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Vaccine needles in a basket
Coronavirus
The bioethics of boosters
Published Sept 15, 2021
Ethicist Ruth Faden urges wealthy nations to exercise restraint with COVID-19 vaccine boosters until more people around the world get their first doses
Space Camp visit for Inspiration4 in Huntsville, Alabama, July 1, 2021
Q+A
And spaceflight for all
Published Sept 13, 2021 Video
The School of Medicine's Mark Shelhamer discusses SpaceX's upcoming all-civilian Inspiration4 mission and its importance for broadening human access to space
Vial of COVID-19 vaccine and a needle
Q+A
Vaccines beat natural immunity in fight against COVID-19
Published Sept 10, 2021
The best protection against COVID-19? Getting vaccinated, not waiting for illness to create natural immunity, says infectious disease expert Anna Durbin
Mom prepares young child with face mask and backpack for school
Children's health
Returning to school safely
Published Sept 10, 2021 Video
Johns Hopkins experts offer tips for parents on masking strategies, warning signs for mental and physical health
L. Mario Amzel
In memoriam
L. Mario Amzel, scientist who captured images of tiny biological structures, dies
Published Sept 2, 2021
His early work to crystallize and determine the structure of an antibody was of seminal importance in immunology
Two scientists test a robot in an ICU simulation room
Engineering
Responding to an urgent need
Published Aug 30, 2021
When the COVID pandemic began last year, the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare's faculty were eager—and more than able—to help
Illustration of a person pushing a senior citizen in a wheel chair
Caregiving strain: A growing concern for medical school faculty
Published Aug 3, 2021
Family caregivers now encompass more than 1 in 5 Americans. For physicians, clinicians, nurses, and techs, the pressure to provide care to family members can be especially high.
Four masked people stand outside a mobile vaccination clinic
Community
Destination: Vaccination
Published July 30, 2021
Every Thursday, Johns Hopkins teams up with the Baltimore City Health Department and the city's chapter of the NAACP to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations to Baltimoreans
The Johns Hopkins Hospital sign and dome with brightly shining sun
Hospital rankings
Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked No. 4 nationally
Published July 27, 2021
The hospital is recognized in all 15 specialty areas, including No. 1 overall rankings in psychiatry and rheumatology
Olympic rings at night over water in Tokyo
Q+A
The Games go on, but without fans. Will athletes' performance suffer?
Published July 22, 2021 Video
Vikram Chib, whose research focuses on the brain processes behind motivation and incentive and how they relate to motor actions, discusses what to expect from participants in the Tokyo Olympics