Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
There’s been a huge amount of news lately about large language models, such as ChatGPT, and how they may impact medicine. From passing licensing exams… Read More »ChatGPT in Medicine, Part 1 — Learning About the Differential Diagnosis
Food is powerful. We eat when we’re hungry, sad or celebrating, and everything in between. Food can hold meaningful memories, embody cultural significance and forge… Read More »The Power of Food
The history of neuroscience is paved with neurological deficits, specifically of individuals who underwent damage to brain structures through accidents and survived to tell the… Read More »Phineas Gage’s Dating Apps
From flies to monkeys, animals are the unsung heroes of the scientific discovery process. Without the sacrifices of our research animals, we wouldn’t have most… Read More »Of Mutant Mice and Men
I stared at the co-authors list for a while. My name did not belong among them. The thoughts of inadequacy that I tried my best… Read More »No, You Are Not an Impostor: The Impostor ‘Syndrome’ Myth
“I need to go check on my babies,” is a common statement among scientists. Unsuspecting onlookers may not realize that the scientists are, in fact,… Read More »Ethicists Advocate Removing Forensic Tools from Biomedical Research
Above: The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli (1781) is probably the best-known artistic depiction of sleep paralysis. It’s a scene straight out of a horror movie.… Read More »The Science Behind Sleep Paralysis
How do you move on after trauma? That is a question that has plagued humans for years, and one that many of us will unfortunately… Read More »An Auschwitz Survivor’s Guide to Healing
As of Sept. 1, 2022, there were over 52,000 reported monkeypox cases in the United States, with 519 cases in Maryland. Almost 99% of cases… Read More »Reducing the Stigma of Monkeypox
“Why would you want to study that?” This is a question I have received when I share that I research the genetics of frailty —… Read More »Across Generation Lines: The Importance of Studying Elderly Populations