Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
What is artificial intelligence today? While innovators and philosophers debate the consequences and likelihood of C-3PO or HAL appearing on Earth, we have already accepted… Read More »Artificial Intelligence in Medicine—Science Fiction Now Science Fact
“If getting drunk was how people forgot they were mortal, then hangovers were how they remembered.” ― Matt Haig, The Humans Matt Haig’s quote exemplifies the dreaded… Read More »A Remedy for the Hangover
Aloha! Being a medical student has its perks. Over the past semester, my medical school experiences have taken me across the country. I’ve traveled to… Read More »Students Impact AMA’s National Health Policy
If you’re in the process of applying to graduate school, by now you’ve either submitted your applications or are gearing up to do so. After… Read More »What to Expect When You’re Expecting Graduate School Interviews
“Night science is a sort of workshop of the possible. … ” François Jacob While we may be living in the “century of biology,” biomedical… Read More »The Changing Face of Biomedical Ph.D. and Postdoc Education
“It is absolutely impossible!” While the student next to me was the one to vocalize an incredulous attitude, everyone was thinking it. We were in… Read More »The Fate of Science Rests on Our Ability to Communicate
My fifth grade world — a typical one concerned with classes, friends, recess, lunch menus and dreading middle school — forever changed one day, when… Read More »When Cancer Hits Home: A Researcher’s Call to Action
I sat, enveloped by the clinic’s dusty walls and chalky smell. It felt as if a fog of gray haze had descended over the building… Read More »The Simplest of Remedies: Rediscovering the Experience of Healing
Rapidly evolving telecommunication and information technologies have led to incredible changes in our lives — including how we manage our health. In particular, teledermatology, or… Read More »Reflections on Dermatology and Telemedicine in Brazil
Osteoarthritis (OA) is not only the most common chronic condition of the joints, but also the most common type of arthritis, affecting approximately 27 million… Read More »Out with the Old, in with Repaired Joints