Welcome to the Web edition of Hopkins Medical News.   Published three times a year for alumni, faculty, parents and friends of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, HMN brings readers face to face with people, issues and events that shape one of the worlds leading health care institutions. We probe into the operating rooms, venture behind the lab bench, poke into the lives of students and distinguished faculty. The feature articles on the web version of the magazine will be updated frequently, so keep checking in with us.
		In the Theater of the Human Brain Gathered in a luminous basement, MRI specialists now view a stroke under way. In the process, they're redefining treatment. By Marjorie Centofanti
		An English Doctor at Hopkins: 1953 The story of a 29-year-old medical school graduate, who left behind his new wife and his country to study at Hopkins. By Richard Morton
		Moving and Shaking in Research Land "I have tons of energy and lots of red-headed enthusiasm," says Bart Chernow, who's now leading one of the most distinguished academic research programs in the world. By Elaine F. Weiss
		This Old House A long-awaited overhaul is bringing Hopkins' internationally famous basic science labs into the modern age. By Kate Ledger
		Babies on the brink Despite decades of discussion about abortion, we're still missing the most important issues about the beginning of human life. By Marilee Allen	No One Goes it Alone These Days Thoughts about alliances with other organizations By Dean/CEO Edward D. Miller
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