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Two photos of Eve McLennan, as a baby and as a one-year-old
Public health
Johns Hopkins Children's Center saves newborn with heart condition
Published Feb 22, 2022
The child, Eve McLennan, was born with critical aortic stenosis and had a life-saving surgery when she was two weeks old
Gas stove flame
Air Pollution
Gas stoves might pose risks to both our planet and health
Published Feb 22, 2022 Video
Johns Hopkins climate and pulmonary medicine experts weigh in on recent study of the toxic emissions from the household gas stoves.
A black and white illustration of birds flying out of the right side of a COVID-19 virus cell
COVID-19
What does 'it's over' look like?
Published Feb 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins University public health experts offer insights into what will signal that SARS-CoV-2 is moving from pandemic to endemic
Antibodies attack a virus
Infectious disease
Current mRNA vaccines may elicit immune responses to other bat coronaviruses, study finds
Published Feb 18, 2022
Finding by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers may help in development of vaccines against future animal-to-human viral diseases
A family poses for a photo after their child received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021 at a community clinic at Henderson-Hopkins.
Q+A
Training ambassadors to talk to vaccine-hesitant parents
Published Feb 17, 2022 Video
Rupali Limaye of the Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the creation of a free virtual course for parents, teachers, and school staff to help them encourage other caregivers to make evidence-based decisions about vaccinating their children
Abstract depiction of the psychedelic mind
Psychedelics
Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows
Published Feb 16, 2022
Patients receiving combined treatment of psilocybin and psychotherapy report experiencing longterm benefits of decreased depressive symptoms
White N95 masks with yellow straps are stacked in the foreground
Coronavirus
Experts discuss risks of ending mask mandates too soon
Published Feb 11, 2022 Video
Indoor winter gatherings, low vaccination rates among eligible children are reasons for concern, according Hopkins experts
Elizabeth Jaffee and First Lady Jill Biden, both wearing masks, pose for a photo together at the the White House
Q+A
Cancer Moonshot renewal could bring ambitious goals within reach
Published Feb 8, 2022
Johns Hopkins cancer researcher Elizabeth Jaffee, who co-led the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel in 2016, discusses how far cancer research has come in the past five years and where it's headed in the next few decades
COVID-19 test kits arranged in a stack
University operations
Rapid COVID test kits available for employees
Published Jan 31, 2022
The free tests may be picked up at asymptomatic testing sites at Homewood, the School of Nursing, and SAIS starting Tuesday, Feb. 1, with additional locations starting Feb. 7
Illustration of three weary hospital employees
Omicron
Hospitals on the brink
Published Jan 31, 2022
While the most recent surge of COVID-19 infections may be slowing at long last, hospitals and their staff expect to continue operating at crisis level for the foreseeable future