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Public health
Patient safety program reduces unnecessary antibiotic use in long-term care facilities, study finds
Published March 17, 2022
A study showed that antibiotic stewardship programs helped limit the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics in long-term care facilities
A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Perspective
Looking back on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic
Published March 11, 2022
From the earliest days of COVID-19's detection and spread in January 2020, Johns Hopkins has played a critical role both globally and locally, as a trusted and indispensable source of reliable data, public health expertise, community support, and compassionate health care delivery
Paul Rothman
Paul B. Rothman to retire after decade as dean, CEO at Hopkins Medicine
Published March 10, 2022
Rothman's tenure as the school's 14th dean was marked by significant contributions and investments that advanced the research, clinical, and education missions of Hopkins Medicine
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Johns Hopkins helps deliver $4M in medical supplies to Ukraine
Published March 9, 2022
Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System partnership will help ensure emergency care for civilians, military personnel during the ongoing violence
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Air Pollution
Gas stoves might pose risks to both our planet and health
Published Feb 22, 2022
Johns Hopkins climate and pulmonary medicine experts weigh in on recent study of the toxic emissions from the household gas stoves.
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COVID-19
What does 'it's over' look like?
Published Feb 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins University public health experts offer insights into what will signal that SARS-CoV-2 is moving from pandemic to endemic
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Infectious disease
Current mRNA vaccines may elicit immune responses to other bat coronaviruses, study finds
Published Feb 18, 2022
Finding by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers may help in development of vaccines against future animal-to-human viral diseases
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Psychedelics
Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows
Published Feb 16, 2022
Patients receiving combined treatment of psilocybin and psychotherapy report experiencing longterm benefits of decreased depressive symptoms
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Pediatrics
Study suggests convalescent plasma may be safe COVID-19 treatment for high risk children
Published Feb 8, 2022
In a small study of 14 infants and children, convalescent plasma from patients who recovered from COVID-19 infection provided expected antibody levels and raised no safety concerns
Haig Kazazian Jr.
In memoriam
Genetic medicine pioneer Haig Kazazian dies at 84
Published Feb 2, 2022
His seminal work includes introducing prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobin disorders and finding the first example of disease-causing mutations resulting from "jumping genes"