Biomedical Odyssey

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The Progressing Path

June 30, 2022

As I enter my fourth year of medical school and make plans for residency and beyond, I realize that I have spent much of the past few years checking off boxes and anticipating the next steps in my career. I have often viewed medical school as a source of delayed gratification, part of a process […]

Jacob Roberts ⋅ A Day in the Life balance, goals, medical school, medical student, running ⋅ No Comments

My Form of Meditation

My Form of Meditation

June 29, 2022

Photos provided by the author. I spend a lot of my free time roaming around my developing, growing urban jungle. We have a small apartment in Harbor East, and since moving here in 2020 during the pandemic, I’ve found total peace in picking up houseplants that bring me joy and caring for them in my […]

Puja Panwar ⋅ A Day in the Life balance, gardening, Hobbies, plants, Self-Care ⋅ No Comments

Edgar Allan Poe enthusiasm at The Horse You Came in on Saloon in the Fell’s Point neighborhood of Baltimore.

“Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.” — Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore and Beyond

June 22, 2022

Edgar Allan Poe enthusiasm at The Horse You Came in on Saloon in the Fell’s Point neighborhood of Baltimore. Photo: Margo Peyton When I set out on two trips from my home in Baltimore this April, I did not know that I signed up for an Edgar Allan Poe interstate tour. The first stop on […]

Margo Peyton ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, edgar allan poe, history, poetry ⋅ No Comments

Front view of Mars the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System

Becoming Martian

June 15, 2022

In the medical school years while obtaining my M.D.-Ph.D., I once attended a lecture by Mark Shelhamer, head of the Johns Hopkins Human Spaceflight Lab, which is part of the NASA Human Research Program — a coordinated effort to examine the physiologic consequences of long-term human spaceflight and its associated health risks. The medical concerns […]

Jeong Jun Kim ⋅ A Day in the Life immigration, Mars, space, space exploration ⋅ No Comments

Young man taking care of his plants on the balcony of loft apartment

Small Residential Gardens Can Curb Consequences of Baltimore’s Urban Landscape

June 8, 2022

Building density and the use of materials such as concrete and pavement make urban areas, including Baltimore City, extremely harsh environments for wildlife. The use of these materials causes an urban heat island effect, which means that parts of Baltimore City are hotter by an average of 8 degrees than surrounding suburbs on a given […]

Grace Steward ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, environment, gardening, nature ⋅ No Comments

Typical ceramic products of Sicilian style in the old town of the historic village of Erice in Sicily, Italy

O, Deadly Majolica

May 25, 2022

Human history is full of stories about people going to great lengths to achieve splendor, beauty and luster. Women in ancient Roman used the belladonna plant to dilate their pupils and enhance the beauty of their eyes, running the risk of permanent vision loss. Diane de Poitiers, mistress of 16th century French king Henry II, […]

Patrick Debs ⋅ A Day in the Life art, Baltimore, exhibit, history, museum ⋅ 1 Comment

Happy Nowruz holiday background. Celebrating Nowruz sweets and treats- baklava, various dried fruits, nuts, seeds, wooden background with green grass.

Nowruz: Beginning of the Spring, Start of the Year

May 12, 2022

In most countries, including the U.S., people celebrate the start of the new year on Jan. 1, in the middle of the winter. However, there are some countries around the world where their new year starts in the middle of March, which would be the start of the spring. To be more precise, it is […]

Fatemah Shojaeian ⋅ A Day in the Life celebration, Iranian, new year, Persian, spring ⋅ No Comments

Vector premade Ramadan Kareem card

Ramadan at Johns Hopkins: A Student and Organizer Perspective

May 10, 2022

Lunar Calendar and Timing of Ramadan Ramadan holds different emotional meanings for many Muslims around the world, encompassing topics such as self-discipline, gratitude, humbleness and renewal of connection with God. Yet, at its most basic level, it is a month of daily abstinence from food and drink from dawn until sunset. Ramadan falls on the […]

Rama Alharari ⋅ Events and Happenings faith, Muslim faith, Ramadan, religion, religious holidays ⋅ No Comments

Andrew Lea

Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea

May 5, 2022

I recently sat down with Andrew Lea, a fourth-year medical student who holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine. We discussed his forthcoming book, Digitizing Diagnosis: Minds, Medicine, and Machines in Twentieth-Century America, and the importance of historical perspective in medicine. Welcome! Tell us about your book. The book is about early […]

Margo Peyton ⋅ Honor Roll books, health humanities, history, History of medicine, medical student ⋅ 4 Comments

Female health worker resting outdoors at hospital backyard and taking off her protective mask and suit. She is under big pressure and stress during corona virus pandemic.

Caring for the Caretakers —The Dr. Lorna Breen Act

May 3, 2022

NOTE: This blog post contains discussion of sensitive topics regarding mental health, depression, burnout and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact a health care professional or the National Suicide Hotline, available 24/7: 1-800-273-8255. Background In March 2020, the world watched, as the COVID-19 pandemic descended on our health care systems. […]

Meher Kalkat ⋅ Events and Happenings Burnout, covid-19, legislation, mental health ⋅ 1 Comment

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