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Medscape
21 hours ago
- Health
- Medscape
U.S. News Rates Johns Hopkins as Top Rheumatology Hospital
For the 8th consecutive year, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been ranked as the best hospital for rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, took the second place, while Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City took third. The magazine announced the 2025-2026 rankings on July 29. The rankings through No. 9 remain the same as 2024-2025, though, this year, the University of Michigan Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, supplanted University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital for the No. 10 spot. U.S. News & World Report ranks hospitals in 15 specialties; while most specialty rankings are based on objective performance measures, the rankings for ophthalmology, psychiatry, and rheumatology are based on expert opinion. The top 10 rheumatology hospitals were nominated by at least 5% of rheumatologist respondents to U.S. News surveys in 2022, 2023, and 2024. An additional 18 hospitals were recommended by at least 1% of responding rheumatologists. The top 10 hospitals were: Johns Hopkins Hospital Cleveland Clinic HSS, New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health-UCSF Medical Center University of California Los Angeles Medical Center NYU Langone Hospitals, New York City University of Michigan Health All 10 hospitals on this list also made the Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2025-2026, meaning they were nationally ranked across multiple specialties.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
Two men arrested after North Baltimore fight, stabbing over Trump sign
Two men were arrested after a Sunday afternoon stabbing in North Baltimore that started over a dispute about a sign mentioning President Donald Trump. Thomas Christian, 55, and Matthew Middleton, 34, both face three misdemeanor charges each for the fight that took place on the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue. The altercation was reported to dispatch at 2:50 p.m. Sunday. Middleton was reportedly holding the sign before the violence started. 'I told him to put the sign down. He just sprayed me with mace, and I stabbed the motherf—er,' Christian said, walking back and forth between Greenmount Avenue and Old York Road, according to charging documents. He was unable to describe Middleton to police due to his intoxication, police wrote. A report of a stab victim came from the nearby Waverly Ace Hardware, where police found Middleton. Surveillance footage from a nearby business showed Middleton holding a 'Trump sign,' wearing all black, sunglasses and a mask, charging documents state. The documents don't provide any more detail about the sign. Christian reportedly approached Middleton with a beer in hand. After speaking with Middleton, Christian 'snatched the sign from Mr. Middleton's hand and threw it to the ground,' according to charging documents. Middleton then grabbed Christian's shoulder and 'took him to the ground using a chokehold,' the documents read. Middleton then got out an ASP, which the documents say is a kind of bat, and beat Christian with it several times. Christian then got a knife from his waistband and stabbed Middleton in the left leg multiple times, according to charging documents. Middleton got off the ground and continued to strike Christian with the bat, spraying him with mace. Middleton was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital with survivable injuries, according to police. Christian was taken to Union Memorial Hospital for complaints related to being sprayed with mace. Police then took both men to Central Booking. Neither have attorneys listed on online court records. Christian posted bail, while Middleton was released on his own recognizance Tuesday. Both face trial dates in August. Have a news tip? Contact Racquel Bazos at rbazos@ 443-813-0770 or on X as @rzbworks.
Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
The art and science of healing needs revival
July 1, Doctor's Day, asks society to take a sacred pause, a moment to honour the unwavering commitment of doctors who serve throughout their life, often silently. On behalf of the medical fraternity, I want to thank everyone. Accepting a knowledge gap or an omission is the most important form of humility, honesty. (REUTERS) Yet, beyond the accolades and achievements, this day calls for something deeper: a renewal of the spirit of the physician, rooted not just in knowledge and skill but also in compassion, ethics, and purity of purpose. In a world increasingly governed by materialism, technology, and speed, it is time we reboot the physician within us. William Osler, one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Hospital, had said, 'The practice of medicine is not a trade to be learned, but a calling to serve, to console, and to heal.' Between protocols and prescriptions, public or private health care, the art of medicine is under threat. The soul of the healer — the one who listens, who touches, who reassures — needs to be rekindled. A physician is not just a provider of treatment, but a custodian of hope, a sea of humanity. The art of physical examination is slowly vanishing. Doctors have started leaning on blood and X-ray reports and AI models. The healing touch of compassion is dying. Compassion is more than kindness — it is the ability to suffer with someone. It is conveyed through words, silences, presence, and most powerfully, through touch. Patients remember your holding their hand, offering comfort beyond cures. Science treats. Compassion heals. Heal with purpose, not pride, even if you are the topmost doctor. Doctors are faced with thousands of ethical questions every day. 'Doctor, my patient is admitted in a hospital, very sick. Doctors there don't know. Can you please transfer her under your care? You are God'. 'Doctor, my husband, is admitted with you. Please do not mention his alcohol habit in the case-sheet, else we will not get insurance claim. The other hospital did not.' There are thousands of ethical challenges faced by the doctors every day, perhaps more than in any other profession. There would be different responses from the physicians. I will only say that in an era of commercial pressures and systemic strain, ethical clarity is the shield that protects the sanctity of our profession. Do not publicly criticise your colleagues and do not allow yourself to be designated as God. Let us not compromise on honesty, even when it is hard. It is the compass of us, physicians. Bethikalism or 'be ethical' is the core of all -isms, dharmas. Treat medicine as a dharma. This Doctors' Day, let us reflect. Realign. Let us remember why we chose this path — not for money, but for service. Let us teach the young, besides science and skills, the T3 of medicine: truth, tenderness, and togetherness. Revive the physician in you — the healer who listens, the human who cares, the soul who serves. Be an inspiration to youngsters and teach them to accept failures with humility. Accepting a knowledge gap or an omission is the most important form of humility, honesty. A whitecoat reaffirmation ceremony should be undertaken to teach youngsters these aspects of medicine. Avoid over-investigation, unnecessary procedures and medications. Use simple language and involve the family and encourage shared decision-making. Reflect also on your knowledge base. Base decisions on updated knowledge and not hearsay or habits. Clinical decision-making is an art deeply embedded in science and skills. Patients need a C3 physician — competent, confident and calm. To reboot the overworked and ill-supported Indian physician, the responsibility has to be shared across the ecosystem. Society, regulatory bodies, judiciary and the government have to take full responsibility. We need competence-based, patient-centric, ethical training and futuristic AI based medical education. The judiciary has to ensure the dignity of the profession and protect the physicians, and punish severely any violence against doctors. Compensate generously those doctors dragged into frivolous cases by patients or the government. The government needs to provide modern infrastructure, tools and a non-bureaucratic and comfortable work environment. Of course, society must understand that physicians are human beings and not machines, and support them. Become health aware and not health blaming. Respect them for what they do, but don't blame them for what they can't do. Understand that all patients who go to the hospital cannot get better. Uphold dignity in death and suffering. Finally, physicians can only heal when the society around them protects their ability to think, care and serve freely and with rewards. Society has a responsibility to respect, support and partner with physicians. Respect the sacrifices and complexities of their work. How many workers would work day after day, year after year, without overtime compensation for night shifts or cancelled holidays? Pay the physicians their worth. You are willing to pay a top lawyer lakhs of rupees for one court appearance, but not a doctor who has saved your life. Just a WhatsApp message, 'Thank you, doc!' While the medical fraternity needs to reboot service and ethics, society, law keepers and the government should comprehensively support the physician at all costs. Pope Benedict XVI, Saudi king Salman, and popular Tamil Actor Vijayakanth had one thing in common. They needed timely advice and care of an astute and compassionate physician. Society should work hard to breed more efficient and compassionate physicians. We should initiate national awards for humanity and service, ethical excellence, and exemplary mentorship, among others. On Doctor's Day, let society start a My Doctor, My Hero campaign and work to heal the ecosystem. And we doctors should launch a campaign: Make the Physician Great Again. SK Sarin is professor of eminence, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. The views expressed are personal.
CBS News
07-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Johns Hopkins promises to pay to clean massive diesel fuel spill in Baltimore harbor
Many of the large pools of diesel fuel, noticeable by its distinct red color from dye, have been removed from Baltimore's harbor two days after a 2,000-gallon spill. It is a testament to the quick response after Johns Hopkins Hospital's emergency generators were overfilled, leaking into storm drains and funneling into the Harbor Wednesday. "I was really worried when I woke up this morning about what I was going to find when kayaking around the harbor. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed that areas where there were impacts yesterday have since been cleaned up," said the Waterfront Partnership's Adam Lindquist. He not only extensively observed conditions from the water on Friday but also was instrumental in the creation of the turtle habitat in the canal along Lancaster Street, where much of the fuel was collected. It is one of the only stretches of natural shoreline left here. "Wildlife have really made that a sanctuary to the point where we know there are hundreds of turtles living in that canal, as well as the ducks and the geese and the fish. We are at this moment less concerned about how that spill is going to affect the larger harbor and really starting to focus our attention on how we're going to restore and clean up the canal, which is the focused area of this spill," Lindquist told WJZ. Fells Point safeguards A WJZ drone captured protective barriers in Fells Point, placed there in case fuel runoff flows that way. "With the rain coming through this weekend, I think that's a big question mark. How much fuel is still left in the stormwater pipes? Is it going to keep coming out of that one outfall, or could it spread to other outfalls? Right now, there has not been any spread to other outfalls, but we just don't know what's going to happen when it's raining, so we'll all be keeping an eye on that," Lindquist explained. Fire Chief James Wallace promised, "Should the situation change, we're able to react to it very quickly." Oil spill investigation Officials say the investigation into the spill from Hopkins' generators will start once the cleanup has ended. Johns Hopkins tells WJZ they are "working closely with federal, state, and local authorities, and we are focused first and foremost on the health and safety of the community and on environmental cleanup." They also promised to pay for damages. "This is our home, and we are fully committed to funding the cleanup and remediation efforts in the Inner Harbor, including any impacts to local wildlife. While we are concentrating on the cleanup effort, we are also closely reviewing the situation to understand what happened," the statement said.
CBS News
05-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Fuel spill into Baltimore's harbor creates long-term environmental concerns
Crews worked around the clock to clean up 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel that dyed the water red near Harbor East and had environmental groups concerned about long-term impacts. Crews worked around the clock to clean up 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel that dyed water near Harbor East red and had environmental groups concerned about long -term impacts. CBS News Baltimore The spill began more than a mile away on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus on Fayette Street near Broadway. The spill began more than a mile away on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus on Fayette Street near Broadway. CBS News Baltimore When tanks for emergency generators were overfilled, the diesel went into the stormwater system and drained into the Patapsco River. "Unfortunately, this is something we deal with because of our underground pipe infrastructure that basically treats our streets as our streams," said Alice Volpitta, from the non-profit Blue Water Baltimore. "And by that, I mean anything that spills on our streets goes right into our streams without being treated." Blue Water Baltimore's boat was already scheduled to do routine water quality monitoring the day of the spill. "We were able to leverage that opportunity to take our boat out and try to see if there's any impact from this fuel spill," Volpitta said. Volpitta said it is crucial to get to the bottom of what happened. "Was there something that went wrong mechanically or potentially as a result of user error in the refueling process? That's something we don't know yet, but if there aren't already, there ought to be stricter regulations in place to make sure spills like this don't happen," Volpitta said. "We just don't know exactly where it went wrong." Volpitta added, "The regulatory agencies need to get a handle on the full extent of the spill, but also what happened at Johns Hopkins Hospital to allow this spill to occur." Past fuel spills While 2,000 gallons is larger than many recent spills, it happens more often than you may realize. Last year, 500 gallons of fuel spilled after a boat fire in Canton. The year before, Harbor East waters were again dyed red from a diesel spill. In 2017, a truck carrying diesel overturned on the JFX, spilling fuel into the Jones Falls, which headed to the harbor. Environmental concerns A fuel spill into Baltimore's harbor can bring about many environmental concerns, including for wildlife. "Diesel is lighter than crude oil and evaporates more quickly, but I think it can seep into mud or marshy areas, and some of it may sink below the surface, so it's very important to remediate it as soon as possible," said Dr. Sam Sherchan, a biologist at Morgan State University. Sherchan noted that the quick use of pumps and absorbent material is crucial. "They act like paper towels where they soak up the diesel, and the skimmers they're using are mechanical devices that skim the diesel off the water," Dr. Sherchan said. Sherchan has concerns about the long-term environmental impact. The DNR has already worked to clean wildlife. He has concerns about the long-term environmental impact. The DNR has already worked to clean wildlife. CBS News Baltimore "The contaminated mud, when it gets stirred up again it can become toxic to wildlife," Sherchan said. "Animals that come into contact with the water may become sick and die. In the long term, we want to see continuous monitoring of water and air to make sure that it's safe." Harbor Splash Two weeks ago, athlete Katie Pumphrey swam in the Inner Harbor. Two weeks ago, athlete Katie Pumphrey swam in the Inner Harbor. CBS News Baltimore The next public Harbor Splash event is scheduled in just 15 days. It aims to showcase progress in cleaning up waterways that could now be in jeopardy. "These types of episodic pollution incidents are just part of the unique set of challenges facing urban waterways," Volpitta said.
