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January 31, 2011
FEATURED VIDEO
Common Ground:
Hope for Prostate Cancer at Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Steve Lucido survived prostate cancer and feels it was due to the expertise of his surgeon Dr. Ted Schaeffer. Learn why Johns Hopkins is at the forefront of prostate treatment and research.
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EDUCATION
What the dead teach
In what has become an annual memorial, students reflect on death, the human spirit and other immeasurable lessons from the anatomy lab. Read story
ONCOLOGY
Genetic code deciphered for form of pancreatic cancer
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors. The work shows that patients whose tumors have certain coding "mistakes" live twice as long as those without them. Read story
Neurology / neurosurgery
Rewiring the body’s electrical system
Allan Belzberg is rewiring healthy nerves to take over the function of damaged ones in patients with transverse myelitis. Read story
A diet to treat epilepsy in adults
Johns Hopkins neurologists are reducing epilepsy patients’ seizures using a modified form of the Atkins’ high-fat, low-carb diet. Read story
Under the Dome
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Not lost in translation
Training in cultural differences helped our Medicaid managed-care organization Priority Partners better serve its growing Hispanic members. Read story
Bayview Medical Center
The “C” Word
A woman's journey with retroperitoneal sarcoma
Rhonda Ulmer had a 13 pound tumor in her abdomen that was successfully removed by surgeon Mark Duncan. Read story [pdf]
Howard County General Hospital
An oasis of hope
The Route One Day Resource Center provides help to needy people in the Howard County area. The Center provides guests with a number of services, including a warm place to rest, shower, eat a hot meal and, if needed, seek medical treatment. Read story
Sibley Memorial Hospital
New Ultrasound Technique to Detect Breast Tumors
A recent study shows how a new technique could mean fewer unnecessary breast biopsies. Pouneh Razavi, MD, from Sibley Memorial Hospital joined Andrea Roane to explain. Watch video
Suburban Hospital
The drive to learn
School at Work gives entry-level employees a helpful boost to further their education. Read story
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