Patients with elevated anti-HLA antibodies experienced significantly prolonged time to transplant — a median of 120 days ...

As electric scooters (e-scooters) become more available in cities and urban areas, injuries are becoming more common. Research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers finds that Black and ...

New @HopkinsMedicine study finds #HIV infections would increase by 10% average if CDC funding for HIV testing ends. › Timely HIV diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing transmission. To ...

COVID-19 is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that emerged in December 2019. Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many different kinds, and some, like COVID-19, cause disease ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in certain parts of the spine. Ankylosing means stiff or rigid. Spondyl means spine. Itis refers to inflammation. The ...

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Our POTS team of specialists offers expertise in several fields, including physical medicine and rehabilitation and neuromuscular diseases. We also work closely with specialists in gastroenterology, ...

Everybody needs some sun exposure to produce vitamin D (which helps calcium absorption for stronger and healthier bones). But unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause damage ...

Whiplash is an injury to your neck. It's caused by your neck bending forcibly forward and then backward, or vice versa. The injury is not well understood. But it often affects the muscles, disks, ...

Cervical myelopathy results from compression of the spinal cord in the neck (cervical area of the spine). Symptoms of cervical myelopathy may include problems with fine motor skills, pain or stiffness ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests that show how well your lungs are working. The tests measure lung volume, capacity, rates of flow, and gas exchange. This ...

Federal price transparency regulations require hospitals to establish and make public a list of their standard charges for items and services. Patients can use the list of standard charges to compare ...