Healing Through Informatics

Even when René Laennec (1781–1826) demonstrated the efficacy of the stethoscope he invented in 1816, many physicians were reluctant to use his new gizmo, fearful that it might interfere with their hands-on treatment of patients, notes Kevin Johnson ’87.

Rethinking Alzheimer’s Research

“The sad part about research in Alzheimer’s disease has been the extraordinarily high number of failed studies” for preventives or cures, says Allan Anderson, 59, vice president for the dementia care practice at the Copper Ridge Institute, a continuous care retirement community affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that is located in Sykesville, Maryland.

Medical Marathoner

Even as a youngster growing up in Honolulu, Curtis Chong ’08 was not exactly an underachiever. He was the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Newspaper Boy of the Year in 1993, sang in the Honolulu Boy Choir and aced his public school courses.