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School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine

Published Dec 15, 2020

Vaccination of health care personnel will begin Wednesday and will follow a prioritization plan developed in accordance with state, federal guidance

A little girl in a mask practices addition on a school whiteboard

COVID-19

Johns Hopkins learning modules teach best practices for reducing COVID-19 risks during in-person learning

Published Dec 14, 2020

The seven-module series is designed to help U.S. school and district officials develop and assess plans for in-person K-12 instruction

Health

Researchers develop potential antibiotic for drug-resistent pathogen

Published Dec 14, 2020

'Mycobacterium abscessus' is often lethal for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung ailments. This new antibiotic is one of the first potential treatments of the bacterium.

Faculty honors

Five Johns Hopkins faculty named to National Academy of Inventors

Published Dec 8, 2020

Ramalingam Chellappa, Valina Dawson, Sharon Gerecht, Carol Greider, and Nitish Thakor are recognized for their inventions, discoveries, and breakthroughs that have made a difference in society

UV-C light irradiates the inner bore of a CT machine

COVID-19

Fighting COVID-19: Using ultraviolet light to decontaminate CT scanners

Published Dec 7, 2020

CT scans are vital to imaging lung diseases including COVID-19, but disinfecting the machines between use is time consuming. One team of researchers may have landed on a solution.