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Pediatric residents like Jennifer Webb (photo) and pediatric physician Karen Schneider had no time to waste. They were bringing in children with crushed limbs and dehydrated bodies. More on how Hopkins medical personnel have been responding to the disaster.
A Nobel Whirlwind
Most scientists toil in labs far from the public limelight. Only a handful win world-renowned awards that catapult their work into front-page news. Launch this slide show to share with Johns Hopkins molecular biologist Carol Grieder the experience of winning a Nobel Prize .

More Than Numbers
The school of medicine reinvigorates a scholarship program aimed at increasing student diversity.

A Clinical Trial Holds Promise for Heart Attack Patients
A Johns Hopkins team is using a patient's own heart tissue to harvest stem cells that will start the process of repairing the heart.

Giving the Uninsured Better Access to Specialty Care
A Johns Hopkins primary care clinic partners with Johns Hopkins specialists to ensure that community residents receive appropriate health care.
![]() Hopkins pediatric stroke specialists clear up a dangerous misconception. | ![]() A cancer patient's ordeal ends in a ringing success. |
![]() A Man's Race Against an Aneurysm Les Picker is lucky to be alive and lucky he found Hopkins. | ![]() Rethinking How Academic Medical Centers Treat Patients For David Hellmann, the new model in treatment takes in the patient, the family and the community. |
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