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Medical Reference Guide

Our comprehensive and interactive medical reference includes more than 50,000 pages of medically-reviewed health content written in consumer-friendly language.

• Drug Interaction Tool
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Guide
• In Depth Patient Education Reports
• Cancer Overviews
• Spanish Cancer Dictionary
• Drug Notes

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University of Maryland Health Advantage Plan

The University of Maryland Health Advantage (HMO and HMO-SNP) is a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan that offers you greater value than original Medicare, with lower out-of-pocket costs.

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Patient Stories

The University of Maryland Medical Center treats more than 250,000 patients a year. Meet some of our patients and read about their life-changing experiences. These are the sort of success stories that UM Medical Center physicians and staff make possible every day.

Patient Success Stories

Podcasts

Browse through dozens of audio programs that cover a variety of topics.

Many of the programs you'll find in this section feature University of Maryland Medicine experts speaking about areas they specialize in treating.

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Drug Interaction Checker

Check for potential interactions between drugs. Enter two or more drug names to learn whether they can have harmful interactions. It will also tell you whether they have duplicate ingredients.

You can also enter one drug name and check for any known drug, food, alcohol, or tobacco interactions. This tool also contains information on herbs.

Drug Interaction Tool