Twenty Johns Hopkins Researchers Awarded Stem Cell Research Funds from Maryland - 6/15/15
This year, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission awarded 21 of its 29 grants to Johns Hopkins researchers. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Vulnerabilities in Genome's 'Dimmer Switches' Should Shed Light on Hundreds of Complex Diseases - 6/15/15
Up to one-fifth of human DNA act as dimmer switches for nearby genes, but scientists have long been unable to identify precisely which mutations in these genetic control regions really matter in causing common diseases. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Medicare Records Study Affirms Link Between Disjointed Care and Unnecessary Medical Procedures - 6/11/15
A "look back" study of Medicare fee-for-service claims for more than 1.2 million patients over age 65 has directly affirmed and quantified a long-suspected link between lower rates of coordinated health care services and higher rates of unnecessary medical tests and procedures. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 11, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Infection Expert Tapped by White House to Participate in Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative - 6/10/15
Johns Hopkins infectious disease researcher Sara Cosgrove, M.D., M.S., has been tapped by the White House to help address solutions to the ever-growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 10, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins ’ Geetha Jayaram Honored with Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award - 6/8/15
Geetha Jayaram, M.D., an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, is the 2014 –15 recipient of the Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 8, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins’ Geetha Jayaram Honored with Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award - 6/8/15
Geetha Jayaram, M.D., an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, is the 2014–15 recipient of the Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 8, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Experts Call for Changes in Policy to Reduce Serious, Preventable Safety Harms to Hospitalized Patients - 6/8/15
Reflecting on more than a decade of efforts by hospitals to reduce the rate of so-called never events that kill and injure patients, two leaders in patient safety research at Johns Hopkins conclude that such harms continue at a “troubling frequency.” (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 8, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
For Safer Care, Simple Steps, Consistently Applied, Yield Substantial Improvements in Colorectal Surgery - 6/8/15
Simple steps that include the consistent use of experienced medical teams for a single type of surgery, preemptive antibiotics before the procedure, less reliance on potent opioids during recovery and urging patients to get out of bed and move around sooner can not only prevent infections, blood clots and other serious complications in people undergoing colorectal operations, but can also accelerate recovery and reduce cost of care, according to results of an ongoing program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 8, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Medicine Recognized for Environmental Sustainability - 6/4/15
Johns Hopkins Medicine was recognized for its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint, winning several sustainability awards during the recent CleanMed 2015 Conference in Portland, Oregon, and at the Maryland Hospital Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Re-Inflating Balloon after Carotid Stenting Appears to Double Risk of Stroke and Death - 6/4/15
After reviewing outcomes from thousands of cases, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that patients with blocked neck arteries who undergo carotid stenting to prop open the narrowed blood vessels fare decidedly worse if their surgeons re-inflate a tiny balloon in the vessel after the mesh stent is in place. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Developing Delirium in the ICU Linked to Fatal Outcomes - 6/4/15
About one-third of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) will develop delirium, a condition that lengthens hospital stays and substantially increases one’s risk of dying in the hospital, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers appearing in the British Medical Journal. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department to Receive 2015 Haim Ring Award - 6/1/15
The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has been selected to receive the 2015 Haim Ring Award in the institutional category. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 1, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Bruce Perler to Begin Term as President of Society for Vascular Surgery - 6/1/15
Bruce A. Perler, M.D., M.B.A., a Johns Hopkins vascular surgeon; the Julius H. Jacobson II, M.D., Professor of Vascular Surgery; vice chair for clinical operations and financial affairs for the Department of Surgery; and chief emeritus of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, will become president of the Society for Vascular Surgery on June 20. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - June 1, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Small Study Shows Genetic Biomarker May Predict Cancer Patients' Response to Immunotherapy Drug - 5/29/15
Lightly stimulating the brain with electricity may improve short-term memory in people with schizophrenia, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Employees Raise More Than $50,000 with United Way Charity Event, 'Dancing with the Hopkins Stars' - 5/27/15
On Wednesday, May 27, Johns Hopkins Medicine announced that the United Way Charity Event, “Dancing with the Hopkins Stars,” held the previous night, raised more than $50,000 to support Maryland Unites, a United Way program that provides humanitarian relief and emergency support to nonprofits in Baltimore neighborhoods. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
