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UMD Engineers Help Pioneer New Treatment for Respiratory Failure
Treating patients with severely compromised lung functions presents a cruel dilemma: although such patients need a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe, the ventilator itself can also cause lung injury, compounding the problem.
Srebric Leads Development of Mask Alternative for Prolonged Use
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) is developing a new type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is far more comfortable than a surgical mask or N95 ventilator. The solution is designed to benefit workers, who currently face the discomfort and inconvenience of wearing masks for hours at a time.
Study: Anti-Black Racism Fell Temporarily Following Floyds Killing
A team led by a School of Public Health researcher examined millions of race-related tweets from November 2019 to September 2020, and compared trends from the periods before and after Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were killed. Illustration by Valerie Morgan