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Endoscope equipment
Colonoscopies lead to many more infections than previously thought
Published June 1, 2018
Study finds some outpatient centers have infection risks 100 times higher than expected
A physician in scrubs instructs a group of undergrads
Biomedical engineering
Medicine's problem-solvers
Published May 23, 2018
Biomedical engineering program empowers undergrads to develop real-world solutions for improving patient care
Rick Huganir
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist Richard Huganir named BDP
Published May 21, 2018
A Hopkins faculty member since 1988, his research has provided groundbreaking insights into how the brain works
J. Mario Molina
Philanthropy
$1.25M gift for medical archives
Published May 17, 2018
Donation from Hopkins Medicine trustee J. Mario Molina commemorates will support digital upgrade
Top three finishers in Johns Hopkins 3-Minute Thesis competition
A thesis in three minutes
Published May 11, 2018
Contest challenges PhD candidates to cut to the chase
Blood cells in a vein
Heart health
The Alzheimer's disease of the heart?
Published May 9, 2018
Protein clumping may contribute to heart failure development and could be used as a diagnostic tool for testing therapies or disease progression
Three students demonstrate a walker built to help ICU patients
Biomedical engineering
Souped-up walker helps get pediatric ICU patients back on their feet
Published May 2, 2018
The AmbuMate could help ailing children out of bed—and the hospital—faster
Steven Salzberg
Faculty honors
Salzberg elected to American Academy
Published April 27, 2018
Hopkins gene hunter among 213 individuals selected to join honorary society
Stadium seats
Brain science
An audience might make you perform better
Published April 20, 2018
Performing a task in front of an audience triggers parts of the brain associated with social cognition, reward, and motor skills, study finds
Hospital corridor
Physician training
Battling med school burnout
Published March 20, 2018
Study: Limiting the length of shifts for medical trainees improves their reported well-being but doesn't impair their education