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.
		Is there Life Beyond the M.D.? Once a frightening prospect, retirement has become downright sexy—a chance to embrace new adventures and tackle new challenges. Meet four alumni who prove the point. By Jim Duffy
		And So To Maine Every July for 40 years, genetics scholars from all over the world have flocked to the coastal village of Bar Harbor for a “must-take” course in their exploding field. By Kate Ledger
		Similar Sacks They’re colleagues and office-mates, but these two senior researchers in international health also are brothers. By Elaine F. Weiss
		The Long, Miserable Summer While Gayla Farrar endured a bruising round of radiation treatments, her journalist husband kept a diary revealing what one family endured in the search for a cure. By Ronald T. Farrar
		The latest clinical advances and medical news.	What's happening under the Dome.