athlete award continues impact on local high school sports
The plaque hangs on the wall of the doctor's office, proof of its worth to Greg Brouse, 1981 grand-prize winner of the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete award. "My kids can't believe I was either a scholar...
Tags: Science, High School Baseball, Oncology, Football, High School Sports
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Dr. Clifford H. Turen, traumatologist
Dr. Clifford H. Turen, an internationally know traumatologist and former chief of orthopedics who had worked at Maryland Shock Trauma Center for two decades, was killed Jan. 13 when the private single-engine plane he was flying crashed in dense fog into...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Religion and Belief, Federal Aviation Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, State University of New York
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Retiring after 35 years, Dr. Charles Chaney formed lasting bonds with patients
marieg@herald-mail.comHe wanted to play center field for the New York Yankees, just like his childhood hero, Mickey Mantle. A budding talent was there. So was the love of the game. But around the age of 15, his batting eye disappeared, he said, "and I just couldn't hit the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, YMCA, Breast Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Robert Vigorito steps down as CEO of Columbia Triathlon Association
Given Robert Vigorito's endurance as a six-time finisher of the world-famous Ironman Triathlon event in Hawaii, many figured that his tenure with the Columbia Triathlon Association would go on forever. Those who did might be surprised to hear that...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Injuries and Wounds, Fractured Rib, Human Interest, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Dr. Georgina Y. Goodwin, anesthesiologist
Dr. Georgina Y. Goodwin, a retired anesthesiologist and Postal Service medical director who was an activist for the addicted, died of congestive heart failure Sept. 27 at her residence at St. Elizabeth Hall in Timonium. She was 87.
She was born three...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Roland Park, State University of New York, Timonium, U.S. Postal Service
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Dr. William Allan Dear Jr., head of nuclear medicine at Mercy
Dr. William Allan Dear Jr., an internist and former head of the division of nuclear medicine at Mercy Medical Center who also was a practicing magician, died July 20 of heart disease at Union Memorial Hospital.
The longtime Guilford resident was 80.
"He...Tags: Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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University of Maryland Medical School to open proton center
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has begun construction of a $200 million proton center that will bring the latest in cancer treatment to the region and double investment in the University of Maryland's growing BioPark in West Baltimore....Tags: Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Radiation Therapy, Companies and Corporations, Health
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Elaine Karp-Gelernter, psychologist
Elaine Karp-Gelernter, a retired Veterans Affairs psychologist who was also a textile artist, died of complications from pneumonia March 20 at Sinai Hospital. The Mount Washington resident was 78.
She was the daughter of Polish immigrants who ran a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Veterans Affairs, Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Health
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