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Virginia Apgar gets a Google doodle
Published June 7, 2018
Hopkins alum developed the Apgar Score, an assessment that has helped save countless newborn babies around the world
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Milestone celebration
125 years of innovation
Published June 6, 2018
School of Medicine celebrates milestone anniversary with symposium featuring speakers, panel discussions, and interactive exhibits
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Gun policy
Purchase permits tied to fewer deaths
Published June 1, 2018
Laws provide for more thorough background checks conducted by law enforcement instead of gun sellers
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Colonoscopies lead to many more infections than previously thought
Published June 1, 2018
Study finds some outpatient centers have infection risks 100 times higher than expected
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Biomedical engineering
Medicine's problem-solvers
Published May 23, 2018
Biomedical engineering program empowers undergrads to develop real-world solutions for improving patient care
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Biomolecular engineering
A fresh approach to fighting acne
Published May 22, 2018
Student team engineers a face cream that uses a novel approach to control blemishes
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Advance Family Planning gets $34.7M from Gates Foundation
Published May 21, 2018
Initiative supports family planning and reproductive health around the world
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Nurses lead life-saving efforts in Botswana
Published May 16, 2018
New HPV screening strategy lets women collect their own samples in private, encouraging more to get screened
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Heart health
Exercise (or lack of it) can alter heart failure risk
Published May 15, 2018
Consistently participating in recommended amount of physical activity in middle age can reduce heart failure risk by as much as 31 percent, review finds
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A personalized approach to cancer treatment
Published May 14, 2018
Scientists find a way to distill complex biomolecular data into labels that are easier to interpret