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Blue Baby operation performed
Medicine
Hopkins celebrates 75 years since historic 'blue baby' operation
Published Nov 26, 2019
The transformative medical milestone was first performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1944 and ushered in a new era of cardiac surgery
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Milestone celebration
125 years of innovation
Published June 6, 2018
School of Medicine celebrates milestone anniversary with symposium featuring speakers, panel discussions, and interactive exhibits
Hopkins surgery team
Surgery
Hopkins performs world's first penis transplant
Published April 23, 2018
Recipient is a combat veteran who sustained injuries while serving in Afghanistan
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Medicine
A new milestone in HIV-positive organ donation
Published Jan 11, 2018
Johns Hopkins is the first center in the U.S. approved for living donor HIV-positive to HIV-positive kidney transplants
New health system president
Published Dec 11, 2017
Duke University Hospital President and CEO Kevin Sowers to succeed Ron Peterson
Ronald R. Peterson
A 'Hopkins person' beyond compare
Published Dec 7, 2017
After 44 years, Ronald R. Peterson looks back on the accomplishments that have marked his career at Johns Hopkins Medicine
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JHH hosts hearing on opioid crisis
Published Nov 30, 2017
Congressional hearing focuses on need to attack epidemic from multiple angles, includes proposals from President Trump's opioid commission
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U.S. News rankings
Hopkins again among nation's top hospitals
Published Aug 8, 2017 Video
JHH No. 3 overall in annual rankings, among top six in 13 specialty areas
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New outpatient facility to open at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Published May 3, 2017
$24M John G. Bartlett Specialty Practice has more than two dozen exam rooms that features much-needed services for patients with a range of infectious diseases
Albert H. Owens Jr.
In memoriam
Pioneering oncologist Al Owens dies at 90
Published Jan 17, 2017
One-time president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital served as first director of what is now the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center