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Blood plasma bags
Commentary
A 'healthy debate' on convalescent plasma
Published Sept 24, 2020
Hopkins immunologist Arturo Casadevall explains the different federal responses to the COVID-19 treatment and why it's normal to lack consensus in science / The Wall Street Journal
Glucose monitor
Everyday glucose monitors can detect COVID-19 antibodies
Published Sept 24, 2020
A patent-pending system developed by Hopkins researchers could be deployed rapidly and inexpensively around the world to improve pandemic surveillance
Illustration of bacteria in the blood
Biomedical engineering
Septic shock starts earlier than understood and develops distinct levels of patient risk
Published Sept 23, 2020
Study finds that hospitals could categorize patients based on risk and develop early monitoring systems to detect early stages of septic shock
An older Rohingya woman
Coronavirus
Edge of emergency
Published Sept 22, 2020
Johns Hopkins scientists mobilized early during the pandemic to understand the threat COVID-19 posed to Rohingya refugees and inform Bangladesh's response. Their models have led to more questions than answers.
A person walks a dog in a city in freezing rain
Climate+Coronavirus
Can weather affect spread of coronavirus? JHU climate scientist says too soon to tell
Published Sept 18, 2020
Ben Zaitchik is leading an international task force developing best standards for researching how climate, environmental, and meteorological factors affect disease transmission
Illustration of a person getting tested and a contact tracing app alerting them to their positive status
An epidemic's electronic eyes
Published Fall 2020 Video
Digital tools offer promise and prompt ethical dilemmas during the COVID-19 pandemic, launching a complex new future for public health surveillance. Are we ready for it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a face hidden behind camouflage
Battle at home
Published Fall 2020
Facing frequent moves, prolonged family separation, and scattered medical records, military spouses and children face unique risk factors for mental illness / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A Black man takes his blood pressure
Health disparities
Hidden in plain sight
Published Fall 2020 Video
An ambitious project developed in partnership with Johns Hopkins aims to identify unique health challenges of Black men / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Blood dialysis machine
COVID-19
Nursing home study suggests dialysis patients at greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published Sept 11, 2020
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers determined that residents receiving dialysis treatment were at greater risk for prolonged exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19
Woman in winter coat crosses street in NYC
Winter months could bring rise in coronavirus cases
Published Sept 11, 2020
Study from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine examined infection data in countries before social distancing measures were enacted, found that warmer temperatures do slow spread of COVID-19 / The Baltimore Sun