Johns Hopkins University faculty members Christopher G. Chute and Jeffrey D. Rothstein are among 100 scholars newly elected to the National Academy of Medicine, announced today during the NAM’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Christopher Chute is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Informatics. He also has primary faculty appointments at the Johns Hopkins schools of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing. He is […]
Drs. Mfon Umoh and Esther Oh, along with colleagues from Harvard Medical school, have recently published a review paper on the relationship between delirium and dementia. This review is a part of a special issue of Seminars in Neurology focused on “Altered Mental Status, Encephalopathy, and Delirium.” They summarize recent literature linking these two conditions and […]
The name of the show is inspired by the First Amendment, and the show explores the most important issues facing the country. The show launched in 2017, and its goal has been to act as a national mirror, taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be. The […]
The American Geriatrics Society will host the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, IL on May 8-10, 2025. Dr. Peter Abadir will present “AI Innovations to Change Aging: New Initiatives and Insights from the JH AITC”. For more information about the event, please visit https://www.meeting.americangeriatrics.org/
This year’s WebMD Health Hero Awards recognize individuals who are leveraging AI to transform health care. Suchi Saria served as a Core Leader on the JH AITC for several years. She was recognized for building an AI tool that has reduced the risk of sepsis-related deaths in hospitals by 20 percent. Learn more about Saria’s […]
CareYaya is the recipient of a JH AITC pilot award. They are the only startup on the list focused on aging and caregiving.
Dr. Jeremy Walston, the Raymond and Anna Lublin Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, has been honored with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR). This prestigious award will be presented at the 15th annual ICFSR meeting in Toulouse, France, and recognizes Dr. Walston’s extraordinary contributions to […]
As baby boomers grow older, the World Health Organization projects that by 2060, 95 million people will be age 65 or older. This month, moderator Lillie Shockney is joined by geriatrician and researcher Peter Abadir, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to discuss aging well, especially the role that […]
The supplemental funding will allow the team to expand their innovative work to older women with dementia. They will examine breast cancer screening decision-making among dementia patients and caregivers through a mixed methods approach and stakeholder engagement.
Dr. Alicia Arbaje has been appointed chair of the Health Care Research and Training (HCRT) study section at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans. AHRQ’s mission is […]
