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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at ASCO Annual Meeting

WHAT: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will present new research findings and receive honors and ...
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Hydroxychloroquine May Protect People with Skin Lupus from Heart and Metabolic Complications, Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Find

“Treatments for discoid lupus erythematosus often focus on addressing skin symptoms over known systemic complications, such ...
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Connect virtually with a Johns Hopkins clinician who is an extension of your primary care team in 24–48 hours — and often much sooner. Johns Hopkins Medicine Primary VirtualCare offers a seamless, ...
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia

What is iron-deficiency anemia? The most common cause of anemia worldwide is iron deficiency. Iron is needed to form hemoglobin, part of red blood cells that carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide (a ...
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Sickle Cell Disease

What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is ...