Turtle Derby 2008
And They're Off...Crawling!
Fresh off a Louisiana turtle farm, dozens of turtles take off from the starting gate of the 77th Annual Johns Hopkins Turtle Derby, Friday, May 16, 2008, at 12:30 pm, in the Preclinical Teach Building Courtyard. A traditional prelude to Maryland’s Preakness, they race at a crawl to the high-pitch cheering of neighborhood children, Hopkins faculty, residents, patients and their families, egged on by Johns Hopkins Medical School residents in jockey silks. Proceeds benefit Child Life and the Perkins Day Care Center.
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We Are Building A New Home
New Children's Hospital Opens in 2011
When our new 205-bed children’s hospital opens in 2011, families and visitors will enter a world designed for 21st century pediatric medicine. From its soaring lobby, large operating rooms equipped for the most technically complex procedures imaginable, spacious patient rooms and welcoming family facilities, the new building is designed to elevate the hospital experience to match the quality of the medicine it affords.
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A Father Takes on the Desert for Hopkins
ABC "Nightline" Video
As if raising four children and working as a portfolio manager for T. Rowe Price isn’t demanding enough, Marylander Jeff Arricale trained for months to take on what is considered the toughest foot race on earth. During the six-day, 156-mile marathon across the Sahara that ended in early April, Arricale ran for Hopkins Children’s pulmonary team.
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News & Events
May 06, 2008
News Tips From The 2008 Annual Meeting Of The Pediatric Academic Societies
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April 15, 2008
Pediatricians Should Screen for Spousal Abuse
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April 10, 2008
Arthritis Common in Children
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March 24, 2008
Allergy and Asthma News Tips
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March 11, 2008
International Honor for Hopkins Children’s Surgeon
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March 02, 2008
19th Annual MIX 106.5 Radiothon Hits All-Time Record
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