Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
ARTICLE: Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease AUTHORS: Lazarus B, Chen Y, Wilson FP, Sang Y, Chang AR, Coresh J, Grams ME JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb 1;176(2):238-46. doi:… Read More »Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Mark Donowitz, professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award in Basic Science from the American Gastroenterological Association at an awards… Read More »Donowitz Receives Distinguished Achievement Award
This is where we will keep you updated on the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit news, events and activities. The unit officially opened on May… Read More »Welcome to BCU update!
Let's say your mother requires a colon resection due to a small cancer and has to be admitted to one of two hospitals in town.… Read More »Bleary-eyed doctors may be better for patients
The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in… Read More »Bumpus Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Partnering with Patients in Decision-Making: Continuing the Conversation at Johns Hopkins will take place on June 1, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in… Read More »Partnering with Patients in Decision-Making: Continuing the Conversation at Johns Hopkins
The new Global Budget Revenue (GBR) agreements seem to be working. Initial statewide data show hospital volume is declining and quality is improving. We are… Read More »GBR II – What’s next?
ARTICLE: HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial AUTHORS: Karen T. Tashima, Laura M. Smeaton, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Adriana Andrade,… Read More »HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Wednesday, February 24, 3:30-5 p.m. in the Marburg Conference Room “Testosterone and 'Age-Related Hypogonadism' - FDA Concerns” Hylton Joffe, director, Division of Bone, Reproductive and… Read More »Endocrinology Grand Rounds to Feature Speakers from the FDA
Christine Durand, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Dorey Segev in the Department of Surgery are PIs on the NIH grant that… Read More »Johns Hopkins approved to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants