As their 25th wedding anniversary approached, Wendell and Rose Eve were planning a party and vow renewal in their home country of Bermuda. Just weeks before the big day, Wendell collapsed in the shower. An aortic dissection—a tear in his artery—had cut off blood to part of his body, damaging his kidneys and intestines. He(...)
With Nine Surgeries and Ample Support, a Young Mother Finds Hope
Posted by | Middle East, Patient CareWhen Hebah Abdullah, now 38, first visited Johns Hopkins in 2015, the swelling, stiffness and joint pain from rheumatoid arthritis had her confined to a wheelchair. As the inflammatory disorder progressed, she couldn’t do chores around the house or even provide care for her children—a boy, now 9 years old, and a daughter, 6. The Kuwaiti(...)
Hitting Reset on Chronic Disease in Saudi Arabia
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, Patient Care, Primary CareNearly half of the patients at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Johns Hopkins Medicine's joint venture in Saudi Arabia, are at increased risk for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. While these conditions are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, we’re working hard to limit them. Implementing lifestyle medicine principles—making more informed decisions about nutrition, exercise and the(...)
Johns Hopkins Has Made My World Bigger and My Future Brighter
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Medical Education, Middle East, ResearchBy Hamda Almaazmi I love experiencing new things—whether it’s finding a new hotspot for brunch in my Fells Point neighborhood, seeing my first live NFL game or my trip to Disney World earlier this summer. (Yes, I’m 27 years old, but I enjoyed it so much!) Being a research resident at Johns Hopkins has made(...)
Why Wait in Line When You Can Heal at Home?
Posted by | Asia Pacific, CollaborationBy Mary Myers China has a population of 1.4 billion and 5.7 million hospital beds. This equates to about four hospital beds for every 1,000 people. For Chinese patients, receiving medical care means waiting in long lines. It’s a pressing challenge throughout the republic. In the United States, we have worked to maximize how we(...)
Charles Wiener Appointed to Lead Johns Hopkins’ Continued Global Expansion
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Health Innovation, Patient CareCharles Wiener, M.D., professor of medicine and physiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who had been serving as acting president of Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), has been named president of JHI and senior vice president, international, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, following Pamela Paulk’s retirement. In this role, Charlie will work closely with(...)
Providing Aid When Disaster Strikes (Twice)
Posted by | Collaboration, Health System Sustainability, Patient Safety, Primary CareBack-to-back in September 2017, two Category 5 hurricanes slammed the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the months that followed, three waves of the Johns Hopkins Go Team—a response team of the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response—traveled to St. John to provide hands-on medical care and bring much-needed supplies and medicines. As the territory is(...)