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Medical personnel screen a patient in an ambulance
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases surge but not deaths as pandemic enters third year
Published Jan 7, 2022 Video
In briefing Friday, experts agree that vaccination is the reason behind the lower death rate despite the soaring number of people infected with COVID-19
A pregnant woman and her partner
Health disparities
Race alone does not account for higher preeclampsia rates for Black women, study finds
Published Jan 7, 2022
U.S.-born Black women are at higher risk of preeclampsia than their foreign-born counterparts, suggesting biological, cultural, and social factors may contribute to the development of the blood pressure disorder
A physician holds a bag of donated COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Coronavirus
Early dose of convalescent plasma may help COVID-19 patients avoid hospitalization
Published Jan 5, 2022
Nationwide, multicenter clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins shows convalescent plasma works as an early treatment for COVID-19, reducing need for hospitalization by 50%
Close up of an antigen test in someone's hands
Q+A
Omicron tests the limits of COVID-19 testing
Published Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. is still on its heels when it comes to COVID-19 testing. Will mailing free at-home tests make a difference? Immunologist Gigi Gronvall explains
Boxed Pfizer vaccines are shipped overseas
Q+A
Without global vaccinations, further variants ahead
Published Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine experts Anna Durbin and William Moss explain how vaccination prevents viral mutation, discuss remaining barriers to global vaccine access
Tanjala Purnell, Casey Overby Taylor, and Roland Thorpe
Health equity
Bridging divides in AI, machine learning
Published Dec 21, 2021
A Johns Hopkins team will lead new effort bringing artificial intelligence, machine learning to health care in underrepresented communities
A nurse holds out a nasal swab for COVID-19 testing
Coronavirus
COVID-19 continues to hound U.S. with new surge, new variant
Published Dec 21, 2021
As the pandemic's second year ends, the nation struggles to avoid a repeat of widespread lockdowns. But vaccinations continue to tame the impact—for now.
A masked person
Epidemiology
Basic public health interventions important to reducing omicron spread
Published Dec 15, 2021
Epidemiologist Chris Beyrer suggests that in addition to sharing effective vaccines around the world, basic practices such as masking and providing paid sick leave will help reduce the spread of coronavirus / Barron's
COVID-19 case workers volunteer to support students who test positive for COVID-19
Student support
Quarantined on campus
Published Dec 14, 2021
Staff from departments across the university have been working behind the scenes to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and support students directly affected by the virus
Digital illustration of a coronavirus molecule
Biochemistry
Platform screens potential coronavirus treatments
Published Dec 14, 2021
The new high-throughput platform screens for compounds that target a protein fold in viruses that is essential to their life cycle; tool could be used to identify and develop treatments