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When Johns Hopkins Children's Center New Building opens the doors to its new 205-bed children’s hospital in January 2012, families and visitors will enter a world designed for 21st century pediatric medicine.Read More...
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Be a Part of Heart Disease PreventionInherited cardiovascular disease starts in childhood. You can help prevent it with a donation to the Johns Hopkins Lipid Clinic. Learn more about plans for a virtual Center of Excellence in Lipid Disorders in Families. Thank you Marriott, Food Lion Employees! Dozens of Marriott and Food Lion employees walked last week from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Johns Hopkins Hospital and back again to raise funds for Hopkins Children's. Read more.
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Issue No. 52 - November 2, 2009
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Pregnant Women Urged to Protect Against FluPregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according to an extensive review led by Hopkins Children's of published research and data from previous flu outbreaks. Read more.
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He Wrote the Textbook on DyslipidemiaPeter Kwiterovich, director of the Johns Hopkins Lipid Clinic, has written a comprehensive textbook on the care of children and adults with lipid disorders. He advocates for routine screening for lipid disorders in young children to prevent cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in adulthood. The Johns Hopkins Textbook of Dyslipidemia combines the latest scientific advances with a practical and accessible approach to managing lipoprotein disorders. Read more.An Eagle Scout Leads Others on Path to Help Hopkins Children'sRaleigh Linville led his Boy Scout troop and a community of adults in the construction of easels that help pediatric patients read and write while in their hospital beds. The high school sophomore and Eagle Scout knows a thing or two about what kids here need. Read more.
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