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Health

Q+A

Understanding changing guidance on mask use

Published April 24, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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