September 10, 2010
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Ruptured Brain Aneurysm: Dr. Olachi Mezu’s Story
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Olachi Mezu suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm while traveling from NYC home to Maryland. Watch her story as she talks about the care and treatment she received from Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, Judy Huang. Watch video |
HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
The Lonely Truth About Kids and Long QT Syndrome
In tackling an arrhythmia known to fell young athletes, kid gloves rule. Read story
PSYCHIATRY
Are Antidepressants Useless? Far From It. Check the Study
Glenn Treisman makes sense of seeming contradictions in research about the effectiveness of antidepressants. Read story
NEUROLOGY/NEUROSURGERY
A New Take on Cushing’s Idea
Neurosurgeon Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa and colleagues are refining a surgical technique for pituitary tumors first imagined a century ago by legendary surgeon Harvey Cushing. Read story
A Promising Target for Developing Treatments Against Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that using specific drugs can protect nerve cells in mice from the lethal effects of Parkinson’s disease. The researchers’ findings are published in the August 22 issue of Nature Medicine. Read story–
Under the Dome
Johns Hopkins Hospital
How Dermatology Fixed a Broken Appointment Process
Getting more full-time faculty on board and establishing a central telephone number for patients has streamlined a formerly inefficient system. Read story
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Sept. 1 marked the launch of the Maryland Health Insurance Plan’s new federal program to insure 3,500 more Marylanders with pre-existing health conditions. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Congressman John Sarbanes explained the significance of the program at a press conference at Hopkins Bayview (Baltimore Sun). Read story
Suburban Hospital
Profile - Dr. Dany Westerband, medical director of trauma services (Bethesda Magazine) Read story
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