Health IT Entrepreneurs Showcase Startups at Capstone Event, DreamIt Health Demo Day, Co-Sponsored by Johns Hopkins - 5/13/15
The culmination of the DreamIt Health Baltimore accelerator program, a four-month intensive boot camp for health information technology entrepreneurs co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins, concludes on Wednesday, May 13, at DreamIt Health Demo Day. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 13, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
'Extreme' Exposure to Secondhand Cannabis Smoke Causes Mild Intoxication - 5/13/15
Secondhand exposure to cannabis smoke under "extreme conditions," such as an unventilated room or enclosed vehicle, can cause nonsmokers to feel the effects of the drug, have minor problems with memory and coordination, and in some cases test positive for the drug in a urinalysis. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 13, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Robert A. Kasdin Named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine - 5/13/15
Johns Hopkins Medicine announced today the appointment of Robert A. Kasdin to the newly created role of senior vice president and chief operating officer. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 13, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Managing Cancer at Work: Johns Hopkins Launches New Service for All Employees - 5/12/15
Johns Hopkins Medicine has created and launched Managing Cancer at Work, a new and novel health benefit program offered free of charge for its more than 42,000 combined full-time equivalent employees. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 12, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Metaphors of the Heart: Two Physicians Examine Heart Disease Through a Literary Lens - 5/11/15
Heart disease has topped mortality charts as the No. 1 killer of men and women for many decades, but a novel analysis of American literary fiction by two physicians finds the disorder’s presence in great novels has remained relatively modest. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 11, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Media Advisory: Health IT Entrepreneurs Showcase Startups at DreamIt Health Demo Day, Co-Sponsored by Johns Hopkins - 5/11/15
Brief presentations about innovative ideas that offer solutions to several health care challenges; among them is a startup from Baltimore that has developed a mobile app designed to improve transition of patient care and avoid preventable medical errors. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 11, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Plugging In Your Vision's Autostabilization Feature - 5/7/15
Just as most cameras now have an autostabilization feature to compensate for movement during picture taking, our eyes execute an imperceptible reflex that prevents our vision from blurring when we, or our field of vision, are in motion. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 7, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Ophthalmology Professor Bob Massof Receives Helen Keller Prize - 5/6/15
Bob Massof, Ph.D., of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins received the 2015 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research on May 5. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 6, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Molecular Link Between High Glucose, Metabolic Disease May Offer New Strategies To Control Diabetes - 5/5/15
Scientists at Johns Hopkins say they’ve discovered a cause-and-effect link between chronic high blood sugar and disruption of mitochondria, the powerhouses that create the metabolic energy that runs living cells. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 5, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Strategy Found for Safely Prescribing Antidepressants to Children and Adolescents - 5/5/15
A multidisciplinary team of Johns Hopkins researchers have developed two new strategies to treat depression in young people using the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of medications. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 5, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
How Oxidizing a Heart 'Brake' Causes Heart Damage - 5/4/15
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., and Donald Geman, Ph.D., have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, an honorary society that advises the government on scientific matters. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - May 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study Questions Quality of U.S. Health Data - 4/30/15
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers concludes that most U.S. clinical registries that collect data on patient outcomes are substandard and lack critical features necessary to render the information they collect useful for patients, physicians and policy makers. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Two Johns Hopkins Scientists Elected to National Academy of Sciences - 4/30/15
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., and Donald Geman, Ph.D., have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, an honorary society that advises the government on scientific matters. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 30, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Brigitte Sullivan Elected Board Chair of Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland - 4/29/15
Brigitte Sullivan, administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, has been given another leadership position in a notable transplant organization. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Medicine and All Children's Hospital Leaders Recognized as Top Experts in Patient Safety - 4/28/15
Two leaders in patient safety from the Johns Hopkins Health System were named to Becker's Hospital Review's list of 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety. Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and senior vice president for patient safety and quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Brigitta Mueller, M.D., M.H.C.M., vice president of medical affairs and chief patient safety officer at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, were both recognized as top patient safety experts. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - April 28, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
