Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
We’ve come a long way from the humble pedometer. Today’s wearable technologies, such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, collect a wealth of biometric data that… Read More »The Impact of Wearable Technologies on Health Research
The power of genetic editing as a therapeutic strategy has long been appreciated, but the risk of unintended and unknown side effects has kept it… Read More »A CRISPR Future
Each year, in the first week of October, the world eagerly awaits the Nobel Prize announcements. The prize was established in 1895 by the will… Read More »Beyond the Renaissance: Nobel Laureates and Their Creative Pursuits
Your brain is responsible for everything you think, say and do. However, despite its fundamental role in our lives, this complicated structure remains a mystery.… Read More »What’s in a Brain?
When it comes to health and wellness, the search for the latest fad can often lead us down winding paths, but every once in a… Read More »The Science of Heat Therapy
Within every generation, there is a paradigm shift that has the potential to echo through all specialties of medicine. In early January 2021, Dr. Bartley… Read More »An Era of Possibilities: A Look into Xenotransplantation
Photo courtesy of the author. Second-year medical students Luke Tomasovic, left, and Thomas Su at the finish line of the 2023 IRONMAN Maryland. At the… Read More »Step by Step — What Completing an Ironman Taught Me About Medical Training
In my last blog post, I talked about ChatGPT and its potential uses in medicine. I drew on my experiences as a medical student and… Read More »ChatGPT in Medicine Part 2: Optimizing Large Language Models for Medicine
In the dynamic realm of biomedical research, the sparks of innovation often emerge from the most unexpected places. Here, where lab coats and microscopes are… Read More »From Fiction to Function: How Biomedical Innovation Thrives on Imagination
As the news continued to be consumed by the devastating wildfires that raged in Hawaii, another recent study makes this ecological catastrophe even grimmer. In… Read More »Air Pollution from Wildfires, Farms May Increase Dementia Risk