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LGBTQ
Sexual orientation and patient care
Published Aug 1, 2018
Survey finds that only half of health care practitioners routinely ask their patients about sexual orientation
Phoropter for vision test
Machine Learning
AI for eyes
Published July 31, 2018
Hopkins researchers chart a course for using artificial intelligence to diagnose degenerative eye conditions
Group of students tend to an injured hiker
Emergency Medicine
If a hiker falls in the woods...
Published July 30, 2018
Students in the Austere Medicine/Wilderness Medicine course are taught how to assess patients and take action in limited-resource and sometimes dangerous environments
Hot dogs
Nutrition and mental health
Processed meats linked with manic episodes
Published July 24, 2018 Video
In analysis of people with and without psychiatric disorders, nitrates found in jerky, hot dogs, salami, and other meats found to contribute to mania
Lab mouse
Parkinson's disease
Study identifies potential Parkinson's treatment
Published July 3, 2018
In mouse study, experimental drug similar to FDA-approved diabetes treatments shown to prevent motor impairment, extend life expectancy
Close-up of prosthetic hand with sensory sleeve on fingertips
Biomedical engineering
Bringing a human touch to prosthetics
Published June 20, 2018 Video
When layered on top of prosthetic hands, e-dermis device brings back a real sense of touch through the fingertips
Team PneumoNIX
Biomedical engineering
Students take 2nd in national competition
Published June 18, 2018
PneumoNIX team develops approach to reduce risk of collapsed lung during lung biopsy
Richard Huganir
Neuroscience
From bench to bedside and back
Published Summer 2018
Neuroscientist Richard Huganir studies a genetic mutation that contributes to intellectual disability / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Traditional Japanese-style illustration shows an octopus hunting shrimp
Brain science
Think tank
Published Summer 2018 Video
Scientists write about what they'd most like the public to understand about the human brain / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Milestone celebration
125 years of innovation
Published June 6, 2018 Video
School of Medicine celebrates milestone anniversary with symposium featuring speakers, panel discussions, and interactive exhibits