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A man wearing a veteran's cap sits with a flag in the background and a walker in the foreground
Q+A
On the front lines of veteran health
Published Nov 10, 2022
Johns Hopkins nursing expert Rita D'Aoust and her longtime research colleague Alicia Gill Rossiter are working to change how veterans and their families receive health care in the United States
Three people stand in front of the Esperanza Center entrance
Community health
Hopkins-based partnership helps refugees find safety in Maryland
Published Nov 7, 2022
The Johns Hopkins, Esperanza and Loyola Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative provides refugees with trauma-informed care and helps prepare affidavits to include in asylum applications
T-cells attack invading cells
To a T-cell: Researchers link immune-cell activity to psychiatric symptoms in women with HIV
Published Nov 4, 2022
Study finds that activation of CD4+ T-cells correlates to better memory and attention, while exhausted or aging CD4+ T-cells correlate to psychiatric symptoms
A toddler receives treatment in the hospital for RSV, wearing a mask to help them breathe.
Q+A
Expert warns of a 'tripledemic'
Published Oct 31, 2022
Now is the time to get your flu shots and bivalent boosters as hospitals and healthcare systems reach capacity with surging cases of flu, RSV, and COVID-19, says Brian Garibaldi of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit
MRI image of a brain's gray matter
Lyme disease
Neuroimaging study reveals brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease
Published Oct 27, 2022
Study shows long-haul and chronic symptoms of Lyme such as cognitive difficulties could be caused by functional and structural changes in the brain's gray matter
Water flows out of a series of pipes in a water treatment plant
Water treatment
Filtration methods remove harmful 'forever chemicals' from drinking water
Published Oct 24, 2022
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are industrial chemicals that are commonly found in drinking water despite being hazardous to human health
Karen Dunston
Community health
Captivating views of community health workers
Published Oct 21, 2022
Award-winning photo series was inspired by the work of Johns Hopkins physician-researcher Lisa Cooper, her colleagues, and the community health workers who supported and served Baltimore neighborhoods during the pandemic
A gloved researcher hold two PeriPath devices that resemble spools of wire
Research funding
PeriPath device could improve cardiac procedures for pediatric patients
Published Oct 21, 2022
The student-led team has been awarded an NIH grant for their device that eliminates the need for open-chest surgery when implanting cardiac devices
A gloved person opens a large industrial canister of chemicals
Q+A
Study: EPA approach to assessing chemical health risks falls short
Published Oct 20, 2022
The Lautenberg Act was designed to shore up toxic substance safety assessments, but regulators are not using best practices, Johns Hopkins researcher finds
Illustration of physicians, ambulances, EKGs, and other components of health care and a public health system
Public health
Experts: U.S. must build a unified public health system
Published Oct 18, 2022
A national commission recommends stitching together the patchwork of local, state, and federal agencies responsible for managing chronic and emerging diseases