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Maternal health
Study advances search for early postpartum depression indicators
Published Oct 5, 2022
Biological markers could be critical in identifying mothers who are at a high risk of developing postpartum depression prior to their giving birth
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Angels and demons
Published Fall 2022
A Johns Hopkins founding physician, William Stewart Halsted pioneered modern surgery as he waged a lifelong battle against drug addiction. One hundred years after his death, his legacy continues. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins researchers search for a cure for coma
Published Fall 2022
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere aim for better diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for a condition that still mystifies. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Preparing for a new era of psychedelic treatment
Published Fall 2022
Johns Hopkins joins multi-university project to develop fellowships and training programs in psychedelic therapy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Health Disparities
Vital tech with a fatal flaw
Published Fall 2022
The pulse oximeter is now a staple in hospital rooms and personal medicine cabinets. But a major flaw in its design could prevent people of color from receiving the care they need. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Nonfiction
A Hopkins story
Published Fall 2022
In the new book A Scientific Revolution, the authors make the case of how 10 men and women pioneered health care as we know it / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of William Halsted surrounded by white swirls
Angels and demons
Published Sept 14, 2022
A Johns Hopkins founding physician, William Stewart Halsted pioneered modern surgery as he waged a lifelong battle against drug addiction. One hundred years after his death, his legacy continues.
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Neurology
Exercise hormone halts Parkinson's disease symptoms in mouse study
Published Sept 13, 2022
A new study could pave the way for the creation of a therapy used to treat Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
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Cancer prevention
For many patients, ultrasounds could be pivotal for early breast cancer diagnosis
Published Sept 7, 2022
The development of novel ultrasound technology will help radiologists differentiate cancer from benign masses, preventing invasive and unnecessary breast biopsies and multi-year follow-ups
Multicolor illustration of pills with psychedelic designs inside them
Psychiatry
Preparing for a new era of psychedelic treatment
Published Sept 7, 2022
Johns Hopkins joins multi-university project to develop fellowships and training programs in psychedelic therapy