March 26, 2010
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patient safety
Checklist Saves Lives
Thousands die annually from hospital infections. In this interview with Peter Pronovost, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta explores how a simple checklist is changing things. Watch video
health and diet
Take Two Carrots and Call Me in the Morning
Eating the right foods and spices could go a long way toward staving off everything from gut ailments to cancer, say Hopkins experts. They share their tips for stocking a health-promoting pantry. Read story
Basic Science
Stepping Ahead in Stem Cell Research
While it’s only one of many research areas being pursued at Johns Hopkins Medicine, stem cell research is making great strides in many labs across campus. Full story | Watch video
Nobel Prize
Carol Greider Shares 2009 Nobel Prize
Carol Greider was a 25-year-old graduate student studying fragments of a pond creature when she established herself as one of the world’s pioneering researchers.
Her interest was basic: How do chromosomes — the strands of DNA that contain genes – maintain themselves? Her focus was keen: She concentrated on the tiny caps on chromosome ends, important tip-structures known as telomeres. Full story | Watch video
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Pediatric neurosurgery
A Diagnosis, a Doctor and Deliverance
Teenager Steven McDonough was diagnosed with a tumor in his spinal cord. Along with his doctor, Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon George Jallo, Steven and his mother share their story. Watch video
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