Medicine Matters

Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: The TBM-KIDS Trial

April 6, 2022

ARTICLE: Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: The TBM-KIDS Trial AUTHORS: Mandar S Paradkar, D Bella Devaleenal, Tisungane Mvalo, Ana Arenivas, Kiran T Thakur, Lisa Wolf, Smita Nimkar, Sadaf Inamdar, Prathiksha Giridharan, Elilarasi Selladurai, Aarti Kinikar, Chhaya Valvi, Saltanat Khwaja, Daphne Gadama, Sarath Balaji, Krishna Yadav Kattagoni, Mythily Venkatesan, Radojka Savic, Soumya Swaminathan, Amita Gupta, Nikhil Gupte, Vidya Mave, Kelly E Dooley, TBM-KIDS Study Team […]

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Arbaje Elected Chair of Council of Subspecialty Societies

April 5, 2022

Dr. Alicia Arbaje, associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, has been elected chair of the Council of Subspecialty Societies of the American College of Physicians. The charge of the council is “to act as a forum for the exchange of ideas between the college and subspecialty societies on matters affecting medicine […]

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Searching for the Next Director of the Center on Aging and Health

April 4, 2022

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of the Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health. The Center on Aging and Health (COAH) is a vibrant multidisciplinary center approaching its 25th anniversary with the mission to optimize the health and well-being of older adults and across the life-course through innovative […]

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Epic Tips: April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

Inpatient & Ambulatory: CHAT Feature added to Helpdesk Web Portal Need Epic Help? Click “Chat” in real time to speak with a live specialist Log into Epic. Click the Epic Button [top left], scroll to Help, Epic Helpdesk, then “Chat” Available 7am-7pm Monday thru Friday High Priority tickets must be called into the Helpdesk by […]

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SOM 2022 Faculty Satisfaction Survey

March 31, 2022

Please take a moment to complete the School of Medicine 2022 Faculty Satisfaction Survey sent out via email by the Office of Faculty. This bi-annual survey is the single most important source of data used by the SOM and individual departments to assess our faculty’s career satisfaction, workplace climate, concerns and suggestions. Responses will not […]

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Happy Doctor’s Day!

March 30, 2022

National Doctors’ Day falls on March 30 annually to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. Last year alone, our doctors made over 500,000 inpatient and outpatient encounters all while managing the stress and upheaval of a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. They took on more shifts, more patients, more leadership […]

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Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) for refractory gastroparesis: results from an international prospective trial

March 30, 2022

ARTICLE: Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) for refractory gastroparesis: results from an international prospective trial AUTHORS: Kia Vosoughi, Yervant Ichkhanian, Petros Benias, Larry Miller, A Aziz Aadam, Joseph R Triggs, Ryan Law, William Hasler, Nicole Bowers, Dalton Chaves, Alberto M Ponte-Neto, Peter Draganov, Dennis Yang, Maan El Halabi, Omid Sanaei, Olaya Isabella Brewer Gutierrez, Robert […]

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Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Tuberculosis Prevention in Pregnant Women

March 30, 2022

ARTICLE: Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Tuberculosis Prevention in Pregnant Women AUTHORS: Jyoti S Mathad, Rada Savic, Paula Britto, Priya Jayachandran, Lubbe Wiesner, Grace Montepiedra, Jennifer Norman, Nan Zhang, Ellen Townley, Nahida Chakhtoura, Sarah Bradford, Sandesh Patil, Stephanie Popson, Tsungai Chipato, Vanessa Rouzier, Deborah Langat, Amphan Chalermchockcharoentkit, Portia Kamthunzi, Amita Gupta, Kelly E Dooley, IMPAACT 2001 Study Team JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 29;ciab665. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab665. Online ahead of print. […]

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Zhang Named Co-Director of Medical Education Pathway

March 29, 2022

Dr. Tina Zhang, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named the new co-director of the Medical Education Pathway for the Osler Medical Residency and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Zhang is a graduate of the GIM Medical Education Fellowship at Hopkins. She is involved in medical education […]

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Susan M. MacDonald DOM Annual Sponsorship Award

March 29, 2022

The Women's Task Force is seeking nominations for the Dr. Susan M. MacDonald DOM Annual Sponsorship Award. This award recognizes a Department of Medicine faculty member who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting and advancing women faculty and fellows by acting as a sponsor. A sponsor is a person in a leadership position who actively supports […]

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