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A health worker checks a man's temperature before he enters a hospital in China
Public health
Study provides key insights on COVID-19 spread
Published April 28, 2020
Analysis of data from Shenzhen, China, shows how extensive testing and contact tracing stopped the outbreak in a southern Chinese megacity
Cloth masks
Q+A
Understanding changing guidance on mask use
Published April 24, 2020 Video
Kirsten Koehler and Ana Rule, faculty experts from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, answer questions on the use of masks, gloves, and PPE
Illustration of outbreak in the U.S.
Q+A
Massive U.S. contact tracing effort 'of critical importance'
Published April 24, 2020
Hopkins expert Crystal Watson discusses the significance and challenges of the COVID-19 containment strategy
Student speaking to therapist remotely
Wellness
Hopkins offers students remote counseling
Published April 23, 2020
TimelyMD platform connects students with licensed counselors for scheduled appointments and on-demand mental health needs
Automated handicap door opener
Q+A
COVID-19 poses unique challenges for people with disabilities
Published April 23, 2020
Americans with disabilities are largely left out of the U.S. coronavirus response, despite being uniquely affected by the disease, says epidemiologist and ophthalmologist Bonnielin Swenor
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 Video
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