Here are this week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter.
Advocates Hope This Is the Year to End Hospital Overstays, Other Unlicensed Foster Placements
Maryland Matters, by Danielle J. Brown
The day after she was elected Speaker of the House, Joseline Peña-Melnyk drove to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore and saw the room where foster kids go to wait until state officials can find an adequate out-of-home placement for them. It’s a problem that lawmakers like Peña-Melnyk have been grappling with for years. But it’s a problem that lawmakers and advocates believe they will be able to finally address in 2026.
UMMS Working to Expand Expertise in the Science of Trauma Care
WBAL TV, by Jason Newton
Trauma care isn’t just about how to respond when something bad happens, and the University of Maryland Medical System is working to expand expertise in the field. Dr. Shailvi Gupta, a surgeon at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center explains the advancements underway.
Children’s National Hospital May Build New Structure at Walter Reed
Washington Business Journal, by Sara Gilgore
Children’s National Hospital is considering altering its longstanding plan for the second phase of its Research and Innovation Campus, which has been on hold for about three years. Dr. Nathan Kuppermann, the pediatric health system’s chief academic officer and director of the Children’s National Research Institute, says the hospital is consulting with builders to determine whether to renovate the second half of its historic building at The Parks at Walter Reed or to pivot to all-new construction.
Children’s National Hospital Sees More Cannabis Addiction Among Teens and Tweens
WTOP, by Tracy Johnke
Children’s National Hospital in D.C. says it is treating a growing number of teenagers — and even some kids as young as 11 — for cannabis use and addiction. “The youngest patients we are seeing are in sixth grade. The typical patients are usually in high school,” said Dr. Siva Kaliamurthy, a psychiatrist who leads the hospital’s addictions program.
Sinai Hospital Researchers Seek Infants for First-of-Its-Kind Study on Sitting Behavior
WBAL TV, by Breana Ross
Researchers at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore are conducting a first-of-its-kind study examining how infants learn to sit, using tools like pressure mats, wearable sensors, and force plates to measure posture and balance. The project aims to establish typical sitting patterns so clinicians can spot early signs of developmental differences in the first year of life.
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