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A port for oxygen
Treating COVID-19
Researchers develop a promising new ventilator
Published April 23, 2020
The pumpless alternative uses pressurized air lines already available in hospitals and can run for 24 hours on a single 12-volt battery
Illustration of women cooking
Earth Day 2020
Cooking for a cleaner environment
Published April 22, 2020
A project in Peru funded by the Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World seeks greener, sustainable alternatives to unsafe biomass food preparation
A man works in a laboratory
COVID-19
Hopkins researchers meet 'the urgency of this moment'
Published April 21, 2020
The university has launched an ambitious, wide-ranging, interdisciplinary research effort to tackle the many challenges presented by COVID-19
Lisa Cooper
Lisa Cooper to direct Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
Published April 21, 2020
Cooper, who has devoted her career to addressing health disparities through her research and practice, shapes new vision for institute with focus on health equity for Baltimore's most vulnerable groups
Swings
Q+A
Keeping kids active and safe
Published April 20, 2020
Keshia Pollack Porter shares ideas for how families can stay active while following social distancing recommendations
Health care
COVID-19
Free online course features insights from Hopkins experts
Published April 20, 2020
Brief course modules showcase the expertise of those working on the front lines of research and treatment
Tents in a military refugee camp in Greece
How are refugees affected by COVID-19?
Published April 20, 2020
Paul Spiegel, director of the Center for Humanitarian Health, discusses the critical vulnerabilities that put refugees and asylum seekers at risk during the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus illustration
Report aims to help governors navigate the road to reopening
Published April 17, 2020
Center for Health Security guidance outlines a potential path from strict physical distancing measures to phased reopenings of organizations and settings central to U.S. communities
close-up of a syringe and vial
Q+A
Coronavirus vaccine won't emerge overnight
Published April 16, 2020
Supriya Munshaw, an expert in the commercialization of early-stage technologies at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, discusses the process of developing a vaccine for COVID-19
Inflamed lungs
What coronavirus does to the lungs
Published April 15, 2020
Panagis Galiatsatos, an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, explains some of the short- and long-term lung problems brought on by the new coronavirus