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Faculty honors
Greider joins American Philosophical Society
Published May 9, 2016
Molecular biologist, Nobel laureate among 33 honored for excellence in their fields
The Salient ENT team (from left to right): Amal Alfroz Alam, Scott Stanley, Demetri Monovoukas, Emily Eggert, and Elizabeth Lebling
Healthcare design
Sinus solution
Published May 5, 2016
Student team wins design competition with device to treat chronic sinus inflammation
Dermatology
Hairstyles and hair loss
Published May 5, 2016
Study finds certain styles increase risk of hair loss, scalp damage / School of Medicine
Patient safety
Study: Medical errors No. 3 cause of death in U.S.
Published May 3, 2016
Diagnostic errors, medical mistakes led to more than 250,000 deaths in 2013, researchers estimate
Three students at their work station
Global health
Putting cancer on ice
Published May 3, 2016
Student team develops reusable cryotherapy device to help treat breast cancer in rural South Africa
The five team members of the second place Johns Hopkins team
JHU teams take second, third in biotech case competition
Published April 28, 2016
Hopkins student-organized event focuses on helping respiratory device get to market
Food allergy findings
Published April 28, 2016
Study: Apparent increase in food allergies in children not linked to changes in antibody levels / Hopkins Medicine
Intensive care
Post-ICU blues
Published April 25, 2016
Study: ICU stays can increase risks of depression, anxiety, PTSD / Hopkins Medicine
Earth Day
Cleaning and greening
Published April 22, 2016
Volunteers clean up, plant flowers in East Baltimore community gardens
Image of red cell particles interspersed with green streaks and blue dots
Zika virus
'Mini-brains' help show how Zika affects fetal cortex
Published April 22, 2016
Researchers confirm key process by which virus causes microcephaly, other damage in fetal brains