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Are we ready for the next one?

Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can help us prepare for the next one

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Johns Hopkins assistant professor Kirsten Smith has become a leading voice on the contentious herbal supplement kratom

Epilepsy relief relies on research

With NIH support, biomedical engineer Sri Sarma develops neurotechnologies to improve understanding and treatment of epilepsy

Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary confirmed as FDA commissioner

Makary, a prominent voice on U.S. health care practices throughout his career, spent 22 years at Hopkins Medicine

Report: Bridge collapse impacts daily lives of nearly half of Baltimore residents

Survey finds Baltimore-area residents say it's harder to visit family and friends, run errands, and get to work or the doctor's office since the March 2024 incident

A smarter stethoscope improves diagnostics in a noisy world

Electrical engineer Mounya Elhilali relies on federal funding to push the boundaries of how technology can enhance human perception

Student researchers play key role in bridge safety assessment

One year after the Key Bridge collision, a team of Johns Hopkins students has helped identify which major bridges might be next

Sight-saving treatments for glaucoma depend on NIH support

Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision

America's support for cutting-edge research is a smart investment

Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes Hopkins biologist Jeff Coller

Controlling the measles outbreak in the Southwest

Epidemiology expert Bill Moss sheds light on the current outbreak and says vaccination continues to be the safest, most effective way to prevent the spread of measles