News Release index Posted: 9/12/2001 To all employees: While we will of course remain alert to the need to provide care to casualties during this time of national emergency, normal operations and services to all patients will be resumed Wednesday morning throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine. Faculty and staff who get calls or questions about blood […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 9/11/2001 Dear Colleagues: The nation has suffered a great tragedy today. I know that all of us aredeeply concerned, and that many of us have particular reason to beconcerned about friends and loved ones in the affected areas. The university is canceling all classes for the remainder of today,Tuesday, Sept. 11, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 9/11/2001 To all employees: In response to the current national emergency, Dean Miller and President Peterson have placed all Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bayview Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital and School of Medicine clinical services on alert status in order to make our facilities and staff available for patients from the […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 5/23/2001 A Johns Hopkins study of elderly persons found that many have either moderate or severe asthma that has been underdiagnosed or undertreated. Asthma also can lead to a decreased quality of life for elderly people, concludes Karen Huss, DNSc, RN, a nurse researcher and associate professor at The Johns Hopkins […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 5/3/2001 Sue K. Donaldson, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing for seven years, has announced she will step down at the end of the academic year to return to research and teaching. “This follows a plan carefully laid out at the time of my appointment to transition back […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 5/1/2001 The Johns Hopkins University Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine are pleased to announce a fellows program for students interested in the causes, effects and prevention of violence.The fellowships are part of a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). The goal […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 3/8/2001 A new web site devoted to palliative care provides a comprehensive resource for nursing professionals who seek the latest information on caring for patients during the last stages of life. “Palliativecarenursing.net is designed to be an electronic hub for nurses to access when seeking current information and education on end-of-life […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/12/2001 The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation of Philadelphia has given $1.2 million to The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing to fund community health nursing efforts in Baltimore city. Leona Carpenter was a 1939 graduate of the School of Nursing who became a public health nurse. Since 1990, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 10/20/2000 A Johns Hopkins study of Korean Americans found that they have hypertension at rates much higher than other Americans or their counterparts in Korea. Stress, diet and lifestyle changes that occur as a result of immigration can contribute to the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke, concludes Miyong Kim, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 10/17/2000 Jerilyn K. Allen, ScD, RN, FAAN, has been named director of the PhD program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Allen is currently a professor at the School of Nursing with a joint appointment at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a nationally-known expert in the […] Continue reading