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Johns Hopkins Study: Newborn Male Circumcision Rates in U.S. Dropped Between 2012 and 2022

However, a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals ...
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New Brain Shunt Surgery Trial Restores Walking and Independence in Older Adults with iNPH

Placebo-controlled trial shows shunt surgery improves walking, balance and safety for older adults with idiopathic normal ...
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World Patient Safety Day: Johns Hopkins Experts Available for Interviews on Improving Pediatric Care

Observed Sept. 17, World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child — from the ...
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Ending Federally Funded Ryan White HIV/Aids Program Would Increase New HIV Infections 49% Nationwide by 2030, Computer Model Predicts

In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study, researchers predict that ending federal funding for the Ryan White Program could ...
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Johns Hopkins Experts Study Tiny Microbes and Look for New Ways to Treat the Illnesses They Cause

A team of researchers led by Joshua Modell says they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain ...
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In Extensive Sequencing Study, Scientists Find Few Links Between Cancer and Microbiome

Scientists say a study that sequenced human cancers found far less microbial DNA sequences than earlier studies reported in ...
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Johns Hopkins Medicine Patient Loses Nearly 100 Pounds with Help of Care Team

As an engineer and woodworker, Martin Christiansen finds joy in measuring, calculating and quantifying. As a patient at Johns ...
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A Family’s Fight: Bone Marrow Transplant at Johns Hopkins Enables Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease

Thompson, of Columbia, Maryland, was diagnosed with SCD at 2 months old. Raised by a single mother alongside her younger ...
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Cancer Treatment Creates Special Bond for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient and His Sister

The bond between siblings is often special. But the bond of two young siblings from Baltimore, Seth and Leilah Washington, ...
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Skin Protein Found to Use Physical Tension to Control Tissue Growth

Previous research found Piezo1, a so-called mechanotransducer protein that turns physical force into actionable biological ...
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Inguinal Hernia

An inguinal hernia is a bulge that occurs in your groin region, the area between the lower part of your abdomen and your thigh. Inguinal hernias occur because of a weakening of the muscles in the ...
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Holter Monitor

What is a Holter monitor? A Holter monitor is a type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG). It records the electrical activity of the heart over 24 hours or longer while you are away from your ...