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
Research
Waging All-Out War on Cancer
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
Prologue to a Research Success Story
Why do medical researchers report their findings? One primary reason is it promotes an exchange for ideas. When you read a research article or listen… Read More »Prologue to a Research Success Story
Take Research Beyond the Ivory Tower
Research at Johns Hopkins is a massive enterprise supported by physicians, nurses, pharmacists, technologists, coordinators and many others. We also are enriched by myriad research… Read More »Take Research Beyond the Ivory Tower
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
Unraveling Irrationality in Heath Care
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
Deadly Resistance
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
Fueling Medical Discovery
Before Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) launched, medical research was not a key focus of Saudi Aramco’s health care division. However, a pioneering group of… Read More »Fueling Medical Discovery
Out Ahead
Over this series of posts, we’ve covered many factors and trends that are shaping the scene in international collaborative health. This is a motivating and… Read More »Out Ahead
Possible Side Effects
We know that global trends are changing clinical and preventive health care, research and development, workforce development and education. I encourage those of us in… Read More »Possible Side Effects