Fixing a Broken Model
Imagine going to your mechanic with a burned-out headlight. It should be a clear-cut replacement. Instead, the mechanic reprograms your engine control unit, realigns your… Read More »Fixing a Broken Model
All Paths Converge
My work focuses on numbers—accounts, assets, debt and equity. I live and breathe this stuff, so it was a welcome change to write a blog… Read More »All Paths Converge
“Call of Duty” Meets ER
As early as the 1960s, the armed services, government laboratories and military think tanks began using the most modern computers available to create computer-based games… Read More »“Call of Duty” Meets ER
Betting Big on Artificial Intelligence
Though the term hadn’t yet been invented, the first “smartphone” became available to consumers in 1994. It was the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, and it… Read More »Betting Big on Artificial Intelligence
Lose Weight, Eat Right, Ensure Better Health for All
This is the time when many of us set earnest—if unsustainable—resolutions for the year ahead. Come February, the mad rush will have quieted at our… Read More »Lose Weight, Eat Right, Ensure Better Health for All
What Lies Ahead?
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.” Every day, clinicians and researchers from Johns Hopkins are… Read More »What Lies Ahead?
Inspiring ‘What Is Best in Nursing’
The 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago introduced Americans to hamburgers, the Ferris wheel—and the idea of higher education for nurses. Nurses hosted their first global… Read More »Inspiring ‘What Is Best in Nursing’
Advancing Nursing in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study
By Zeina Khouri-Stevens I was pleased when my colleague Karen Haller approached me to tag-team on a pair of posts about how Johns Hopkins Medicine… Read More »Advancing Nursing in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study
Why I Can’t Say Enough About the Importance of Nursing
Countries worldwide are facing unprecedented challenges related to health and health care. This is made worse by a global shortage of 17.4 million qualified health… Read More »Why I Can’t Say Enough About the Importance of Nursing
Diet vs. Drugs in Treating High Blood Pressure
If you’re one of the 1.13 billion people worldwide who are suffering from high blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers have some encouraging news. According to… Read More »Diet vs. Drugs in Treating High Blood Pressure