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Dr. Esen Akpek with Oleksandr Popruzhenko
Restoring vision
Published Dec 21, 2020 Video
After losing his vision in a hand grenade explosion, Oleksandr Popruzhenko underwent surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute to restore his eyesight—and his quality of life
A nursing home resident and nurse
Eldercare
Online courses address COVID-19 challenges for assisted living and senior housing communities
Published Dec 18, 2020
Developed with the Baltimore City Health Department, courses cover emergency preparedness, infection prevention, and well-being policies to keep residents and staff safe
Two men carry a box between them
Johns Hopkins receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine
Published Dec 15, 2020 Video
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
Microbacteria
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.
National Academy of Inventors
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.
3D rendering of the Polair mask
Biomedical engineering
JHU undergrads named finalists in global mask design challenge
Published Dec 3, 2020
The team, Polair, is in the running for the XPRIZE for their adaptable face mask design that includes N95 and anti-fogging clear mask attachments
Psychedelic mushrooms
Q+A
The path forward for legal medical mushrooms
Published Dec 2, 2020
Johns Hopkins researcher Matthew Johnson discusses the future for psychedelics research in light of Oregon's measure to legalize psilocybin for clinical use
Closeup of a tray of gorilla bones
Gorillas' skeletal secrets
Published Winter 2020
The bones of gorillas, our closest animal ancestors, offer clues to the evolution of osteoporosis—and how we might be able to avoid it / Johns Hopkins Magazine