Category: Around Hopkins
New technique dissolves blood clots in brain, lowers stroke risk
February 20, 2012
Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely, without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces of skull. The minimally invasive treatment, they report, increased by 10 to 15 percent the number of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, who could […]
Using risk-adjustment strategies to navigate road to health care reform
February 20, 2012
A paper authored by Jonathan Weiner and colleagues from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, appearing in the Feb. 8 issue of Health Affairs, describes why health reform could lead to favorable or adverse risk selection across health plans. The article reviews provisions within the Affordable Care Act legislation and discusses key risk-adjustment implementation […]
‘Taking Root in the City’
February 20, 2012
The university’s Homewood Museum, in partnership with the Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will present a conversation on urban agriculture and local sustainability at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Room 101 of the Mattin Center’s F. Ross Jones Building on the Homewood campus. The […]
Johns Hopkins senior Hannah Joo wins Churchill Scholarship
February 20, 2012
Hannah Joo, a Johns Hopkins University senior from Redmond, Wash., has been selected as a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States. The Churchill Scholarship is awarded to 14 students nationwide who have demonstrated a capacity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the sciences, engineering or mathematics by completing […]
Info session set for Carey School ‘global immersion’ course
February 20, 2012
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School will hold an information session on Thursday, Feb. 23, for a “global immersion” course the school will offer in the spring in Baltimore and Istanbul. The session will take place via conference call and webinar from noon to 1 p.m. Open to Johns Hopkins graduate students interested in learning […]
Millions without hearing aids could benefit
February 20, 2012
Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about one in seven uses a hearing aid, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. The finding adds clarity to less-rigorous estimates by device manufacturers and demonstrates how widespread undertreatment of hearing loss is in the United States, […]
Elevated glucose associated with undetected heart damage
February 20, 2012
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers found that elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin, or HbA1c, a marker for chronic hyperglycemia and diabetes, were associated with […]
Animal study finds surprising clues to obesity-induced infertility
February 20, 2012
Infertility is common among obese women, but the reasons remain poorly understood and few treatments exist. Now a team of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center scientists, conducting experiments in mice, has uncovered what it considers surprising evidence that insulin resistance, long considered a prime suspect, has little to do with infertility in women with type 2 […]
Sequencing cancer mutations: There’s now an app for that
February 20, 2012
Using precise information about an individual’s genetic makeup is becoming increasingly routine for developing tailored treatments for breast, lung, colon and other cancers. But techniques used to identify meaningful gene mutations depend on analyzing sequences of both normal and mutant DNA in tumor samples, a process that can yield ambiguous results. Now, a team of […]
JHH receives only Hospital of Choice Award in Maryland
February 20, 2012
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the only medical center in Maryland to receive a Hospital of Choice Award from the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. The AAHCP evaluates approximately 400 hospitals nationwide for the honor, which is based either on an extensive application process or by a secret review of the hospital’s public communications and […]