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Q+A
What will it take to develop a vaccine?
Published March 26, 2020
Global health expert Ruth Karron discusses the work currently taking place at laboratories around the country to develop a vaccine for COVID-19
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Mental health
Anxiety, depression, suicidal thinking becoming more prevalent among some adolescents
Published March 25, 2020
The number of adolescent girls seeking mental health care each year rose significantly, as did the use of outpatient mental health care services by adolescent girls
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COVID-19
Now is not the time to ease social distancing measures, experts say
Published March 24, 2020
Amid talk of restarting the economy, Johns Hopkins public health officials and leaders urge the public to remain at home to slow the spread of COVID-19
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How to safely self-quarantine, self-isolate
Published March 23, 2020
Senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security shares best practices and tips for families and roommates responding to coronavirus outbreak
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Stressed about COVID-19? Here's what can help
Published March 23, 2020
Joseph McGuire, a child psychologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine, shares tips for you and your family on how to manage coronavirus-related stress
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Q+A
How long can COVID-19 live on surfaces?
Published March 20, 2020
Carolyn Machamer, a cell biologist who specializes in coronaviruses, discusses the latest research on the virus that causes COVID-19
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Coronavirus in babies and children
Published March 20, 2020
At present, the disease seems to be much milder in babies and children, but parents should still do everything they can to protect young people from getting it
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Telemedicine ramps up at Johns Hopkins
Published March 20, 2020
Telemedicine technology is now being used to screen and monitor patients with COVID-19, as well as to care for people who would normally go to Johns Hopkins hospitals or clinics
Isaac Kinde
Risk/Reward
Patience first
Published Spring 2020
Lab tests during a childhood case of salmonella sparked Isaac Kinde's interest in screening for DNA mutations / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Genomics
The code breakers
Published Spring 2020
From tomatoes to cancer cells, Michael Schatz and others at Johns Hopkins go deep inside genomes to unlock the secrets to life's variety / Johns Hopkins Magazine