Mercy Medical Media

03/17/2026

Daylight saving time (DST) impacts children's health primarily by disrupting their internal circadian rhythms, causing short-term deprivation, , and irritability. Pediatrician Ashanti Woods, M.D., FAAP, with Mercy Family Care Physicians in Baltimore, recently appeared on the Morning Show to discuss.

03/16/2026

Healthcare Human Resources (HR) Week, observed annually during the third week of March, recognizes and honors HR professionals in healthcare organizations for their critical, often behind-the-scenes role in delivering care. These professionals manage staffing, recruitment, and employee well-being in challenging environments.

03/16/2026

Mercy Medical Center is excited to join our friends at Abdominal Cancers Alliance for a special new event.
🌟Living Proof: a Cabaret🌟 is shining a light on abdominal cancer survivors and families. Their lived experience is the LIVING PROOF that we can live longer, better lives when we get to the specialized care we need! We hope you'll join us for this special new event.
Join us for Living Proof!
📅 Friday, April 24, 2026
📍 Crown Hall at Guilford Hall Brewery — Baltimore, MD
🎟 Tickets are available now. Seats are limited, so reserve yours today and help us shine a light on the survivors who are the LIVING PROOF that thriving after abdominal cancer is possible.
👉 Get your tickets here:

Join the Abdominal Cancers Alliance for this new event to raise awareness. Our mission is to save lives and improve quality of life for patients and caregivers facing rare and advanced abdominal cancers.

03/16/2026

A colonoscopy is a routine procedure that examines the entire large intestine (colon and re**um). Using a thin, flexible tube with a small camera and light (a colonoscope), a doctor checks for signs of cancer, inflammation, ulcers, or abnormal growths known as polyps. In recognition of March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, one Mercy Medical Center patient allowed a film crew to cover his colonoscopy from check-in through the procedure and afterwards.

03/14/2026

BEHIND THE SCENES: Mercy’s Jaelyn Heyliger, PA-C, discusses the -cholesterol connection, live in-studio at -TV11…

03/13/2026

Mercy Medical Center will be represented once more with a float in this year’s Baltimore’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, this Sunday afternoon, March 15th!
For more than 65 years, spectators have crowded the streets and sidewalks of downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor to watch this celebration of Irish culture, music, and more.
Mercy parade participants in Mercy green and St. Patrick’s Day gear will gather at the Walters Art Museum with the event beginning at 2 p.m. (the Shamrock 5K is at 1 p.m.), heading from the Walters, south on North Charles Street, turning on to Pratt Street, toward the Inner Harbor.

03/13/2026

is associated with a progressive increase in total . Why? Tune in -TV11 tomorrow morning, Sat., March 14th at 8:35 a.m. as Jaelyn Heyliger, PA-C, certified physician assistant with Mercy Personal Physicians Downtown Baltimore, appears live in-studio to discuss.

Menopausal women are more likely to develop high cholesterol because of a drop in estrogen.

03/12/2026

March is National Month, a crucial time dedicated to raising awareness about the second deadliest in the U.S. Each Thursday throughout March, staff of The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy will feature information tables, giveaways, a video re: colonoscopy, and much more, in the lobby of the McAuley Plaza at Mercy Medical Center, 301 St. Paul Place in downtown Baltimore. Learn more about the Institute and its offerings here: https://mdmercy.com/mercy-services/digestive-health-and-liver-disease

03/12/2026

MEET MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S PROVIDERS: John Hamaty, D.O., is a board certified cardiologist with The Heart Center at Mercy. Dr. Hamaty sees patients at Mercy Personal Physicians sites at Ellicott City and at Glen Burnie.

John Hamaty, D.O, is a Board Certified cardiologist with The Heart Center at Mercy.

03/11/2026

Ashanti Woods, M.D., FAAP, specializing in general pediatrics at Mercy Family Care Physicians in Baltimore, will appear live on the Morning Show tomorrow, Thurs., March 12th at 8:45 a.m. to discuss how time can impact your child's health.

Dr. Ashanti Woods specializes in general pediatrics at Mercy Family Care Physicians in Baltimore. He offers pediatric care at each stage of his patients' childhoods, from newborn through adolescence.

03/11/2026

New research reveals that cases among women worldwide are estimated to reach more than 3.5 million by 2050. Medical oncologist Dr. Sandy Kotiah, Director of The Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at Mercy, appeared live via Zoom on -TV11 News this past Sunday to discuss. WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore

In this Medical Alert segment, over the next two decades breast cancer cases are expected to increase around the world.

03/10/2026

the leading cause of in women, characterized by sharp, stabbing pain with the first steps in the morning or after rest. Tune in -TV11 on Mon., March 16th and on Tuesday and Saturday morning as Vandan Patel, M.D., orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon with The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD appears on -TV11's "Woman's Doctor" to discuss. Here's a preview: