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Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore includes the Brady Urological Institute, the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital is part of the John Hopkins Health System, which employs about 15,000 workers. Johns Hopkins Hospital has about 8,700 employees. The hospital prides itself as being a teaching hospital and a leader in medical innovation. In 2007 the Johns Hopkins' Department of Radiology and Radiological Science was named the nation's best by readers of Medical Imaging Magazine, and several radiologists were named among...
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore includes the Brady Urological Institute, the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital is part of the John Hopkins Health System, which employs about 15,000 workers. Johns Hopkins Hospital has about 8,700 employees. The hospital prides itself as being a teaching hospital and a leader in medical innovation. In 2007 the Johns Hopkins' Department of Radiology and Radiological Science was named the nation's best by readers of Medical Imaging Magazine, and several radiologists were named among their specialty areas. The hospital earned honors in 2007 from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the facility #1 among America's top hospitals. It also placed first in the country in several specialty areas, including otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), gynecology, rheumatology and urology. It was among the top 10 hospitals in the country in an additional 11 areas.
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Of monkey roundups, Sarah Palin and dream foods
Dining@LargeI would like to write a snappy introduction to Owl Meat's Funtastic Thursday, but for once I'm stumped. On the other hand, it may be my favorite one yet. Here's the Owl Man: .........Tags: Getty Images Incorporated, Sarah Palin
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Police investigate deaths of two men in city
City police are investigating the killing of two men who died last week in separate incidents. Wilbert Flowers, 31, who was shot three times in the head July 28, succumbed to his injuries Aug. 25, police said. He was found lying on the ground in the 800...Tags: Injuries
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Two men are wounded in separate city shootings
Two men are recovering from gunshot wounds after they were shot late Tuesday in separate incidents in different parts of Baltimore, police said. In Northwest Baltimore, a 23-year-old man told police he was walking about 11 p.m. in the 5200 block of...Tags: Injuries, Assault
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Police Blotter
Southern Baltimore Burglary Police were seeking two men who entered the Southgate Industrial Park in the 2100 block of Wicomico St. Tuesday and drove off in a red pickup truck containing an undisclosed amount of scrap metal. Theft Two catalytic...Tags: Defense, Theft, Game Playing, Vehicles, Firearms
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Rising methadone deaths
The June letter from the Baltimore Health Department alerted physicians, nurses and other providers to a significant increase in methadone-related overdose deaths. The letter from Dr. Laura Herrera, a deputy city health commissioner, raised the...Tags: Death and Dying, Health Treatments, University of Maryland Medical Center, Therapies
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Frances Johnson, English teacher, administrator
Frances Johnson, a retired educator and university administrator, died of a heart attack Monday at her Roland Park home. She was 75. Born Frances Wilcox in Torrington, Conn., she earned a bachelor's degree from Connecticut College and a master's degree...Tags: Diseases, Medical Specialization, Roman Catholic, Connecticut College, Santa Monica
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Cuba Gooding Jr., Blythe Danner make leap to TV
WHO Cuba Gooding Jr. YOU KNOW HIM FROM The movies "Boyz 'N the Hood," "Jerry Maguire," "Radio" and "American Gangster" NEW ROLE Gooding has taken his first TV role in more than a decade, signing on to star in a movie for TNT. He will play the title...Tags: Gwyneth Paltrow, Blythe Danner, Cuba Gooding Jr., NBC
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Rehabbing starts today for East Baltimore homes
Near the intersection of East Chase and McDonogh streets in East Baltimore, most rowhouses have shattered windows, boarded-up doors and weedy lots. The sign on the vacant corner grocery has faded.
These are among the 150 or so homes that are left after...Tags: Homes, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Patterson Park, Energy Saving, Forest City Enterprises
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Vytorin, Zetia risk assessed
The Associated PressNew research into a possible link between a cholesterol-reducing drug and cancer concluded there was no proof to establish a connection, but other doctors warned that it should be used more carefully. In a paper published today by the New England Journal...Tags: Diseases, Schering Plough Corporation, Newspaper and Magazine, Trials, Cancer
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Don't be lulled by low homicide numbers
We're through the hot, humid and dangerous months of July and August, and so far this year in Baltimore, 148 people have been killed. That's down from 210 at this time last year. Homicides are down. Baltimore is safer. Emilia Miller certainly doesn't...Tags: Theft, Nikon Corp, People, Mount Vernon, Medical Conditions
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Two men shot in separate incidents in city overnight
Two men are recovering from gunshot wounds this morning after they were shot in separate incidents in different parts of Baltimore last night, police said. The most recent shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. in Northwest Baltimore. A 23-year-old...Tags: Injuries, Assault, Hospitals and Clinics
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Journal: Vytorin-cancer study results unclear
MUNICH, Germany - Results so far from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be used with caution until more is known, editors of a...Tags: Diseases, Schering Plough Corporation, Newspaper and Magazine, Health Organizations, Cancer
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