Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) among middle and high school students had tripled in… Read More »E-Cigarette Vapors Linked to DNA Damage
If you’ve been interested in learning a second language or already speak more than one language, the concept of “bilingual advantage” may pique your interest.… Read More »Johns Hopkins Postdoc Explains the Bilingual Advantage
It was a long-held belief that, after graduate school, newly conferred doctors would seek out postdoctoral openings in labs where they could focus on furthering… Read More »Postdocs Seek Alternative Careers as Funding Declines
A big change in biomedical photography has been the arrival and permeation of digital photography. To fully appreciate its impact, one must consider the origin… Read More »Biomedical Photography in the Digital Age
I was not surprised to learn that Baltimore ranks higher than the national average in cervical cancer incidence. In my few years of residency, I… Read More »Johns Hopkins Physician Finds Efficacy in Cervical Cancer Vaccine
In Baltimore City, teen pregnancy is significantly higher than the Maryland average, with 66.4 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19 in 2007, compared… Read More »Making a CASE for Sexual Education
“The one real goal of education is to leave a person asking questions.” – Max Beerbohm, essayist of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras Medical… Read More »Questions are a Critical Component of Medical Education
What have been your experiences with journal clubs? It may depend on the group, your expertise and your stage of training, but overall, journal clubs… Read More »Technology Offers Journal Clubs an Alternative Way to Communicate
When I started my Gyn/Ob residency, I realized well into my intern year that there was one thing I was trained to do well: the… Read More »Annual Pelvic Exams: Do They Cause More Harm Than Good?
It was a sunny autumn day and the medical campus was buzzing with activity. Literally. The student group Hopkins Honey was holding tours of their… Read More »Student Group Hopkins Honey Creates Buzz Around Campus