harvard medical school
-
Dr. Richard S. Ross, a distinguished cardiologist who was dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and vice president for medicine of the Johns Hopkins University, died of complications of Parkinson's disease at his home in Roland Park Place. - Dr. Levi Watkins, the first black chief resident of cardiac surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was known as much for fighting the injustice faced by African Americans as his groundbreaking medical work.
- The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, allegedly by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz and the deaths of all 150 people on board is indeed a tragedy. But some good may come out of it if it induces people to take another look at those substances the pharmaceutical industry calls "antidepressants."
- Centennial girls basketball player Anna Mitchell talks about this season, and her background in sports and singing
-
- Hopkins residents have been editing the Harriet Lane Handbook for six decades, but now the pearls of wisdom are professionally published and distributed so widely that they've been translated into more than a dozen languages.
- Ann Elizabeth Stromberg, a retired orthoptist who worked with children with eye conditions and trained medical students during her six-decade career, died of Alzheimer's disease June 4 at Somerford Home in Columbia. The Ellicott City resident was 91.
- The American Fitness Index has ranked Baltimore 25th of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in terms of overall fitness.
- Journalist challenges health exchange on open meetings policies
- Dr. Oscar A. Iseri, a retired Veterans Administration pathologist, died April 25 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Lorien Harmony Hall Assisted Living in Columbia. He was 86.
- Dr. Raymond Seltser, former associate dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health who was the author of seminal articles on smoking, stroke and radiation, died Feb. 16 of pneumonia at Sibley Hospital in Washington. He was 90.
- A week after the fatal shootings at the Mall in Columbia where Brianna Benlolo, Tyler Johnson and shooter Darion Aguilar lost their lives, Fidos for Freedom in Laurel opened its doors for the first time in direct response to a public tragedy. More than 30 therapy dogs and their owners gathered on Feb. 1 to offer comfort and compassion to anyone impacted by the shooting at the Mall in Columbia.
- Dr. Theodore H. Wilson Jr., former chief of surgery at Union Memorial Hospital who earlier had been chief of surgery at the U.S. Navy Medical Center in Bethesda, died Monday of cancer at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. He was 91.
-
- Dr. William R. Bell, an internationally known Johns Hopkins Hospital hematologist who conducted research into bleeding and clotting disorders, died Oct. 4 from complications of a blood clot at his Roland Park home. He was 78.
- Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino, answers questions.
- Even as he tended to orange-clad ballplayers as the Orioles' top team doctor, Dr. William H. Goldiner diagnosed thousands of blue-collar men with asbestos-related illnesses in cases handled by prominent lawyer and team owner Peter G. Angelos.
- Dr. Gerald D. Klee, a retired psychiatrist who was an expert with LSD and was involved in its experimentation at several military installations in the late 1950s, died Sunday from complications following surgery at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 86.
- Dr. William Dewey Blake, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine professor, died of cancer Feb. 3 at his Bath, Maine, home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 94.
- U.S. milk subsidy isn't just costly, it's bad for the nation's health
- Tips to sticking to you exercise plan from WebMD, Harvard Medical School, Sparkpeople.com, Mayo Clinic
- A nation that isn't strong at home cannot project strength in the world
- Much-needed transparency surrounds process to pick global financial institution's next leader
- Contrary to past research, study shows doctors increase use of tests when they have electronic systems
-
- A quarter-century after teenager Timothy Scott Sherman killed his mother and adoptive father while they slept, Harford County is home to another case of alleged patricide. This time, 16-year-old Robert C. Richardson III has confessed to killing his father, according to police.
- Lead paint: Spending millions to avoid Baltimore's obligations is irresponsible and morally wrong
- It's not right to expect all students with disabilities to be able to read by 8
- BSO Off the Cuff program explores bipolar composer Robert Schumann
