Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

08/03/2025

Anyone can have a stroke at any age. But your chance of having a stroke increases if you have certain risk factors. Some risk factors for stroke can be changed or managed, while others can’t.

Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted. The disruption is caused when either a blood clot or piece of plaque blocks one of the vital blood vessels in the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts.

08/02/2025

Diabetes doesn’t just affect your blood sugar. It can affect your overall health as well. Learn about healthy lifestyle choices you can make to keep you active and feeling great.

Want to boost your overall health with diabetes? A Johns Hopkins expert offers healthy strategies to help you control your blood sugar, protect your heart, and more.

08/02/2025

When gardening, swimming, camping and enjoying outdoor sports and activities are part of your summertime plans, protecting your skin is essential. Here’s how to make sure insect bites, rashes, sunburn and other summer skin conditions don’t spoil the fun.

Sunburn, bug bites and stings, rashes, and other skin conditions are more common in the summer.

08/01/2025

Ruptured ovarian cysts are usually harmless, but sometimes they require treatment. Find out what symptoms are cause for concern.

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that forms on or inside an o***y. Sometimes the cyst can break open (rupture).

08/01/2025

Actinic keratoses are a very common skin lesion associated with ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin. But some actinic keratoses can turn into squamous cell skin cancer. Here’s what you need to know.

Detailed information on actinic keratosis, including causes and treatment.

07/31/2025

You may think you’re too young for issues like high blood pressure or colorectal cancer, but they could affect you sooner than you think. In fact, these conditions are becoming more common in younger women. Find out about simple lifestyle changes you can make to protect yourself.

Health problems associated with older age are affecting younger women. Learn what you can do to prevent these five diseases from occurring now and in the future.

07/31/2025

Watch Dr. Emily Boss discusses hand, foot, and mouth disease, a common viral illness here:

Dr. Emily Boss, Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, joins to discuss the common viral illness, hand, foot, and mouth disease.

07/31/2025

Who better to give advice on heart healthy marathon training than cardiologist & marathon runner, Dr. Erin Michos? Find out how you can participate while protecting your heart.

Recent studies have warned of a link between marathon running and heart risks. Here's what the results really mean and how to approach this and other
intense activities with heart health in mind.

07/30/2025

“Ten years ago, the estimated incidence of Lyme disease in the U.S. was about 300,000 cases per year,” Dr. Miller said. “More recent estimates put that number at 475,000 cases per year.”

Lyme disease is a complex condition with a long history of misdiagnosis, and Lyme arthritis, a late manifestation of the disease, is no different.And although these infections have mainly been found — at least in the United States — within the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwestern...

07/29/2025

The Johns Hopkins Hospital today was named one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–26 Honor Roll. Additionally, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked #1 in Maryland and the Baltimore metropolitan region. We are deeply honored to be acknowledged as one of the best in the nation. This recognition demonstrates the unparalleled commitment, compassion and excellence shown by our physicians, nurses and staff members each and every day.

07/28/2025

Imagine a gripper the size of a dust mote that could be dispatched in the gut to deliver a drug dose or collect a biopsy. Or hyper-miniaturized sensors that adhere to individual cells and report on their health as proxies for larger organ systems.

These and other ultra-tiny devices being developed could deliver tremendous advances in health care, say David Gracias and colleagues, who are working at the intersection where engineering and living systems meet.

Working at the intersection where engineered and living systems meet, researchers are coming up with tiny robotic devices and miniaturized systems that could deliver tremendous advances in health care.

07/27/2025

Explore the connection between insomnia and depression, and what you can do to prevent them both from wreaking havoc on your world.

People with insomnia have a higher risk of depression. On the other hand, depression can trigger sleep problems. Knowing the connection between depression and sleep can help you recognize symptoms and get treatment for both.