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Supreme Court Rules in Landmark Gene Patent Case
The Supreme Court has issued a ruling on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., a case in which Johns Hopkins geneticist Dr. Haig Kazazian was the first plaintiff.
How I Overcame My Food Allergies
Eleven-year-old Tad suffered from an egg allergy for most of his life -- until Dr. Robert Wood helped Tad beat it.
Easy Listening: OR-Style
Some surgeons claim music in the operating room enhances the environment and improves concentration -- from Bach to the Beastie Boys, discover which artists make the playlist of some of Johns Hopkins' specialists.

Why the Price of Health Care Doesn't Matter as Much as You Might Think
If you want to solve the problem of high health care prices, you have to address the problem of high costs, writes Johns Hopkins Medicine International CEO Steve Thompson.
Seeing Errors Keeps Us on Our Toes
If people are unable to perceive their own errors as they complete a routine, simple task, their skill will decline over time -- but not for the reasons scientists once assumed.

Living Fully with Advanced Cancer
Join Director of Palliative Medicine Dr. Thomas Smith for an online webinar on June 18 to discuss how patients and families can live well alongside a diagnosis of advanced cancer.

Johns Hopkins Surgeons Among the First in the U.S. to Perform a Robotic Single-Site Hysterectomy
Doctors Amanda Fader and Stacey Sheib are among the first in the United States to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.

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The desire for second careers in nursing continues to grow rapidly -- read these stories of 10 nurses from around the Johns Hopkins Health System who began their careers on different paths.