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Coordinating Care for an Entire Island

June 30, 2020

At the end of his third year at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ruben Troncoso — like all medical residents — was able to choose both where and what specialty he would study and practice for four weeks. He elected to focus on emergency medical services and hyperbaric medicine at King Edward VII Memorial […]

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Gaining New Ground in Weight Loss

June 23, 2020

For three years, we have been collaborating with Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) to create a leading-edge bariatric surgery program. Not only is this now a flagship service for JHAH patients, it also has been designated a Center of Excellence according to the Surgical Review Corporation, an internationally recognized accreditation organization. Just eight institutions in […]

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Turning the Tide of Type 2 Diabetes

June 16, 2020

Diabetes is on the rise nearly everywhere, affecting 425 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization. Although this disease is pervasive, it is neither preordained nor permanent. Exercising 30 minutes a day and reducing body weight by 7% can lower the prevalence of type 2 diabetes by 58%, according to the Diabetes Prevention […]

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The Rising Burden of Reduced Mobility

June 9, 2020

For the past five years, Johns Hopkins has worked with Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) to co-host a multidisciplinary conference, through which 2,000 participants have learned about the latest research and clinical innovations regarding conditions such as stroke, heart and vascular care, primary care and lifestyle medicine. Most recently, we took on the topic of […]

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Constancy and Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

June 2, 2020

Stockpiling personal protective equipment. Mainstreaming telehealth. Suspending elective medical procedures. These are all part of “the new normal” of delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. As health care administrators, providers and support staff everywhere grapple with these changes, Johns Hopkins has worked with the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) to find ways to maintain constancy […]

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Striking Down Strokes in Bermuda

May 26, 2020

The brain needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to work well. Just minutes after a stroke disrupts or stops blood flow, brain cells can die, jeopardizing functions such as movement, speech, emotional regulation and memory. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death and third-leading cause of disability worldwide. According to a 2017 report […]

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Moving Global Health Forward While Travel’s on Hold

May 19, 2020

By Nicole J. Rosson, M.H.A., and Heitham T. Hassoun, M.D. Over the past 20 years, leading academic medical centers and specialty care hospitals in the United States have entered into the global collaborative health care market. They care for international patients who travel to their institutions for medical treatment, which often is not available or […]

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Every Day and Everywhere, Thank You, Nurses

May 12, 2020

Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born this day 200 years ago. And so May 12 has been designated International Nurses day, a global celebration of the contributions nurses make to patients and to society. I wanted to use this space to recognize the incredible work nurses everywhere do and to thank them […]

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Our Research Bench Gets Deeper With Global Affiliations

May 5, 2020

At Johns Hopkins, we are fortunate to have an enormous research enterprise, which allows us to bring a lot of expertise to spur team-based scientific pursuit. My colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) draw from institutional data — and personal experience — to publish research on how academic medical centers can forge transformative partnerships with […]

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Good Health Care Is Good, but Why Stop There?

April 28, 2020

Following careful evaluation of health care institutions from all over the world, Saudi Aramco chose Johns Hopkins Medicine as its partner to provide medical care to its employees and transform its health system for the future. After all, we brought to the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) joint venture nearly 130 years as the founder […]

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Global Promise is a forum for health care professionals, influencers and anyone who is committed to improving the health of individuals and communities worldwide through collaboration across borders. The authors are senior thought leaders at Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the global ambassador of Johns Hopkins Medicine and a pioneer in international collaborative health.

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