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Johns Hopkins patients move into new $1.1 billion facility
At the ding of a cowbell Sunday, staffers in a command center at the Johns Hopkins Hospital began clapping and yelling out victory cheers.
Another department had begun to transfer patients as part of a massive move from Hopkins' aging hospital building...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Netflix Inc., Media Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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St. Agnes opens liver and pancreas center
Saint Agnes Hospital is proud to announce the launch of The Hodes Liver & Pancreas Center, Saint Agnes Hospital’s newest expansion of services. The Center will be led by Dr. Mark Fraiman, a hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon, who is one of the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreas
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Researchers turn attention to breast cancer prevention
Cheryl Corbin's mother and grandmother had breast cancer, so an oncologist suggested she be tested for an inherited gene mutation linked to the disease. But when the results came in, she didn't show up to hear them.
"I was afraid to hear the words,"...Tags: Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Post Menopause, Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Research, Human Body
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The journey of breast cancer survivorship
After months of chemotherapy and radiation, Susan Faber had finally finished breast cancer treatment and conquered the disease.
It should have been a happy occasion. But Faber felt at a loss earlier this year as she rang the gong at Johns Hopkins...Tags: Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Psychologists, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dr. Fray F. Marshall
Dr. Fray Francis Marshall, a urologist and former Johns Hopkins professor who developed surgical technique for the treatment of kidney cancer, died of cancer Dec. 2 at the Atlanta Hospice. He was 67 and had lived in Ruxton before moving to Georgia in...Tags: Teachers, The Rolling Stones (music group), Prostate Cancer, Teaching and Learning, Vaccines
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Two competing plans emerge for medical marijuana in Md.
A state panel charged with making recommendations on medical marijuana presented two divergent plans Friday, failing to find consensus on an issue that will likely be debated during the coming legislative session. The 22-member group, headed by Dr....Tags: Martin O'Malley, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch, David Brinkley
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Fair treatment for all cancer patients
Our lawmakers in Annapolis have an opportunity to eliminate a significant disparity in access to chemotherapy for the thousands of Marylanders treated for cancer each year. The access issue is one of cost and the difference in how much insurance companies...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Health Care Reform (2009), Chemotherapy, Health Treatments
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Expansion planned for Hopkins' Bayview campus
Johns Hopkins Health System plans to open a $35 million expanded emergency department at Bayview Medical Center by January 2014, followed by a new oncology wing for its lung cancer treatment program.
Preliminary plans for the expansion at the eastern...Tags: M.J. Brodie, Medical Specialization, Lung Cancer, Architecture, Human Body
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Team StrongHope adds cancer ambassadors to rosters
Ten-year-old Juliana Carver loves to swim. Unfortunately, between chemotherapy treatments, medications and routine hospital visits, Juliana doesn't always have the time or energy to be in the water.
"Her 'Make a Wish' wish when she first got cancer was a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, High School Sports, Charity
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Exhibit brings together 'Eureka' moments in science
Earle Havens can almost hear their voices.
Each time Havens steps inside the George Peabody Library, he senses the muted exclamations, the murmured back-and-forth of a conversation that's been going on now for more than two millennia.
In one corner,...Tags: Mount Vernon Place, Medical Specialization, Libraries, Bible, Colleges and Universities
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A free-market solution for drug shortages
Hospitals nationwide are experiencing shortages of critical generic intravenous drugs. We believe a fundamental reason for this national shortage is government price controls. With these limits, there is little incentive to invest in new facilities and...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Government Health Care, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Avastin shown to slow ovarian cancer
A new international study shows that treating ovarian cancer with Avastin delays the disease progression and may improve survival. The drug, generically called bevacizumab, seemed to keep the disease from returning for two months. It was delayed five...Tags: Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Blood, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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