Nation Aug 06 Neighborhood Nursing brings healthcare to people’s doorsteps in vulnerable communities By Christopher Booker, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre
Health Feb 14 Average US virus cases dip below 100K for 1st time in months Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place. By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Health Apr 23 Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world The loss of a penis, whether from cancer, accident or war injury, is emotionally traumatic, affecting urination, sexual intimacy and the ability to conceive a child. Many patients suffer in silence because of the stigma their injuries sometimes carry. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Jan 02 Watch 4:11 Luck, not lifestyle, may be to blame for more cancers than previously thought By PBS News Hour
Health Jan 02 Bad luck, not genes or the environment, cause for many cancers, researchers find Sometimes there just isn’t a good explanation for a cancer diagnosis other than random bad luck. That’s what researchers at Johns Hopkins have found. In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, oncologist Dr. Bert Vogelstein and biomathematician Cristian… By Margaret Myers, Jason Kane
Oct 03 What happens to hospital business when Ebola is in the ER? By Lauren Silverman, KERA Hospitals compete for patients, and Emergency Departments play a big role in business. So what happens to business when a hospital takes on a patient with Ebola? On Thursday afternoon, there was no wait time at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Across U.S. How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Across U.S. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Poet Lucille Clifton Dies After Cancer Battle Former Maryland poet laureate and National Book Award winner Lucille Clifton died Saturday at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Continue watching
Jul 23 Johns Hopkins to Resume Research After a federal agency suspended all research on humans last week, Johns Hopkins Medicine will be allowed to resume their work with the agency's approval. Continue reading