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Tackling Saudi Arabia’s Top Health Risk

Posted by Global Promise Editor | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Health System Sustainability, Middle East, Patient Care

Nearly half of all adult deaths in Saudi Arabia are from heart disease, while risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes continue surging. “Heart disease is a massive killer here, and there is a paramount need to deliver an excellent cardiac program,” says Harry Parissis, head of cardiac surgery at our joint venture […]

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Feb 25, 2020 No comments

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Precision Approach Undoes a Dire Diagnosis

Posted by Global Promise Editor | Middle East, Patient Care, Precision Medicine

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 stopped. Mohammad saw various doctors in his home country of Lebanon and finally was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition that causes the veins between the base of the […]

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Feb 11, 2020 No comments

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Going Way Beyond Language to Treat Chinese Patients

Posted by Global Promise Editor | Asia Pacific, Patient Care

At Johns Hopkins, we don’t treat disease — we treat people. When a patient feels safe and understood, treatment is less stressful and outcomes improve. Patients from around the world come to us when they are at their most vulnerable, trusting they will receive the highest quality medical care. A critical component of establishing this […]

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Feb 4, 2020 No comments

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Striking Back Fast in Stroke Care

Posted by Global Promise Editor | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Latin America, Patient Care

A stroke can cause brain damage within minutes. Receiving expert care immediately can make all the difference in recovery. Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) affiliates in Panama and Colombia saw the need to elevate stroke care in their countries and sought our support. We connected them with Victor Urrutia, director of the comprehensive Stroke Center […]

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Jan 28, 2020 No comments

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Hospitals Aren’t the Be All, End All

Posted by Charles Wiener | Asia Pacific, Care Providers, Collaboration, Patient Care

In the past 25 years or so, U.S. health care has changed dramatically — expanding from the limitations of hospital-based care to an integrated system that includes clinics, hospitals and home-based care. Johns Hopkins was on the vanguard of this new clinical delivery model, creating a home care division in 1992. Today, we see home […]

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Jan 21, 2020 No comments

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Part of a Nobel Entourage

Posted by Charles Wiener | Academic Medicine, Health Innovation, Research

“Gregg, when you win the Nobel, I want a ticket.” That’s what I told Dr. Gregg Semenza 25 years ago as he began making serious headway in his research on the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) protein, which switches genes on and off in cells in response to low oxygen levels. Thanks to the research of […]

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Jan 14, 2020 No comments

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Little Brother Saves the Day (With Johns Hopkins’ Help)

Posted by Global Promise Editor | Middle East, Patient Care

Often it falls to big brothers to protect their younger brothers. In Zayed’s case, it was his little brother who saved him from a lifetime of regular blood transfusions. As an infant, Zayed was diagnosed with a blood disorder called beta thalassemia. In addition to requiring blood transfusions every 2-4 weeks, the condition can result […]

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Jan 7, 2020 No comments

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What Health Care Can Learn From Disney and Expedia

Posted by Charles Wiener | Collaboration, Latin America, Medical Education, Middle East, Patient Care, Patient Safety

Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) experts work with affiliates around the world on concrete, quantifiable efforts like creating comprehensive clinical programs, designing medical education programs, implementing quality and safety programs, and improving operational efficiencies. However, our consulting work with our international collaborators also emphasizes the “soft” skills necessary for providing patient- and family-centered care. Patients’ […]

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Dec 17, 2019 No comments

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The Time Is Now for Precision Care

Posted by Charles Wiener | Medical Technology, Patient Care, Precision Medicine, Research

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 virtual replicas, among other innovative applications. Precision medicine is essential for those of us who are interested in improving health and health care while also minimizing cost and confusion. In […]

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Dec 10, 2019 No comments

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Joint Faculty from Our Joint Venture

Posted by Charles Wiener | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Health Care Leadership Development, Medical Education, Middle East, Research

A faculty appointment at Johns Hopkins signifies the highest standards of our academic institution — standards that we embrace not only as part of our job description, but as part of who we are as teachers, investigators and physicians. Our physicians and researchers have earned some of the most respected awards and honors in medicine […]

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Dec 3, 2019 No comments

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