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A father and daughter walk their dog in Italy
A view from Italy
Published Summer 2020
An economist and faculty member at SAIS Europe peers into the past, present, and future of our COVID-­19 world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a gloved and masked person reaching out to touch an ungloved person
Losing touch
Published Summer 2020
Hopkins physician Sapna Kudchadkar details the physical and emotional toll of COVID-19, a disease she fought at home and on the front lines / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A girl lies in a hospital bed with an IV in her hand
Q+A
Symptoms, treatments for COVID-19-linked illness in children
Published June 10, 2020
Johns Hopkins pediatric cardiologist Lasya Gaur discusses the rare but serious coronavirus-related illness known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C
Militarized police
Commentary
Using force to end protests may spark further violence
Published June 4, 2020
In 'Washington Post' op-ed, Stuart Schrader, an expert in racial inequality in the criminal justice system, decries viewing protests 'through the lens of war' / The Washington Post
Machine manufactures medical masks
Q+A
Can corporations be trusted after regulations are eased during the pandemic?
Published June 4, 2020
Regulations against corporate collusion have been relaxed to help manufacturing during coronavirus pandemic, but will firms do the right thing when the viral threat is over?
A school employee disinfects a child's chair
Commentary
What it will take to safely reopen K-12 schools this fall
Published June 3, 2020 Video
Public health expert Josh Sharfstein and education expert Christopher Morphew say school closures have led to growing public health crises for children such as hunger and a lack of health services
IV drip
Q+A
Taming COVID-19 requires urgent search for both vaccine and treatment
Published May 28, 2020
Johns Hopkins lecturer Bonnie Robeson, who led drug discovery and development during AIDS epidemic, shares why scientists should prioritize finding a suitable therapy for COVID-19 as well as a vaccine
Overhead shot of crowd with binary code background
Q+A
The ethical challenges of digital contact tracing
Published May 26, 2020
Jeffrey Kahn, director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, discusses the ethical considerations of using digital technologies for public health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic
Empty Grand Central Station
Q+A
The complex ethics of reopening America
Published May 26, 2020 Video
Bioethicist Justin Bernstein explores the many considerations that should factor into decisions about how and when to relax social distancing measures
A couple rides bikes near a beach
Q+A
'Reopening an infected economy is no shortcut' to financial recovery
Published May 19, 2020
Alessandro Rebucci, an economist at the Carey Business School, says in order to revive the economy, the coronavirus pandemic must be brought under control