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Health
Brilliant
2 alumni win 'genius grants'
Published Oct 2, 2012
Bioengineer Swartz, historian Penningroth among 23 recipients of $500,000 MacArthur Foundation awards
Pledging wellness
Published Oct 2012
Medical student-founded Patient Promise has 500+ signees nationwide, and counting / Gazette
Black youths overexposed to alcohol ads, study finds
Published Sept 27, 2012
Authors suggest alcohol advertisers are targeting young African-Americans / School of Public Health
HIV drug may cause memory declines
Published Sept 27, 2012
Study suggests that commonly prescribed anti-retroviral drug efavirenz damages nerve cells / Johns Hopkins Medicine
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