The summer 2024 issue of Breakthrough, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s research journal, reports findings that patient exams are most effective when there is direct communication. ”’Unfortunately, the most effective agenda-soliciting questions are used least frequently by clinicians.’ The result? Patients leave their visit without getting important concerns addressed.” Also in this issue: researchers at the Human Aging Project aim to dramatically improve life for many older adults by employing high-tech engineering solutions and a program that provides Johns Hopkins clinicians with creative ways to bolster the patient/family experience.

Read the new issue on the CIM website.