Johns Hopkins Hospital

Goggles-and-laptop device might help detect some strokes

2013-03-05 13:21:00

Researchers believe that someday, doctors may be able to use specially-equipped laptops and smartphones to figure out if sudden-onset dizziness in patients is the result of a stroke, or of a (more likely) benign disturbance in the inner ear. If...

PASSINGS: Jozef Glemp, Steven Muller

2013-01-23 22:50:00

Jozef Glemp Polish cardinal Cardinal Jozef Glemp, 83, the head of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church from 1981 to 2004 — a time when it played a historic role in the fight against communism — died Wednesday in Warsaw. Jozef Kloch,...

Sue Paterno goes on offensive to defend late Penn State coach

2013-02-10 10:24:00

Sue Paterno, the widow of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, began an offensive Sunday to reshape the legacy of her former husband, who was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse sex scandal and linked to an attempt to protect the...

Live like F. Scott Fitzgerald: Buy his Baltimore town house

2013-01-30 16:40:00

What does it take to throw Jazz Age parties like Scottie and Zelda? Bathtub gin? A Victrola playing the Charleston? How about their very own Baltimore town house? F. Scott Fitzgerald's town house at 1307 Park Ave. in Baltimore is up for sale. For $450,...

Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'

2013-01-29 18:12:00

From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...

Richard Ben Cramer dies at 62; Pulitzer-winning journalist

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, whose narrative nonfiction spanned presidential politics and the game of baseball, has died. He was 62. Cramer died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from lung cancer,...

Art Modell, former Ravens owner who moved team from Cleveland, dies at 87

2012-09-06 04:46:00

Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Modell was among the most important figures in the...

Art Modell dies at 87; Cleveland Browns owner enraged fans with move to Baltimore

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Art Modell, a marketing executive who helped negotiate the NFL's first television contract and later enraged fans when he moved the Cleveland Browns franchise to Baltimore, has died. He was 87. Modell died Thursday of natural causes at Johns Hopkins...

Opera designer Robert Israel's sculptures will cheer sick kids

2012-03-24 16:32:17

Validity of hospital rankings

2010-04-26 00:00:00

Even if you're the kind who never reads a review before heading to the car lot or the movie theater, you probably want to know how your hospital stacks up before you walk through the door. You definitely wouldn't want to find out after the fact that...

Decline on autopsies may obscure understanding of disease

2011-05-17 18:05:00

Television crime shows have helped popularize autopsies, but in reality these postmortem exams are becoming rarer every year. Today, hospitals perform autopsies on only about 5 percent of patients who die, down from roughly 50 percent in the 1960s. That's...

Notes on Rebecca Skloot's appearance at ALOUD

2011-04-13 16:34:47

Erica Fontes, 31, has to wear scrubs to work as an RN at Johns Hopkins Hospital. So, when this Guilford resident goes out - like to Mount Vernon's Flower Mart - it's an opportunity to indulge what she calls her "bohemian chic" style.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Anne Arundel County native Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was a successful merchant and investor, but that only tells a part of the story.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Dr. Alfredo Qui�ones Hinojosa is an associate professor of neurosurgery, neuroscience, oncology, and cellular and molecular medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Qui�ones-Hinojosa, was an illegal immigrant working in the vegetable fields, worked his way to a Harvard education,

2013-04-13 00:00:00