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Health

Surgeons create new ear for skin cancer patient

Published Sept 26, 2012

Woman lost her ear to aggressive cancer; new ear constructed using rib cartilage, placed under forearm skin for months to grow new covering / Johns Hopkins Medicine

Learning from mistakes

Published Sept 24, 2012

Medical errors are alarmingly frequent, Johns Hopkins surgeon writes, and little is being done about it / The Wall Street Journal

Half-match transplants eliminate sickle cell disease

Published Sept 24, 2012

Trial discovery could help make transplants available to many who need them / Johns Hopkins Medicine

Teaming up to fight relationship violence

Published Sept 21, 2012

Family of slain U.Va. lacrosse player, School of Nursing professor announce awareness campaign, smart-phone app to assess danger / The Washington Post

Risk of heart disease doubles with early menopause

Published Sept 19, 2012

Stroke risk also increases, study shows; findings hold true across ethnic groups / Johns Hopkins Medicine

Buzzworthy

How bees know what to be

Published Sept 17, 2012

DNA marks linked to reversible behaviors may shed light on behavioral issues in humans / Johns Hopkins Medicine

Weight gain after tonsil surgery linked to age

Published Sept 13, 2012

Study shows that side effect generally occurs in children under age 6 / Johns Hopkins Medicine

Better brain treatment?

Published Sept 11, 2012

Researchers move closer to drug-delivery system able to overcome treatment challenges posed by brain cancer / Johns Hopkins Medicine

School of Nursing Dean Martha Hill to step down

Published Sept 10, 2012

She was one of first four faculty members when school was established in 1985, took over as dean in 2002 after a year in interim role

ON THE NOSE

Researchers restore lost sense of smell in mice

Published Sept 10, 2012

Gene therapy used to repair defective cells in olfactory system / Johns Hopkins Medicine