BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: Shawn McKenzie, MPH, a public health leader with expertise in food systems, has been named director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. McKenzie has extensive experience in program development, previously serving in leadership capacities at the Center for nearly 20 years, most recently as its more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Cancer experts have tried, sometimes unsuccessfully, to use the total number of mutations in a tumor, called the tumor mutation burden (TMB), to predict a patient's response to immunotherapy. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have found that a subset of mutations within the overall TMB, termed "persistent mutati more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A new study that analyzed the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer revealed the cause of tumor cell resistance to immunotherapy and resulted in new treatment strategies. This study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is the latest from an ongoing platform trial formed in 2015 to study immunotherapy treatments before surgery (neoadjuvant) and after surgery (adjuva more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: People with diabetes who experience periods of low blood sugar -- a common occurrence in those new to blood sugar management -- are more likely to have worsening diabetic eye disease. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have linked such low blood sugar levels with a molecular pathway that is turned on in oxygen-starved cells in the eye. The research, involving human and mouse eye  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Machine learning model they designed shown to work in some ICU patients * * * More than one-third of all people admitted to the hospital, and as many as 80% of all patients in an intensive care unit (ICU), develop delirium, a type of brain dysfunction marked by sudden bouts of confusion, inattention, paranoia, or even agitation and hallucinations. An intensivist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the plea and sentencing of Darvin Kevin McCoy, 36, of Odenton, Maryland, on charges including drug kingpin and supervision of a criminal organization, which relate to a long-term investigation into a fentanyl distribution ring that was operating in Howard County, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County. On January more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Celebrate the most romantic time of the year with the perfect getaway for two to Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Maryland's only Forbes awarded hotel and spa. The sweet variety of ways to celebrate include special Spa sessions to an intimate dining experience in a private setting that will be sure to sweep guests off their feet. * * * Plan a Romantic Getaway Made up of time-tested Valentine's fav more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Found CIS43LS to be Safe, Well Tolerated in Human Challenge Trial * * * A monoclonal antibody treatment was found to be safe, well tolerated, and effective in protecting against malaria in a small group of healthy volunteers who were exposed to malaria in a challenge study, according to new research published in The Lanc more PR