Johns Hopkins Medicine

Cigarette Smoke Accelerates Eye Aging Via Epigenetic Changes, Johns Hopkins Medicine Study Finds

Researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute say they have identified how smoking, a well-known risk factor for eye disease and ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Pedaling for Peripheral Neuropathy: Personal Story and Research Spotlight

After enduring a two-year diagnostic odyssey, Gregory Maassen received a diagnosis of a postinfectious form of peripheral ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Breathing Easier: One Woman’s Journey from Misdiagnosis to Specialized Care for a Rare Airway Disease

iSGS is a rare condition that primarily affects women and causes scar tissue to form just below the vocal cords, narrowing ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A New Johns Hopkins Medicine Study Finds Sex and Menopause-Based Differences in Presentation of Early Lyme Disease

In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, researchers found that male and female patients with early Lyme disease present with different signs of the disease in the symptoms they report, their physical ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Will a Direct-to-Consumer Health Test Help You Reach a Diagnosis? Experts Say It May Not Be So Simple

Advancements in genetics testing in the clinic may allow for faster diagnosis and treatments, say genetics experts at Johns ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

AI-Based Liquid Biopsy May Detect Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis and Chronic Disease Signals

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based liquid biopsy test ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Study Finds Depression, Suicidal Ideation Among College Students Increased Over Past 15 Years

Results of an analysis of health survey data from more than 560,000 U.S. college students concludes that depression symptoms have steadily increased over the past 15 years, particularly among women, ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Annual Mix 106.5 Radiothon Raises Record-Breaking Amount for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Listeners and others generously donated nearly $1.5 million during the 37th annual Mix 106.5 Radiothon for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. During the two-day event last week, Mix 106.5 broadcast live ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Investigators Create Open Source Database to More Easily Study Cancer

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Johns Hopkins University have created a novel database structure that allows investigators anywhere to more easily study multiple types ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

March Is Blood Clot Awareness Month: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Are Available for Interviews

The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality leads national VTE prevention efforts through its Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative, which aims to advance evidence-based ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Wilmer - Bethesda

Patients may park in any of the Westmoreland Building lots, with the exception of spaces marked as not permitted to park. Limited metered street parking is available in front of the Westmoreland ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Robotic Prostatectomy

Robotic prostatectomy is a minimally invasive procedure performed by an experienced laparoscopic surgery team with the assistance of advanced surgical technology. Using the advanced surgical system, ...