Archives - Spring/Summer 2010

Spring/Summer 2010

Nature Meets Nurture

Through the exploding field of epigenetics, scientists are pinpointing just how the lifestyle paths we take—and don’t take—can change how
our genes behave.

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Features

In the Loop

By formally bringing families into every step of their kids' medical care, Hopkins Children's Center has launched a whole new way of operating.
Being Father Teresa

In the 23 years Rick Hodes has spent caring for indigent people in Ethiopia — adopting five children along the way — he has touched the lives of thousands.
Nature Meets Nurture

Through the exploding field of epigenetics, scientists are pinpointing just how the lifestyle paths we take--and don't take--can change how our genes behave.

Circling the Dome

A Think Tank for Health Policy

New center is tethered to real life.
The Sistine Surprise

Duo finds new trace of Michelangelo's obsession with neuroanatomy.
Paying Tribute to Henry Seidel

Beloved former dean of students touched the lives of generations.
A Partnership of Global Proportions

New agreement promises to speed breakthroughs in ophthalmology to people around the world
Ambassadors in Abu Dhabi

Gynecologist Judy Lee raises the health care bar for women at Al Corniche Hospital.

Medical Rounds

Learning from a Second Look

Patrick Walsh has taken a freeze frame approach to improving prostatectomy outcomes.
Bypassing Amputations

Vascular surgeon Thomas Reifsnyder can save limbs 95 percent of the time.
Skin Cancer's Secret Life

Rare but deadly, ALM has a new enemy at Johns Hopkins.
Taking Delirium Seriously

In the MICU, a move away from deep sedation marks radical change.
Getting in While the Getting is Good

Good timing leads to better results in stopping atrial fibrillation.
The Little Drug That Might

A reason for cautious optimism in the battle against ALS
A Tailored Fix

And in one complicated case, an innovative adaptation for a female patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm

Hopkins Reader

One Woman's Legacy

Rebecca Skloot's account of the immortal Henrietta Lacks raises tough questions.
Treating Dementia: Do We Have a Pill for It?

Treating Dementia: Do we have a pill for it?
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out

In Peter Pronovost's new book with Eric Vohr, a look at how the patient safety checklist can help us change health care from the inside out

Annals of Hopkins

Unsung Heroines

Who knew? While Hopkins' male physicians served overseas in World War II, on the home front a team of incredible women doctors were keeping the hospital running.

Learning Curve

Sustaining Faith

Before I could utter a word, she calmly said, "It's ok, Dr. Munoz. We'll figure out a way to get through this together."

Post Op

Big Step in the Middle East

Wilmer agreement could speed breakthroughs in blinding eye diseases.

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