Restoring Luster to the Golden Years As adults progress into old age, many become physically frail, characterized by a slower gait, lack of appetite and low levels of physical energy. Often, they also begin experiencing cognitive decline: Words become trickier to find, or following the plot of a complicated novel proves futile. “I’m not as […]
Finding Answers for COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ “It’s heartbreaking.” That’s how Johns Hopkins pulmonologist Emily Brigham describes her consultations with patients who continue to struggle with debilitating symptoms from COVID-19, months after their initial infection. “Many of them had only minor COVID-19 symptoms to start, and here they are months later saying, ‘I can’t return to work. […]
December 2017 At the 12th Annual Bayview Research Symposium, we had Edward J. Benz, Suzanne Topalian, and Drew Pardoll discuss cancer immunotherapy with our doctors, residents, and medical students here at Bayview. With a full morning of presentations, questions, and conversations on how to take new research and implement it more widely, the symposium was buzzing […]
Keep up to date with everything happening at CIM! December 2020 Hopkins Caregivers and the Arts: Cultivating Joy, Gratitude & Renewal We all can attest to the fact that COVID-19 has been very hard on Hopkins caregivers as we witness human suffering, and we are all at increased risk of anxiety, stress, and mental exhaustion. What […]
Time to Care How do you teach caring in a whirlwind? Slow down the pace. Give doctors time to know their patients as people, to talk to their families, to call or even visit them at home after they leave the hospital, to find out how they’re doing , see how they live, and to […]
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