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October 18, 2010
FEATURED STORY
The Heat that Healed
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With his abdomen covered in tiny tumors, Todd Painter was given mere months to live. Then a Hopkins team intervened with a hot new approach. Read story |
VASCULAR SURGERY
Beyond the Cosmetics of Vein Repair
At the Johns Hopkins Vein Center, most cases involve minimally invasive procedures for serious medical conditions. Read story
NEUROLOGY
After the Big Bang
Traumatic brain injury—from combat, sports, or stroke—can be tricky to detect and treat. Specialists here are pooling their expertise to fix the disconnects that keep people sidelined. Read story
SINUS SURGERY
Taming the Stubborn Sinuses
For patients with unrelenting sinusitis, the Johns Hopkins Sinus Center offers tailored treatments that can improve quality of life. Read story
New Hopkins residency program concentrates on urban health care
Doctors learn to prescribe more than medication, as program seeks to redefine city's health Read story [Baltimore Sun]
LEADERSHIP CORNER
Road Map for Reform
Our population health model for providing care deserves duplication.
By: Dean/CEO Edward D. Miller, M.D.
Read story
Under the Dome
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Why That IBD Prescription May Not Be Working
Sometimes people don't understand they must take their medication exactly as prescribed to get the most benefit from it. Read story
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
From Illegal Immigrant to Neurosurgeon
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his passion for practicing medicine. Watch video [CNN]
Suburban Hospital
Terrorism drill helps Montgomery County prepare for the worst.
A chorus of groans, wails and cries for help greeted the small group of firefighters and paramedics as they entered the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service training facility's gymnasium Thursday morning. Read story [Gazette.net]
Howard County General Hospital
Heart Attack Team Improves Wait Times
HCGH has offered primary percutaneous intervention for ST Segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) since 2003 when it entered the C-PORT registry. Read story
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