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Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bound with v. 52-55, 1933-34, is the hospital's supplement: Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, v. 1-2.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman’s cells – taken without her knowledge – have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation. ‘No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.’ – Hilary Mantel, Guardian With an introduction Sarah Moss, author of by author of Summerwater. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells – taken without asking her – became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta’s family did not learn of...
The Plans and Purposes of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Excerpt from The Plans and Purposes of the Johns Hopkins Hospital: An Address Delivered at the Opening of the Hospital, May 7, 1889 To compare favorably with, what does that mean? It is a peculiar phrase, which, coming from a shrewd business man and a member of the Society of Friends, signifies, 1 think, to excel, if possible; at all events that is the safest interpretation. And it was not this or that hospital which was to be surpassed or equalled, but all other hospitals in this country or in Europe Africa, Asia and Australasia being put out of the question. It was a large contract. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ...
Leading the Way
The first comprehensive history of Hopkins Medicine in more than twenty years, Leading the Way not only recounts the exceptional achievements of Hopkins physicians, researchers, teachers, and students since 1889 but chronicles the extraordinary expansion and accomplishments of Hopkins Medicine over the past two decades. Within the last twenty years, dozens of multidisciplinary research institutes and centers have been created to expand the frontiers of research in such wide-ranging fields as genetic medicine, biomedicine, cell engineering, cardiovascular care, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and patient safety. In addition, a completely new medical school curr...
Mergers of Teaching Hospitals in Boston, New York, and Northern California
A fascintating look at the difficulties involved in merging health-care institutions.
