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Screenshot of a global map tracking vaccine policies by country
Vaccine tracking
Global policies on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy vary widely by country according to new online tracker
Published June 28, 2021
Johns Hopkins project provides worldwide snapshot of policies influencing access to COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and lactating people
A woman with an oxygen tank is vaccinated for COVID-19
Vaccination
Health disparities and the racial burden of COVID-19
Published June 25, 2021
With new evidence suggesting Black and Hispanic populations were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, experts weigh in on the importance of vaccination and addressing health disparities
Manufacturer's rendering of Aduhelm packaging
Q+A
Insights on FDA's controversial approval of Alzheimer's drug
Published June 21, 2021
Supriya Munshaw, an expert in drug commercialization, discusses what factors went into the FDA approval of aducanumab, a drug known by the brand name Aduhelm
Illustration of a crowd of people in the shape of the contiguous U.S.
Opinion
Data disarray damages COVID-19 response, expert says
Published June 17, 2021
Standardizing demographic data reporting practices across the U.S. should be a national priority to confront the current and future pandemics, according to Hopkins expert Beth Blauer
A gloved hand holds a bag of plasma
COVID-19 treatment
Drop in convalescent plasma use linked to excess deaths
Published June 16, 2021
Study suggests the declining use of the COVID-19 therapy at U.S. hospitals from November 2020 to February 2021 may have led to more than 29,000 excess COVID-19 deaths
Front of Johns Hopkins Hospital at dusk
'U.S. News' releases annual children's hospital rankings
Published June 15, 2021
Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best
Matthew Robinson
Coronavirus
Data-driven COVID-19 care
Published June 15, 2021
A new algorithm created by Johns Hopkins scientists predicts which COVID-19 patients will become gravely ill
summertime kids
Q+A
Vaccinated parents, unvaccinated kids
Published June 10, 2021
Public health expert and mom of three Keri Althoff has tips for families navigating a half-vaxxed summer
A group of four people in white lab coats
Spotlight
Entering the fight against COVID-19
Published June 9, 2021
As first-year medical students receive their white coats, four marshal their efforts to support the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 response in India
A person holds a basket of garden produce
Center for a Livable Future
Safe levels of metals found in Baltimore farms and gardens
Published June 8, 2021 Video
Urban-grown produce was found to have levels of metals comparable to samples from grocery chains and farmers markets, suggesting they are as safe to consume as store- and market-bought produce