Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Between 1990 and 1994, 400 members of the Havasupai Indigenous tribe donated blood samples to researchers at the Arizona State University (ASU) Diabetes Project. The… Read More »The Future of Genomic Justice for Marginalized Communities — Can Genetic Research Recover from Its Murky Past?
According to Spotify Wrapped, I listened to Kelly Clarkson’s “Heat” a grand total of 297 times in 2021. For well over 15 total hours (not… Read More »In Hot Water: Health Implications of Extreme Heat
Each November, the American Medical Association (AMA) Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates is held. The House of Delegates is a policy and legislative… Read More »American Medical Association Update
What steps are clinical teams responsible for to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are accurate and unbiased before using them in patient care? If… Read More »From Research to Clinic: Regulatory Frameworks for AI in Medicine
From Queen Victoria to Queen Bey, scientists have always drawn inspiration for naming new species from an eclectic array of influences. In the late 18th… Read More »Species Diversity
There’s an old adage in boxing: “The punch that knocks you out is the one you don’t see coming.” While I lack the lived experience… Read More »Underappreciated, Not Unimportant: Fungal Infections and Antifungal Resistance
Long before COVID-19, a serious pandemic had been lurking inside hospitals and health care centers worldwide multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbial infections, which are caused by bacterial… Read More »A Viral Solution to Antibiotics Weakness
Building a family is always challenging, but for many, getting the process started can be the most difficult step. In the United States, approximately 20%… Read More »Putting a Freeze on IVF
What do you imagine when you hear the word “hospital”? Chances are, you think of the classical white and sterile halls often depicted in medical… Read More »Medical Michelangelo: How Hospital Artwork and Design Choices can Impact Patient Outcomes
Guest blogger Katie Pham is a neuroscience Ph.D. student interested in visual processing and memory research. She was born in Hanoi and raised in Northern… Read More »What Birds in Love Teach Us About How the Brain Processes Competing Motivations