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Federally Funded Clinical Trial Suggests Knowing HIV ‘Viral Load’ Doesn’t Improve Number of Patients Seeking Needed Care

A federally funded clinical trial suggests knowing HIV viral load (number of HIV particles in the body) doesn’t improve the ...
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Researchers See Dramatic Drop in HIV-Infected Immune Cells in Patient After Cancer Treatment Received

Paper in @jclinicalinvest (bit.ly/497z6jo) by @HopkinsMedicine @JHUMed_ID finds patient living w/ #HIV has dramatic drop in ...
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How a Newborn at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Is Helping Future Patients with Brain Injuries

Emily Stanley of Finksburg calls her son, Weston, a “fighter.” On the day Weston was born, Stanley and her partner, Logan ...
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Cell-Free DNA Could Detect Adverse Events from Immunotherapy

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to ...
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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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Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals from Plastics Shown to Promote a Chronic Inflammatory Skin Condition

In patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, researchers discovered evidence that hormone-disrupting chemicals commonly found in ultra-processed food packaging, such as BPA, may worsen symptoms of the ...
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Researchers Define Unique, Soft Tissue Benign Tumor with Bony Shell That May Previously Have Been Mistaken as Malignant

Paper in @ModernPathology (bit.ly/4ouqhoe) defines the OSET, a slow-growing, benign tumor w/ a bony shell that can be ...
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Sensitive Teeth: Why They Hurt and How to Stop the Pain

Tooth sensitivity, also known as dentin hypersensitivity, is a common dental problem characterized by sharp, temporary pain or discomfort in one or more teeth when exposed to certain stimuli. These ...
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Scrambler Therapy May Offer Lasting Relief for Chronic Pain, Review Paper Suggests

Review paper from @hopkinskimmel researcher: scrambler therapy helps #chronicpain, #nervepain, #cancer #pain. › A new review paper co-authored by two Johns Hopkins pain experts suggests that scrambler ...
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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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Navigating Perimenopause: 5 Tips from a Women’s Health Provider

It’s exhausting to sift through your social media feeds to find wellness tips that will actually help alleviate the symptoms associated with perimenopause. Tina Zhang, an assistant professor of ...
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Polydactyly (Extra Fingers or Toes)

Polydactyly occurs when a baby is born with one or more extra fingers or toes. It is the most common congenital limb difference. The most common type of polydactyly results in an extra small finger or ...