HopkinsMedcine scientists say the protein intersectin advances scientific understanding of a key process in how our brains ...

The clinical training program consists of a series of longitudinal outpatient clinic and laboratory experiences, as well as two-month rotations designed to broaden the fellow’s exposure to specialty ...

Despite its name, a sports hernia is not actually a hernia. The condition’s true name is athletic pubalgia.

Tangy, juicy, fragrant, with a versatile flavor all its own, the grapefruit originated on the island of Barbados, and is a cross between a sweet orange and a large citrus fruit called a pomelo. Here ...

Chronic kidney disease, sometimes called CKD, is an umbrella term for several conditions that affect the kidneys, but it generally means permanent — and usually progressive — damage to the kidneys ...

If you have GERD, you’re probably familiar with foods you should avoid. But there are many foods that help prevent and soothe acid reflux, too. Learn what to add to your grocery list.

Why Choose Johns Hopkins for a Scarless Thyroidectomy or Parathyroidectomy? Patients seeking surgical removal of their thyroid or parathyroid can take comfort knowing Johns Hopkins is the leading ...

The Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences offers a radiation oncology residency and a medical physics residency.

Though Parkinson's disease can't be definitively diagnosed until certain motor symptoms are present, some early warning signs are now well-understood to be connected to Parkinson's disease. These ...

Shoulder bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa in the shoulder, which causes pain and sometimes redness and swelling.

Dehydration and heat stroke are two very common heat-related diseases that can be life threatening if left untreated.

Autoimmune hepatitis is when your body’s infection-fighting system (immune system) attacks your liver cells. This causes redness and swelling (inflammation) and liver damage.