March 17, 2010
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patient safety
Checklist Saves Lives
Thousands die from hospital infections annually. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how a simple checklist is changing things in this interview with Dr. Peter J. Pronovost. Watch video
COOL SCIENCE
High School Scientists
Talented teens gain valuable experience from working under Hopkins biomedical researchers. How do the labs benefit?
On a recent Friday evening, when many high school students were relaxing or heading out to a party, 16-year-old Jimmy Fulwiler took a seat in a Broadway Research Building conference room and began delivering a presentation titled “Effect of Cadmium on Cerebellar External Granular Cell Migration in Mice.” Read story
Pediatric neurosurgery
A Diagnosis, A Doctor and Deliverance
Teenager Steven McDonough was diagnosed with a tumor in his spinal cord. He and his mother share their story, along with his doctor, Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon George Jallo. Watch video
Under the Dome
Johns Hopkins Hospital, East Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital Earns 2010 "Hospital of Choice" Award
The Johns Hopkins Hospital has again received the 2010 American Alliance of Healthcare Providers’ (AAHCP) American Hospital of Choice Award. Johns Hopkins has been selected for this award seven times since the award’s inception in 2002. Read story
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
New Medical Psychiatry Program Opens Its Doors
As adults grow older, they may need more from their health care.
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Suburban Hospital
New FDA-Approved MiniArc Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Dr. Mary Dupont, a specialist in urology and urogynecology at Suburban Hospital, is the first physician in Montgomery County specially trained to perform the new FDA-approved MiniArc Sling for stress urinary incontinence. Watch video
Howard County General Hospital
HCGH Designated a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. “Although joint replacement surgery has been offered for many years at HCGH, the establishment of the Joint Academy in May 2008 took the service to a whole new level,” said Richard Kinnard, M.D., medical director of the Joint Academy. Read story
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