Day: February 8, 2010
Assessing cardio care for HIV/AIDS patients
February 8, 2010
In a three-year study of 700 Baltimore patients with HIV/AIDS, Jason Farley, an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, will explore the effectiveness of health care clinicians in preventing cardiovascular disease in HIV/AIDS patients. “In an HIV/AIDS clinic population, we’re very focused on treating HIV, but we’re also involved in providing primary […]
Ability to navigate may be linked to genes, JHU researcher says
February 8, 2010
Imagine that you are emerging from the subway and heading for your destination when you realize that you are going in the wrong direction. For a moment, you feel disoriented, but a scan of landmarks and the layout of the surrounding streets quickly helps you pinpoint your location, and you make it to your appointment […]
Lighter sedation for elderly in surgery may reduce disorientation
February 8, 2010
A common complication following surgery in elderly patients is postoperative delirium, a state of confusion that can lead to long-term health problems and cause some elderly patients to complain that they “never felt the same” again after an operation. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that simply limiting the depth of sedation during […]
Discussion: Reasoning through the rationing of end-of-life care
February 8, 2010
Acknowledging that the idea of rationing health care, particularly at the end of life, may incite too much vitriol to get much rational consideration, a Johns Hopkins emeritus professor of neurology called for the start of a discussion anyway, with an opinion piece featured in January’s issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. In the […]
Human growth hormone: Not a life extender after all?
February 8, 2010
People profoundly deficient in human growth hormone due to a genetic mutation appear to live just as long as people who make normal amounts of the hormone, a new study shows. The findings suggest that HGH may not be the “fountain of youth” that some researchers have suggested. “Without HGH, these people still live long, […]
Republican leaders’ spouses make two Peabody stops
February 8, 2010
During President Obama’s meeting in Baltimore with Republican congressional leaders on Jan. 29, a delegation of Republican spouses took an “architectural highlights” tour of the city. Led by author and photographer Bill McAllen, whose book Spirit of Place: Baltimore’s Favorite Spaces was published a year ago, the group toured the George Peabody Library and visited […]
Homewood campus set to test emergency alert systems
February 8, 2010
Homewood Campus Safety and Security will conduct a test of the campus siren/public address system and the Johns Hopkins Emergency Alerts text messaging system at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The tests will be a full-scale simultaneous activation of both systems. The siren/PA system, which is activated by radio signal from the Homewood Communications […]
Notices — Feb. 8, 2010
February 8, 2010
2010 Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards — All Johns Hopkins freshmen, sophomores and juniors are invited to apply for the 2010 Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards. The PURA program, now entering its 18th year, affords undergraduates opportunities to conduct original research under the guidance of faculty sponsors at Johns Hopkins. PURA recipients can receive academic credit or […]
Calendar — Feb. 8, 2010
February 8, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Feb. 9, 4:15 p.m. “Methods for the Chemical Synthesis of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes,” a Chemistry colloquium with Lawrence Scott, Boston College. 233 Remsen. HW Thurs., Feb. 11, 3 p.m. “ ‘Power on all, even on God himself’: Divine Intention and Magical Potential in Agrippa von Nettesheim’s De occulta philosophia libri tres,” a […]
Crutches for Haiti
February 8, 2010
BY THE TIME pediatric residents had finished their weeklong drive to collect crutches for earthquake victims in Haiti, more than 3,000 pairs were crammed into their holding spots in the David M. Rubenstein Child Health Building at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and a volunteer’s garage. The organizers—who had hoped to pull in a few […]