Burr holes are small holes that a neurosurgeon makes in the skull. Burr holes are used to help relieve pressure on the brain when fluid, such as blood, builds up and starts to compress brain tissue. A ...
The mission of the Johns Hopkins Sickle Cell Center for Adults is to provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art care to patients with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders. Established in ...
Established in 2018, the Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis is dedicated to the specialized care of adult patients with suspected or confirmed nontuberculous ...
The Division of Special Operations (DSO) provides central command and coordination of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution’s field emergency medicine operations and special event medical services.
Like many medical facilities across the nation, our supply chain is feeling the effects of Hurricane Helene’s aftermath. Johns Hopkins Medicine currently has a sufficient sterile fluid supply to meet ...
We are committed to serving gender diverse patients, whether transgender, nonbinary, gender fluid, or questioning. Our team provides safe and affirming care that is evidence based, trauma informed, ...
Proton therapy is an advanced and highly precise radiation treatment for tumors. Compared with other methods, it focuses more energy on the tumor itself with less radiation to surrounding healthy ...
Get a Pap test every three years. This allows your gynecologist to look for changes in your cervix that may require treatment. Colon cancer screening (for example, with a colonoscopy) can detect ...