Featured Story Breaking Down Barriers
Medicine for the Greater Good puts trainees in the community, where they forge bonds and improve health.
September 2016
A Publication for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Family
Articles in this Issue
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All
New tools for personalized medicine
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Guiding Compassionate Transgender Care
Nurse educator Paula Neira offers insights during the second annual LGBT Pride lecture.
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New Tobacco Testing Process for Employees Offers Rewards
During annual open enrollment for health care benefits, the Johns Hopkins Health System will reward those who don’t use tobacco.
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Turn Wasted Time into 5 More Hours a Week!
Johns Hopkins neuroradiologist David Yousem shares time management tips.
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Epic Record Sharing in 2015
Epic, the electronic medical record system, improves care by making it easier for Johns Hopkins providers to share patient records with outside hospitals, clinics and emergency rooms.
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In Brief: September 2016
Two Johns Hopkins hospitals win environmental awards.
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Reducing Physician Burnout
Johns Hopkins Medicine Leadership Retreat explores the perils of career exhaustion and how to prevent it.
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Making a Dent in Baltimore’s Hepatitis C Epidemic
Johns Hopkins clinic celebrates 1,000 patients cured.
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New Clues to Colon Cancer Lie in Biofilm
Two Johns Hopkins physicians study the gut’s microbial ecosystem for earliest-ever biomarker.
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‘Pokemon Go’ Gets Kids Out of Bed, on the Mend
Mobile game keeps pediatric patients moving to capture Pokémon characters in real life.
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Who/What: September 2016
Ronald R. Peterson, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine, is among September’s featured employees.
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Lights, Music, Magic
Introducing the new Interactive Musical Planetarium at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
