Insights on International Collaborative Health
Johns Hopkins scientists cracked the genetic code for cancer and deciphered the genome of more cancer types than any other research team in the world—among… Read More »WeChatting What’s Best in Children’s Cancer Care
By Dr. James Aw The patient, in his early 20’s, was clinically depressed and struggled with sleep. His family physician prescribed him an antidepressant and… Read More »From Pedometers to Precision Care
Cancer in the Middle East is on the rise. By 2030, experts predict that the incidence of cancer will double from 2012, thanks to factors… Read More »Waging All-Out War on Cancer
Patients from all over the world trust Johns Hopkins to provide high-quality care and the latest treatments. While we match each patient with the best… Read More »What to Expect When We’re Expecting You
Each year at Johns Hopkins Medicine International, we welcome about 4,500 patients who travel from all over the world, trusting us to coordinate every aspect… Read More »A Story of Resounding Hope
When you’re ill, it’s a struggle just to change out of your pajamas or heat up a cup of tea. Going into work is out… Read More »When Local Care Can’t Do It All
By Dr. Nelson Novarro At the most recent Johns Hopkins Medicine International Partners Forum, I had the pleasure of presenting Pacífica Salud Hospital Punta Pacífica’s… Read More »What’s Behind the Pursuit for Excellence?
Reasoning defines human intelligence, yet we all too often make choices that utterly defy logic. We’re impatient or irrational—or both—even when it comes to ensuring… Read More »Unraveling Irrationality in Heath Care
Dr. Sara Cosgrove The Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. Since then, antibiotics have transformed modern medicine and saved millions of lives by… Read More »Deadly Resistance
On May 11, 2016, Pacifica Salud Hospital Punta Pacifica made history by performing the first successful heart transplant in Panama. For the two years leading… Read More »One for the Record Books