Precision Approach Undoes a Dire Diagnosis
The swelling of Mohammad’s arm affected everything in his life. He couldn’t work or play sports. For a few months, life as he knew it… Read More »Precision Approach Undoes a Dire Diagnosis
Precision Medicine
The Time Is Now for Precision Care
Global Promise contributors have shared their thoughts about precision medicine — Johns Hopkins’ approach to it and how it’s helping us to create personalized 3D… Read More »The Time Is Now for Precision Care
Gathering the Global Family to Get Smarter
From Lima, Peru, to Hangzhou, China, and from Toronto, Canada, to Beirut, Lebanon, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) recently welcomed leaders, clinicians, educators and investigators… Read More »Gathering the Global Family to Get Smarter
Engineering Precision Cardiology
By Dr. Hugh Calkins Here at Johns Hopkins, we are blending engineering and cardiology to create more personalized approaches to diagnose and treat heart rhythm… Read More »Engineering Precision Cardiology
Who’s the Person in Personalized Medicine?
In health care, we tend to value the new and the next, occasionally with a snub of the tried and the true. I’m thinking about… Read More »Who’s the Person in Personalized Medicine?
Homing In on Better Health
At Johns Hopkins, pursuing personalized medicine is nothing new. Our founding father William Osler set the course of modern medicine by urging his colleagues to… Read More »Homing In on Better Health
Just Back From JHI’s ‘Family Reunion’
For 13 years now, Johns Hopkins Medicine International has held our version of a family reunion. Johns Hopkins Medicine International Partners Forum brings together leaders,… Read More »Just Back From JHI’s ‘Family Reunion’
Before You Send In Your Saliva
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests are popular. For a few hundred dollars, companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA promise information about disease risk for customers and their children,… Read More »Before You Send In Your Saliva
From Pedometers to Precision 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
When Local Care Can’t Do It All
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