Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Buzzing. Biting. Itchiness. Mosquitoes can be annoying but can also be a carrier of many diseases, including malaria. According to the Centers for Disease Control… Read More »Visualizing the Salivary Gland of a Mosquito
“Robots are more accurate than humans, but humans are far smarter than robots. How do we bring these two together so that human intelligence and… Read More »New Technologies Bring Surgery into the World of Big Data
While graduate research is often stimulating, fulfilling and rewarding, most graduate students will also experience periods of high stress and frustrating experimental failures or obstacles.… Read More »Depression in Grad School: What You Need to Know
This past September, NPR ran a story about a new practice being taught at the nursing school at the University of Virginia Medical Center, called… Read More »The Pause after Death: Providers Take a Moment to Reflect
Six months after the civil unrest in Baltimore City, residents are still trying to make sense of what happened. Moving forward, many have turned their… Read More »Community Health Curriculum Instills Positivity in Baltimore Youth
Those who shy away from the sun, avoid milk products, maintain a vegan diet or are overweight may be familiar with the effects of vitamin… Read More »Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Weight Loss Surgery Complications
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