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Borderline Personality Disorder

What is borderline personality disorder? Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness. It may also be called emotionally unstable personality disorder. People with BPD have unstable moods ...
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Johns Hopkins Investigators Offer Free Atlas of Immunotherapy Responses in Pancreatic Cancers, Report New Clinical Trial Findings

Investigators from @hopkinskimmel (@wonjinho1, @DNSidiropoulos, @AmandaHuffPhD, @DrLizJaffee) create free atlas of ...
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Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Tracks Declines in Annual Checkups as Teens Become Young Adults

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers using data on adolescents and young adults (AYAs) ages 15 to ...
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Johns Hopkins-Led Team Creates First Map of Nerve Circuitry in Bone, Identifies Key Signals for Bone Repair

First discovered in the 1950s, NGF is now known to direct the growth, maintenance, proliferation and preservation of neurons ...
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Tests Done Before Surgery

Many surgeons order routine lab tests before you are admitted to the hospital or before certain outpatient procedures. The tests help find possible problems that might complicate surgery if not found ...
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Gastroparesis Treatment

An accurate diagnosis is necessary to treating gastroparesis, since the treatment depends on the cause. If your doctor diagnosed an underlying disease or condition that is causing the gastroparesis, ...
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Emerging Infectious Diseases

Known diseases that are now spreading quickly in number of cases, or in number of areas where people are sick Reemerging diseases are those that come back after they have been on a major decline. This ...
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Sibley Memorial Hospital

Sibley Memorial Hospital provides a wide range of healthcare services to the Washington, D.C., area communities. We offer medical, surgical, intensive care, obstetric, oncology, orthopaedic, and a ...
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Peripheral Vascular Disease

What is peripheral vascular disease? Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a slow and progressive disorder of the blood vessels. Narrowing, blockage, or spasms in a blood vessel can cause PVD. PVD may ...
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Recertification Training

All researchers who are engaged in human subjects research are required to complete Human Subjects Research recertification. PIs and Study team members are required to complete HSR training ...
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Johns Hopkins Study: Newborn Male Circumcision Rates in U.S. Dropped Between 2012 and 2022

Research letter in @JAMAPediatrics (bit.ly/42jDKqQ) from @HopkinsMedicine @JHUPath & @JohnsHopkinsSPH shows U.S. rates for neonatal male circumcision dropped significantly from 2012-2022. @AaronTobian ...
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Endovascular Coiling

Healthcare providers use endovascular coiling to block blood flow into an aneurysm. This procedure is also called endovascular embolization. An aneurysm is a weakened area in the wall of an artery. If ...