We are also actively recruiting participants for ongoing research studies. The combination of research with clinical practice keeps our clinicians up to date with evidence-based and high-quality ...
1) What are “tracking and accounting” and what must I do? The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives a person the right to request a written record (“an accounting”) when a ...
A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast used to screen for and diagnose breast cancer. A mammography unit can either produce a standard 2-D image or 3-D image. 3-D mammography, or tomosynthesis, ...
The Pomerantz Laboratory studies the molecular machinery used by cells to interpret extracellular signals and transduce them to the nucleus to affect changes in gene expression. The accurate response ...
It happened 29 years ago, but Heather remembers it like it was yesterday. “Some things a person just never forgets,” she says. Heather was 9 years old and excited about a family outing to the circus.
What is croup in children? Croup is a common infection in children. It causes swelling in the upper part of the airway in the neck. It causes a barking cough, with or without fever. And it may cause ...
The Academy at Johns Hopkins supports the continued research, teaching and service of retired faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...
The Center for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CCDH) at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is an inpatient center ...
Neuroplastic surgery is a new surgical specialty developed at Johns Hopkins. By bridging the gap between neurosurgery and plastic surgery, we ensure patients have complete preservation or restoration ...
Affecting over 2 million Americans and increasing in both incidence and severity, food allergies occur when a person’s immune system is triggered by a type of food or ingredient and “overreacts” to it ...
At a very young age, Owen was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type II (HSAN2) that severely affected his bones. Owen had advanced scoliosis ...
What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...