A bone density scan, also called DEXA, uses an X-ray to measure the bone mineral content and density. A DEXA scan produces more detailed images than a standard X-ray and helps to identify fragile ...

Our Scar Revision Clinic uses laser therapy — the latest and most effective technique to flatten, soften and reduce pigmentation of scars. Our team of scar specialists on the plastic and ...

Meet the transplant team: surgeons, physicians, nurses, administrators and staff. Every 10 minutes, another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list. Each day, 21 people die from ...

The Academy at Johns Hopkins supports the continued research, teaching and service of retired faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine is a leader in diagnosing, researching, and treating vascular anomalies. Our team of specialists treat patients of all ages, from newborns to adults. Vascular anomalies describe ...

An intracranial neurovascular exam is also known as a Transcranial Doppler (TCD) study. TCD is a non-invasive, painless ultrasound technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to measure the rate ...

The Alexander Wilson Schweizer Fellowship funds up to a two-year position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, which is renowned for its tripartite mission of research, teaching, ...

It happened 29 years ago, but Heather remembers it like it was yesterday. “Some things a person just never forgets,” she says. Heather was 9 years old and excited about a family outing to the circus.

Screening mammography should be performed annually starting at age 40 for all women. Patients do not need an order or referral from their doctor to schedule a screening mammogram. Patients can select ...

Pediatric anesthesiologist and intensivist Sean Barnes discusses his research, which explores plasma biomarkers reflective of pathways implicated in delirium pathogenesis. This research aims to ...