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Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Targeted Therapy for T-Cell Lymphomas and Leukemias

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s Ludwig Center developed a new treatment that selectively targets ...
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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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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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FODMAP Diet: What You Need to Know

You may have heard of the FODMAP diet from a friend or on the internet. When people say “FODMAP diet,” they usually mean a diet low in FODMAP — certain sugars that may cause intestinal distress. This ...
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Postpartum Thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis happens when a person’s thyroid gland becomes inflamed within 1 year of delivering a baby or having a miscarriage or abortion. This condition affects a small percentage of ...
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Scientists Identify Epigenetic Key That ‘Opens’ Door to Colon Cancer

Investigators from @hopkinskimmel find HMGA1 gene helps open the door to the development of #coloncancer. › “HMGA1 functions like a molecular ‘key’ that ‘opens’ regions of the genome to activate stem ...
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Gastroparesis Treatment

An accurate diagnosis is necessary to treating gastroparesis, since the treatment depends on the cause. If your doctor diagnosed an underlying disease or condition that is causing the gastroparesis, ...
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Vaginal Fistula

A vaginal fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and other nearby organs in the pelvis, including the bladder or rectum. A fistula can cause many complications, such as urinary and fecal ...
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Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May Be Causing Depression in Young Adults

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults — and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social ...
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U.S. Government Study in 1940s Guatemala

Johns Hopkins welcomes bioethical inquiry into the U.S. government's Guatemala study from the 1940s and its legacy. For more than half a century since the time of that study, scholars and ethicists ...
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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 ...