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  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Surviving / Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Advances in medical science and treatment are enabling many women to thrive despite a diagnosis of breast cancer. For many, this feared disease is treated as a chronic illness. Join medical oncologist Karen L. Smith, M.D., and former administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center and ...

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Hands On

    We take our hands for granted. What happens when they no longer provide us with the same dexterity, and even cause daily pain? Orthopaedic surgeon Dawn LaPorte, M.D., reviews causes of numerous conditions such as arthritis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, and treatment opti...

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Endometriosis

    Endometriosis, a disease in which tissue of the uterus is on the outside of the uterus and in other parts of the body, can be a source of severe pain and infertility. Endometriosis is caused by a hormonal immune system that may also contribute to many other conditions including irritable bowel sy...

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: COVID - An Urgent Conversation

    Featured speaker, infectious disease specialist, Dr. Lisa Maragakis discusses the latest facts known about COVID, and coronavirus variants, that have emerged as the virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate.

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Cancer Interception - Lessons learned from HPV

    Dr Cornelia Liu Trimble talks about the basics of Human papillomavirus infections, then moves to a discussion of new, emerging strategies to treat early signs that may signal HPV cancers.

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Bone Up - Osteoporosis

    Eight million U.S. women have osteoporosis, 50% of women will have a fracture in their lifetime and 25% of women will die in the first year following hip fracture. Menopause is a time when women’s bodies change significantly, with associated losses in bone strength and an increased risk of osteop...

  • A Woman's Journey - Foresight: Reducing Vision Loss

    Want to learn about the latest efforts to reduce glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy — the most common causes of vision loss? Join two experts from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins —glaucoma and cataract opthalmologist Mona Kaleem, M.D. and retina ophthalm...

  • 2022 President's Frontier Award Lectures

    The 2022 awardees, Dr. Alexis Battle and Dr. Sarah Hörst, will present their research and how they will use the award to enhance their research endeavors. Join us for this fantastic event honoring the brilliant work of our award recipients, opened by Provost Sunil Kumar with introductions from Ch...

  • A Woman's Journey Presents: Diagnosing Cancer Early

    Johns Hopkins radiologist Elliot Fishman, M.D., reveals how computerized tomography, better known as CT or CAT scan, will revolutionize the physician’s ability to diagnose cancer during its early stages through the use of three-dimension texture mapping and artificial Intelligence, and will trans...

  • State Affairs: Tackling the Challenge of Diabetes Together

    The State Affairs office and Hopkins at Home bring you Delegate Arianna Kelly, Monique Sanfuerites, and Dr. Mihail Zibermint to discuss the challenges of tackling Diabetes. Join Hopkins experts as they address the barriers to quality diabetes care in Maryland by improving diabetes education acces...

  • 50 Year Celebration of Title IX & Women's Athletics at Johns Hopkins

    Abby Duggan, A&S '10 will moderate a conversation between Lynn-Anne Schow, A&S '92 and Diarra Oden, A&S '22 about the past, present and future of Women's Athletics at Hopkins and the impact of Title IX on Hopkins Sports.
    To watch in person or online, please select either the "In-person" or "Lives...