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Commentary
The merit of merit-based aid
Published Oct 25, 2017
Leaders at Hopkins, Harvard, Stanford say merit-based scholarships may be detrimental to future of medicine
Pockets of intense precipitation in red and yellow are seen over a map of northern South America
Public health
An early warning system for malaria
Published Oct 23, 2017 Video
Using satellite and population data, researchers hope to give public health officials more lead time
Ovarian cancer originates in fallopian tubes
Published Oct 23, 2017
Researcher says treatment for deadly disease may have stalled in part because scientists 'have been studying the wrong tissue of origin' / Hopkins Medicine
A gloved hand puts a test tube of blood into a tube tray to prepare for testing
Patient safety
Phasing out unnecessary blood testing
Published Oct 20, 2017
Eliminating widespread and unnecessary tests can improve patient health, save up to $2 million in costs each year / Hopkins Medicine
Photo feature
A stateless people, a public health crisis
Published Oct 18, 2017
Center for Communication Programs works in Bangladesh to protect the health of the Rohingya during refugee crisis
Researchers look at what makes cells resistant to radiation
Published Oct 17, 2017
Study of bacteria, yeast, human cells, and single-celled organisms could lead to improved cancer treatments
Mark E. Anderson, Tina L. Cheng, Rachel Green, Felicia Hill-Briggs, Martin Pomper, Robert F. Siliciano, and Suzanne L. Topalian
Faculty honors
Seven join National Academy of Medicine
Published Oct 16, 2017
New members selected for contributions to advancing the medical sciences, health care, and public health
Two men stand inside an airplane and unload boxes of Cheerios and power bars to two people waiting outside the plane
Disaster response
Alum flies medical supplies to Puerto Rico
Published Oct 16, 2017
Ethan Leder leads effort to deliver medical, emergency supplies to rural parts of island
Neuroscientist Linda Gorman holds a microphone and addresses a gym full of undergraduate students
Work Hard/Play Smart
Brain chemistry lesson
Published Oct 13, 2017
Student drug, alcohol abuse awareness campaign begins with talk by Hopkins neuroscientist Linda Gorman
A woman holds a baby girl and a little boy hugs the baby while another little girl watches
Photo feature
Zika's other children
Published Oct 12, 2017
A powerful look at the families—and siblings—who carry the weight of Brazil's Zika epidemic