HOPKINS MEDICINE E-NEWS (January 2005)
A round-up of news from Johns Hopkins Medicine for busy executives._________________________________________________________
INGRID BERGMAN AND JOHNS HOPKINS: WHAT IF. . .?
Imagine the possibilities as we transform the face of medicine. That’s the message Johns Hopkins Medicine is bringing to readers and listeners in the New York Metro region. Ingrid Bergman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lou Gehrig and Ella Fitzgerald are among icons featured in these creative ads. It’s part of an effort to cultivate a new audience and increase contributions to our planned clinical buildings - where the transformation will be translated to patient care.
The campaign will reach Baltimore in February. Read about it and about how the transformation already is occurring. Our scientists have made startling advances in stem cell research for treating heart attacks, and one of our researchers made an accidental discovery that led to a better technique for studying genes. We’ve also taken steps that virtually eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Read also about our new Office of Telemedicine and a program that gives Hopkins workers the education to qualify for hard-to-fill jobs.
We wish you the very best throughout this new year and welcome your suggestions for improving these reports.
-- Edward D. Miller, M.D., Dean of the Medical Faculty, CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine-- Ronald R. Peterson, President, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
THE BUSINESS OF MEDICINE
HOPKINS LAUNCHES ‘AWARENESS’ CAMPAIGN IN BIG APPLE
A multimedia drive to increase New Yorkers’ awareness of Hopkins Medicine is under way. The message: Hopkins’ unique culture of collaboration makes rapid delivery of discoveries to the bedside possible.
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SELLING DOCTORS ON TELEMEDICINE
Medical consultations by way of high-resolution video images have arrived at Hopkins with the opening of the Office of Telemedicine.
An innovative Labor Department grant lets Hopkins workers gain the education they need to qualify for jobs with high vacancy rates.
SCIENCE REPORT
STEM CELL THERAPY TREATS HEART ATTACKS IN ANIMALS
Stem cell therapy can effectively treat heart attacks in animals, restoring the heart's function to its original condition, according to Hopokins researchers. This could eventually lead to new treatments that repair or reverse heart damage.
ULTRASOUND DETECTS EARLY SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE
An ultrasound of the carotid artery, plus an MRI, can successfully identify people most at risk of developing heart failure, studies reveal.
TYPO LEADS TO BETTER WAY TO HUNT FOR GENES
A misplaced decimal point leads Hopkins researchers to discover a better technique for studying genes that saves time, produces crisper results and cuts costs dramatically.
Simple, inexpensive steps can virtually eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections, Hopkins researchers find. This pioneering work has been replicated in over 100 other intensive care units with equally dramatic results.
HIGH-DOSE VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENTS INCREASE RISK
Researchers find a link between high-doses of vitamin E (400 IU or more daily) and a higher risk of death for people over 60 with pre-existing conditions. The impact of lower amounts of vitamin E was unclear.
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