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Coronavirus
The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?
Published June 8, 2022 Video
Johns Hopkins health security expert Tom Inglesby provides an update on the state of the pandemic and how vaccination, funding, and variants may affect its future
Colorful image of virus emerging from cells
Immunity
Antibodies point researchers toward broad coronavirus vaccines
Published June 8, 2022
Certain antibodies isolated from people who had recovered from COVID-19 and were vaccinated have the ability to neutralize variety of coronaviruses
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient.
Immune response
Risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infection higher among people with HIV
Published June 7, 2022
Finding suggests that all people with HIV might benefit from additional dose in primary vaccination
A worker scoops oil and mud during cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Environmental health
Dirty work
Published June 3, 2022
Gurumurthy Ramachandran reflects on the first study of its kind to examine detailed exposures to toxins during the largest marine oil spill in history in the Gulf of Mexico
Aerial view of Chicago
Public Health
The ongoing public health impact of redlining
Published June 2, 2022
The practice shaped wealth accumulation along racial lines, creating long-term financial and health disparities
A person runs on a treadmill while another person tracks their movement
Military health
Fatigue monitoring system could prevent warfighter injuries
Published May 31, 2022 Video
The system tracks aerobic and anaerobic exercises to predict the risk of musculoskeletal injuries and protect those who are at high risk for injuries
Handgun close-up, stock illustration
Q+A
The age of gun violence
Published May 25, 2022
Should access to firearms, especially the most lethal types, come with age restrictions? A Johns Hopkins researcher—and gun owner—pleads the case.
Flowers are laid by the sign for Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting there claimed the lives of 21 people
Q+A
'Heartbroken, angry as hell': Policy expert says gun reform long overdue
Published May 25, 2022
After yet another mass shooting, where do we go from here? Johns Hopkins expert Daniel Webster discusses policy changes that could make America safer
Joseph Sakran
Q+A
Using his story to change the narrative on gun violence
Published May 25, 2022 Video
Hopkins trauma surgeon and gun violence survivor Joseph Sakran calls for change after a gunman kills at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas
Monkeypox virus
Voices
What you need to know about monkeypox
Published May 24, 2022
As monkeypox spreads beyond the expected areas, an infectious disease expert offers insight on how the virus spreads—and why it shouldn't be a cause for alarm