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The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been named the #3 hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Honor Roll. Our mission is to bring the best of Johns Hopkins – one of the world’s leading […]

Cancer doesn’t stop during a pandemic. Cancer screenings can increase the chances of finding certain cancers early when they are most likely to be treated successfully. See our guidelines for identifying safe screening sites. Click here […]

Businesses and social activities across the country are slowly reopening to a world profoundly changed by the coronavirus pandemic, which remains a very real and potentially dangerous public health risk. So, as we resume our […]

Even as the country slowly begins to reopen, people over 60—especially those with preexisting health conditions like heart and lung disease, diabetes and cancer—remain especially vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19. Alicia Arbaje, M.D., M.Ph.H, Ph.D., […]

Is it safe to go to the doctor? Even as much of the country is slowly re-opening, many cities, counties and states continue to enforce stay-at-home policies. Because of this, many people are postponing their […]

In many American households, school days have led to school daze. As the school year winds down, so is the novelty of virtual schooling, and parents are finding it increasingly challenging to keep their young […]

Job loss. Financial uncertainty. Juggling home schooling with work demands. Self-isolation and “quarantine fatigue.” For so many of us, our mounting stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic are challenging our best efforts to […]

Adversity. We all are facing it in one way or another as we try to adjust to the drastic disruption of our lifestyle and routines caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And many of the challenges […]

Work Stride: Managing Cancer at Work co-developer Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, has been named among the 2020 PM360 ELITE 100 in the Master Educators category. Now in its sixth year, the PM360 ELITE (Exceptional • Leaders • Innovators • […]

Although most Americans continue to shelter in place to protect themselves from the coronavirus and “flatten the curve,” many others find themselves needing to go into public spaces. While scientists and public health experts advocate for […]

Many families are doing some serious juggling, trying to work from home and care for the kids, all while trying to keep everyone safe and healthy. For those living in households with small and school-age […]

While we’re all spending more time at home, we are probably also snacking more. Are some snacks better—and safer—than others? Melanie Newkirk, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and the clinical manager of Johns Hopkins All Children’s […]

If you have a cough, a fever or difficulty breathing, and you are worried that you may have COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, here are recommendations from Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior […]

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are working from home these days. Under normal circumstances, telecommuting can offer a pleasant break from your daily routine. But this situation is far from normal. Harpreet […]

During times of crisis, it’s more important than ever to have the tools and resources to maintain a healthy workforce and do our part to help keep our global community safe. As the new coronavirus […]

Quest Diagnostics introduced the Johns Hopkins Balance program in September 2019 to help employees understand their behavioral health risk and facilitate access to high-quality care. In February, Quest recognized its Employee Health team and the Balance […]

An Analytics-Driven Approach to Managing Population Health Register now! Join the Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions team and customers from around the world in Baltimore’s beautiful downtown waterfront for the 2020 Solutions and ACG System International User Conference. […]

An Analytics-Driven Approach to Managing Population Health Save the date! Join the Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions team and customers from around the world in Baltimore’s beautiful downtown waterfront for the 2020 Solutions and ACG System International User […]

Johns Hopkins Caring for the Caregiver: Implementing RISE program was featured on Maryland Public Television’s “State Circle” in late September. Valuable information was shared on how healthcare institutions throughout the country and around the world are benefiting […]

Johns Hopkins Caring for the Caregiver: Implementing RISE program was featured on NPR radio in Maryland recently. The WYPR program “On the Record” broadcast an in-depth interview with Maryland Patient Safety Center’s interim president and CEO, Bonnie DiPietro, […]

Johns Hopkins innovative CAPABLE program – that allows seniors to remain at home, functional and safe as they age – was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition.   The piece features Betty Givens, an 83-year-old who wants to […]

Johns Hopkins’ Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) program was featured in the Fall 2019 edition of Hopkins Brain Wise in an article entitled Low Cost Intervention Reduces Risk of Opioid Overdose. Kelly Dunn and colleagues Cecilia Bergeria […]

DECIDE, Johns Hopkins’ diabetes self-management program, has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) as an example of behavioral and social science innovation. DECIDE program developer Dr. Felicia […]

Wouldn’t it be great if cancer could be detected early by a simple blood test? That’s just what scientists at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins have created, and a newly formed Baltimore-based company […]

A team from the Johns Hopkins Center for Population Health Information Technology has published a new paper in the Journal of Population Health Management called “Integrating Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health into Population Health Analytics: A Conceptual […]