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Archives - Fall 2010
Fall 2010


Illustration by Rakafet Kenaan
Articles in this Issue
Features
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Through prayer, a compassionate touch, or just “being there,” pastoral care chaplains across the hospital quietly go about the business of bringing comfort. By Linell Smith
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With his abdomen covered in tiny tumors, Todd Painter was given mere months to live. Then an enterprising medical team intervened with a hot new protocol. By Ramsey Flynn
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Traumatic brain injury—from combat, sports, or stroke—can be tricky to detect and treat. Specialists here are pooling their expertise to fix the disconnects that keep people sidelined. By Ramsey Flynn
Circling the Dome
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Hopkins Hospital tops the U.S. News honor roll once again.
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Welcome to the new ageof "Informationists."
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Adam Posner's desire to better know his patients leads physicians toBaltimore's shipyards.
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Njoku's research aims to prevent liver injury from oft-used drugs.
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New agreements will expand reach in Washington and Florida.
Medical Rounds
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Cataract surgery doesn't appear to accelerate AMD.
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Retinal scanning technique offers new insights into disease's progression.
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"No cutting, no surgery" with new valve procedure
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Emotional support is key when treating girls with rare malformation.
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Vaccine shows promise in blunting tough-to-beat addiction.
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When drug manufacturers stopped producing a key allergy test, Frank Adkinson and company took matters into their own hands.
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New drug strategy vastly expands pool of potential blood marrow donors.
Hopkins Reader
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The Misnamed, Misunderstood Condition
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A Guide to Getting the Best Health Care as You Age
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Over five decades, Simeon Margolis spent countless hours in the soon-to-go-bookless Welch Medical Library. Here he muses on what's lost, and gained, in the name of progress.
Class Notes
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At last, Goldfarb is ruled inventor of key vascular graft.
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Powell served as sole pediatric neurologist on U.S. Navy ship.
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Daniel Sulmasy is a leader in the discussion of national bioethical issues.
In Memoriam
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Patz was a pivotal figure in ophthalmology.
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Longtime autopsy director simply couldn't be stumped.
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Kiev's expertise aided Olympic athletes and hedge fund masters.
Alumni News
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Meet two alumni who took very different paths to achieve the same end: scholarship support for students.
Annals of Hopkins
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For nearly 50 years, on Saturday mornings in Hurd Hall, Grand Rounds was the place to be. By Janet Farrar Worthington
Learning Curve
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Lessons learned after a year as Assistant Chief of Service. By Dan Munoz ’04
Post-Op
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Our population health model for providing care deserves duplication.