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A masked woman looks out of a window
Q+A
The ills of pandemic fatigue
Published Feb 9, 2021
As the U.S. nears the anniversary of the first cases of community transmission of COVID-19, expert Caitlin Rivers discusses why we must remain dedicated to public health practices
Field hospital at the Baltimore Convention Center
COVID-19 antibody therapy available at Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital
Published Feb 8, 2021
The therapies help prevent patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms from developing more serious illness
Pharmaceuticals on a shelf in a pharmacy
Public health
Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain
Published Feb 4, 2021
Shortages of important drugs amid COVID-19 crisis highlights need for policy changes
Students physically distance in a Homewood campus classroom
University operations
Careful planning, safety precautions underpin JHU's in-person instruction
Published Feb 2, 2021
University officials have spent months honing the plans that will guide this week's resumption of in-person instruction
Illustration of scientists removing segments of a DNA double helix
Genetics
CRISPR-Cas9 'scissor' tool may be a genetic 'dimmer switch' as well
Published Jan 29, 2021
Molecular biologists and geneticists from Johns Hopkins identify the role of specialized RNA in repressing gene activity
Stethoscope
Public health
Survey finds frequent reports of missed medical care during pandemic
Published Jan 28, 2021
Survey also finds fear of being exposed to COVID-19 and financial setbacks as common reasons for missing medical care
Opioids
Public Health
Report advises on state and local spending of opioid litigation settlement funds
Published Jan 27, 2021
Guidelines call for states and local governments to focus on addiction treatment and prevention and to avoid diverting funds to close budget gaps
Two face masks with two heart-shaped blocks
Public health
Dating in the time of COVID-19
Published Jan 26, 2021
It may look different during a pandemic, but safe practices make dating work for single people—and perhaps bring added benefits
Empty vaccine vials are discarded in a cardboard box
Commentary
Government leaders should not skip to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line
Published Jan 25, 2021
Prioritizing officials without clear, public criteria will undermine public health response, claims new paper by Johns Hopkins faculty
Map of the world is overtaken with red dots of various sizes
Coronavirus
One year of tracking the COVID-19 pandemic
Published Jan 22, 2021
On Jan. 22, 2020, a civil and systems engineering professor and her graduate student created a coronavirus tracker map that would become the world's leading source for real-time pandemic data