As temperatures dip below freezing, two areas of our bodies help to regulate our response, or the response of a winter athlete: peripheral tissues such as our skin and a structure at the base of our ...

@hopkinskimmel researchers develop novel liquid biopsy approach to identifying early-stage cancers. › ...

Throughout February, @HopkinsMedicine experts from the Wilmer Eye Institute are available to discuss prevention and ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have ...

Jeffrey Ellin, a 46-year-old Baltimore resident and an avid long-distance runner, brought himself to the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center in February 2020 with a small cosmetic complaint ...

What is infectious mononucleosis (mono)? Infectious mononucleosis is a type of infection. It causes swollen lymph glands, fever, sore throat, and often extreme fatigue. It’s often spread through ...

Transcript: (Video has no sound). Opening shot of the waiting area at Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging. A technologist speaks with a patient as they walk to the imaging room. The patient lies down on the ...

What is a pulmonary embolism? A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that develops in a blood vessel in the body (often in the leg). It then travels to a lung artery where it suddenly blocks blood ...

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Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare blood disorder in which there is an increase in all blood cells, particularly red blood cells. The increase in blood cells makes your blood thicker and can cause ...

Prion diseases comprise several conditions. A prion is a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally. Prion diseases can affect both humans and animals. They are ...

Eye twitching is a common condition that may run in families. The exact cause of eye twitching is not known, but the condition can originate in the motor nerves of the brain. Dry eyes, stress, fatigue ...