Diabetes, Heart Problems And Redundant Imaging Scans Are Among Johns Hopkins-Led Performance Improvement Topics on ‘High-Value Care’

Experts from 80 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Norway will convene Nov. 15–17 in Baltimore, Maryland, to share best practices and performance improvement initiatives designed to reduce unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures and...
14-Nov-2019 10:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

How HIV Infection May Raise The Risk For Sudden Cardiac Death: New Study Sheds Light

The success of antiretroviral therapies has extended the lives of people living with HIV, long enough for other chronic health conditions to emerge, including a recently documented uptick in sudden death.
14-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Johns Hopkins Launches Hub for Immunology and Engineering Research

If the saying that two heads are better than one is true, then joining two fields of science may be better than one to spur more advances in medicine. With a $6.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins...
13-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Glutamine-Blocking Drug Slows Tumor Growth And Strengthens Anti-Tumor Response

A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells.
8-Nov-2019 2:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Shows Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Language Problems Tied to Liver Failure

Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...
7-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Oxygen-Starved Tumor Cells Have Survival Advantage That Promotes Cancer Spread

Using cells from human breast cancers and mouse breast cancer models, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have significant new evidence that tumor cells exposed to low-oxygen conditions have an advantage when it comes to...
7-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Some CBD Products May Yield Cannabis-Positive Urine Drug Tests

In a study of six adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that a single vaping episode of cannabis that is similar in chemical composition to that found in legal hemp products could possibly result in positive results on urine...
4-Nov-2019 4:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

High Number of Births Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Health Among Mothers

Using medical record and survey data collected from more than 3,400 women, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that women who have given birth five or more times were more likely than those who had fewer births to have more...
4-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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