Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center offers training and certification for those interested in becoming a Community Health Worker (CHW). Do you enjoy caring for others? A CHW can work in many ...

The Johns Hopkins team that conducted the new study had previously shown that the molecule of interest, an “antisense ...

Vaginoplasty is a surgical procedure for feminizing gender affirmation. Fan Liang, M.D., medical director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, and Andrew Cohen, M.D ...

Methadone Methadone is a medication approved for use in the treatment of opioid dependence or addiction. It can help prevent very distressing and uncomfortable opioid withdrawal symptoms. It blocks ...

What is advanced maternal age? Advanced maternal age, or geriatric pregnancy, refers to people who become pregnant at age 35 or older. The majority of healthy people who get pregnant in their late 30s ...

Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction is a disorder of the valve of the Eustachian tube that causes it to remain open. When this valve remains open, sound can ...

Extreme pain, known as a pain crisis, is one of the hallmark symptoms of SCD. With frequent hospitalizations, chronic pain ...

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Device Parts The hypoglossal nerve stimulator has the following: A breathing monitor, which is a small sensor that can detect when the person is breathing. It is at the ...

Values That Withstood the Test of Time Nearly a century and a half ago, our founder, Mr. Johns Hopkins, wrote a letter in which he established his vision for and values of The Johns Hopkins Hospital ...

Patella (kneecap) fractures (broken kneecap) are common injuries. About 1% of all broken bones are broken kneecaps. Fractures of the patella are most often caused by a direct blow to the knee, such as ...

A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, D.C., area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...

The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science is committed to providing the highest quality medical care. O ur world-renowned physicians and staff, led by Dr. Karen Horton, ...