Maryland hospitals, including Johns Hopkins Health System and University of Maryland Medical System, have begun to postpone elective surgeries as they work to free up capacity to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that the state ...

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The passage of legislation Monday night to allow Johns Hopkins University to create its own police department marked the end of one portion of a year-long debate, but much of the discussion will continue as the university begins building its ...

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Johns Hopkins University leaders returned to the Maryland legislature Friday requesting permission to create a university police force less than a year after they were forced to abandon the proposal due to opposition from the community and the Baltimore City delegation. ...

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Johns Hopkins University will revisit the issue of safety and security on and around its Baltimore campuses after an attempt to create a campus police force failed earlier this year. During the 2018 legislative session, a measure that would have ...

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Baltimore firefighters on Thursday cleared people out of two medical research buildings due to tuberculosis contamination, but authorities later said there was no risk of infection to anyone and the evacuation order was lifted.

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A study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has determined that the number of transgender people undergoing sex reassignment surgery has increased, as more insurers cover the procedures.

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Funded by a $50 million gift from the United Arab Emirates, Johns Hopkins Medicine will create a new institute for stroke research and clinical care. The Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute will use advances in engineering, artificial intelligence and precision medicine ...

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Where medical residents once used index cards to track how well they handled their cases, a Baltimore startup wants its software to help change medical education through a data-driven approach. Mile Marker produces software allowing surgical residents and their attending physicians ...

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Johns Hopkins Medicine named Kevin Sowers the new president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the medical system announced Monday. Sowers spent the last eight years as president and CEO of Duke ...

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WASHINGTON  — Sibley Memorial Hospital is planning to offer voluntary buyouts to cut staff over the next several months. Hospital President Richard “Chip” Davis says in a letter obtained by The Washington Post that officials are projecting a “significant budget gap for ...

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