OK, so I just figured out why geriatricians are the some of lowest paid physicians in the profession. It’s because no one knows who the heck they are! We have proof.
New Johns Hopkins process tackles dementia symptoms
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A new six-step approach from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing professors outlines management of behavioral symptoms in dementia.
In an effort that is hoped to boost memory and reverse cognitive decline, surgeons at Johns Hopkins hospital recently placed a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease....
Johns Hopkins surgeon implants 1st U.S. brain ‘pacemaker’ for Alzheimer’s disease
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 07, 2012
In an effort that is hoped to boost memory and reverse the mental slide of Alzheimer’s sufferers, surgeons placed a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of the disease....
Study: Low-dose antipsychotics and regular mental health visits extend life expectancy of schizophrenics
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 02, 2012
People with schizophrenia are likely to live a significantly longer life if they take lower levels of antipsychotic drugs and see a mental health professional, Johns Hopkins researchers say.
You’re getting sleepy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 21, 2012
Sleep quality, or a lack thereof, will no doubt be familiar to anyone who has children. Even if without progeny, some of you might relate to the following.
Researchers decry ‘regressive attitude,’ urge more consideration of seniors for kidney transplants
Jan 13, 2012
More seniors with kidney disease should be put on transplant lists, according to a Johns Hopkins researcher. Attitudes based on outdated outcomes instead appear to be keeping seniors off transplant lists,...
Infection control program among seniors reduces deaths by 10%, could save ‘trillions’ in...
Feb 02, 2011
An infection control program developed by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has helped lower death rates in hospital intensive care units by 10%, experts say. A Thompson/Reuters analysis...
AHA announces chair of long-term care section
Jan 12, 2011
Dr. Michele Bellantoni, the medical director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Care Center, was named the 2011 chair of the American Hospital Association’s Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation section.
Young adults with strong language skills at lower risk for Alzheimer’s later, research suggests
Jul 13, 2009
A study from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore suggests that “20-somethings” with highly developed language skills are less likely to have Alzheimer’s disease in old age, even if...