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Baltimore Spirits Company hand sanitizer
Community
Baltimore Spirits Co. boosts local hand sanitizer supply
Published April 30, 2020
Using its small-batch whiskey-making know-how, Baltimore Spirits Company is producing hand sanitizer for the Baltimore community
Temperature check illustration
COVID-19
Hopkins team launches temperature-tracking study and app
Published April 30, 2020
The app, now available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play, will help reveal health trends and potential disease outbreaks
COVID-19 testing
COVID-19
Hopkins unveils testing insights
Published April 29, 2020
Initiative provides critical data, resources, and expert analysis about coronavirus testing around the nation, filling a key void in publicly-available information
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