Posts by Dan Collins, APR, ABC
A new study is shedding light on progression of #diabetes & possibility of early prevention. Primary care specialist & geriatrician Dr. Ernestine Wright,Mercy Medical Center, explains the findings in this live in-studio interview at #WBAL-TV11: @wbaltv11.bsky.social
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Tune in #WBAL-TV11 on Preakness Saturday, Sat., May 16th at 8:50 a.m. as I appear live in-studio to offer my handicapping insights into the big race! #preakness #pimlico #horses @wbaltv11.bsky.social
Check out the digital copy of the latest edition of Baltimore STYLE magazine and my story re: horse racing in Maryland, featuring interviews w/local Maryland trainers and owners, as well as Dan Illman of the Maryland Jockey Club. #preakness #pimlico #horses
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Mercy Medical Center Celebrates Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (#LabWeek), April 19-25, to honor behind-the-scenes lab personnel, e.g. technicians, scientists, phlebotomists, pathologists—who perform & analyze crucial tests, supporting about 70% of all medical decisions & patient care.
Mercy primary care physician Dr. Ernestine Wright appears live in-studio at #WBAL-TV11 tomorrow morning, Sat., April 18th at 9:05 a.m. to discuss predicting diabetes before symptoms start, on “The Woman’s Doctor”. #diabetes #heartdisease @wbaltv11.bsky.social
www.wbaltv.com/article/heal...
What might a practicing 21st century doctor have to say to Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree? Or how about to the "Father of Western Medicine" himself, Hippocrates??
Find out here:
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Mercy Medical Center's Institute for Digestive Health has intestinal ultrasound (IUS), imaging technology offering patients w/inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD) a convenient, noninvasive way to evaluate intestinal inflammation during routine office visits. #crohnsdisease
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Who was Dr. Joseph Lister? Dr. Lister is considered the Father of Antiseptic Surgery. If you saw the #Netflix series, DEATH BY LIGHTNING, the story of the assassination of President James Garfield, you'll know why the work of Dr. Lister would be so vitally important.
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Triple-negative breast cancer (#TNBC) does not have the same receptors as most other types of #breastcancer. David Riseberg, M.D., Chief, Medical Oncology & Hematology at Mercy, appeared in-studio to discuss, on #WBAL-TV11's "The Woman's Doctor". @wbaltv11.bsky.social www.wbaltv.com/article/merc...
THANKS to #WJZ-TV13 for the opportunity to discuss MEETING OF MEDICAL MINDS--a limited video series wherein Mercy physicians converse w/actors portraying key figures from medical history as Mercy High School students attend as studio audience. Learn more: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Next on the schedule for the twice-a-month Mercy Medical Center podcast, THE MERCY MEDCAST, our conversation with bariatric/weight loss surgeon Dr. Jessica Cutler. Look for it Monday morning, April 20th, on Spotify, Apple podcasts, and on Mercy's Youtube channel. #podcast
Tune in #WJZ-TV13 Tues., April 14th at 9 a.m. as representatives of Mercy, Mercy High School, and actor Jennifer Mikulski ("Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell") appear live in-studio with WJZ's Amy Kawata and Tim Williams to discuss MMC & MHS's partnership.
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Tune in #WBAL-TV11 tomorrow morning, Sat., April 11th at 9:05 a.m. as Mercy oncologist Dr. David Riseberg appears live in-studio on "The Woman's Doctor" to discuss triple negative breast cancer. @wbaltv11.bsky.social
www.wbaltv.com/article/heal...
It's been my great good fortune to work w/Mercy's Dr.Ashanti Woods, so glad he had time to join us at table for MEETING OF MEDICAL MINDS, our discussion w/Dr. Charles R. Drew (Timoth David Copney), African-American physician who established the modern day #bloodbank.
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Interested in learning more about #medicine from experts in the field? Check out Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore's first ever podcast, airing twice a month, the MERCY MEDCAST--now available on #Spotify, #Apple podcasts, and #Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Helen Carrie Everett, Miss North Carolina 2024, died following a battle w/gastric cancer, metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma. WBAL-TV11 announced the news in conjunction w/a video re: gastric cancer as explored by Mercy's Dr. Vadim Gushchin: #stomachcancer www.wbaltv.com/article/miss...
Many thanks to the Catholic Review for the shoutout on Twitter(X)!
As #WJZ-TV13 reports, more women over age 40 are having babies, even outpacing teenagers. Robert O. Atlas, M.D., who leads Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy, discusses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhbF...
“Studies show 22% to 30% of older adults have changes in their ability to smell, and this rises to over 62% in those 80 and older,” says Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD, a primary care doctor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. - WebMD #HealthyAging www.webmd.com/healthy-agin...
Dr. Charles Drew (1904–1950) was a pioneering African American surgeon, medical researcher, & educator known as "father of the blood bank". In this MEETING OF MEDICAL MINDS segment, Dr. Drew (actor Timoth David Copney) speaks w/Mercy's Dr. Ashanti Woods. #history www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cu...
Were you a fan of Steve Allen's MEETING OF MINDS on PBS? If so, you might enjoy this series which I'm hoping we can continue. The more views, the better! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Board certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph Ciotola is interviewed on the Mercy Medcast regarding his work with anterior hip replacement surgery. In addition to Youtube, you can find the Mercy Medcast on both Spotify and Apple podcasts. #hipreplacement #orthopedics
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“Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, and someone dies every 3.5 minutes,” says Carlos S. Ince, Jr., M.D. He is a cardiologist at the Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. #stroke
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Tune in #WBAL-TV11 tonight, Mon., April 6th at 5:25 p.m. as Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD oncologist Dr. David Riseberg appears on "The Woman's Doctor" to discuss triple negative breast cancer. @wbaltv11.bsky.social
www.wbaltv.com/article/heal...
Dr. Raymond Cross, Medical Director of The Center for Inflammatory Bowel & Colorectal Diseases at Mercy, appeared in-studio at #WBAL-TV11 to discuss the connection between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer. #coloncancer #ibd @wbaltv11.bsky.social
www.wbaltv.com/article/gast...
Tune in #WBAL-TV11, Sat., April 4, 8:25 a.m. as Mercy board certified gastroenterologist Dr. Raymond K. Cross, Jr., appears live in-studio to discuss inflammatory bowel disease-colorectal cancer connection on “The Woman’s Doctor”. #IBD #coloncancer #ulcerativecolitis
www.wbaltv.com/article/heal...
Mercy Personal Physicians at Westminster is now open. ***PHOTO (Left to Right): Physician Assistants Kevin Walsh, Nicole Michael, and Zachary Smith (PA-C); Dr. John Abel; certified registered nurse practitioners Anna Telewicz, Danielle Freiji and Lindsay Jones (CRNP).**
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"Mercy Health Services is continuing its expansion into the suburbs with a new community physicians site in Carroll County...opening of the 6,000-square-foot Mercy Personal Physicians at 1011 Baltimore Blvd. in Westminster..." -- BALTIMORE BUSINESS JOURNAL
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