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Focus on Health: Heart Care

Johns Hopkins Hospital (The Daily Record file photo/Maximilian Franz)
Feb 17, 2026

MD health networks prioritizing athlete performance and health

Sports medicine and cardiology programs at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland protect athletes with advanced screenings and research.

Heart tissue samples that went into space as part of a study through Johns Hopkins Medicine. (Submitted photo)
Feb 4, 2025

Hopkins researchers find earthbound insights from heart tissue sent to space

Prolonged exposure to microgravity in space weakens the heart muscle and disrupts the heart’s rhythm, Johns Hopkins scientists have found.