Winter also marks the height of the respiratory virus season, a period of sniffles, sneezes, congestion, fever and other ...

A little-known mouse protein disrupts cancer-causing chemical changes to genes associated with human colorectal cancer cells ...

The Center for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CCDH) at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is an inpatient center ...

What is croup in children? Croup is a common infection in children. It causes swelling in the upper part of the airway in the neck. It causes a barking cough, with or without fever. And it may cause ...

A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast used to screen for and diagnose breast cancer. A mammography unit can either produce a standard 2-D image or 3-D image. 3-D mammography, or tomosynthesis, ...

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

Although many people recover quickly from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, others may experience symptoms for months. Researchers are still determining the cause of ...

Neuroplastic surgery is a new surgical specialty developed at Johns Hopkins. By bridging the gap between neurosurgery and plastic surgery, we ensure patients have complete preservation or restoration ...

The Academy at Johns Hopkins supports the continued research, teaching and service of retired faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

The Brady Urological Institute offers diagnosis and treatment of a full range of adult urological conditions at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Northwest Washington, D.C.

1) What are “tracking and accounting” and what must I do? The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives a person the right to request a written record (“an accounting”) when a ...

Household food insecurity is a form of economic struggle that involves a lack of access to healthy food. Socio-economic factors like poverty, lack of education, and employment, can impact a family's ...