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The Legacy You Leave
Why global neurology? In a presentation featured by the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, Dr. Deanna Saylor addresses the answer to this question and shares her experiences developing neurologic research, care and training in Zambia.
One Down, Many to Go: Remembering My Mom One Stitch at a Time
Medical student Palak Patel remembers her mother’s mastectomy as she assists on an operation for a patient with breast cancer.
Expensive Care: How Inflation Can Harm the Health Care System
Health care is expensive in the U.S., but why? Medical student Dianela Perdomo discusses how inflation and other factors influence rising costs.
Get into the Holiday Spirit in Baltimore
There are a great deal of fun ways to get into the holiday spirit in Baltimore! Read on to learn about some upcoming events, from pop-up holiday markets across the city to the long-awaited return of Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street.
From Gilgamesh to Biotech: The Unending Quest for Longevity
What does healthy aging mean? Why do so many search for longevity? A medical student reflects on geriatrics and age-related diseases.
The Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Read about how the changing seasons can contribute to seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This article contains information about what SAD is and potential treatments for SAD after diagnosis.
Healing Through Hearing
Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel discusses narrative medicine’s important role in her global health fellowship in Zambia.
I Will Never Know His Name
For most medical students, human cadaver lab is a unique instruction methodology that allows them to learn from the human body with hands-on experience. This vestige of medical education brings with it the gravity of the sacrifices each donor has made. Read as one first-year medical student explores her thoughts and reactions to the completion of her cadaver lab experience.
A Day in the Life: My Intern Year on a Knee Scooter
A devastating injury followed by subsequent complications — all within his first year of medical training. Nakul Bhardwaj discusses his path and lessons learned in his journey toward recovery and in his role as a concurrent patient and resident physician.