Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Doctors rarely have the chance to provide a variety of free and comprehensive services to patients under one roof, but the seventh annual B’more Healthy Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center was an opportunity to do just that. In a setting where health screenings, informational sessions, exhibits and entertainment were available, members of the community […]
Diana Cholakian ⋅ Events and Happenings Baltimore, health literacy, public health ⋅
How many times have you tried to explain your research to a friend, only to get a blank stare back? Such was the case with Daniel Pham, a graduate student in the Department of Neuroscience working in the Meffert lab. Daniel first realized his problem while trying to explain his research to his boyfriend and […]
Kevin Monk ⋅ A Day in the Life health literacy, project bridge, Science Communicator ⋅
As our appointment came to an end, I took a few minutes to give final instructions to my patient. Though she had many medical issues, she had unfortunately been absent from my clinic for almost six months, making this appointment particularly important and valuable. I observed as she leaned in and struggled to understand the […]
Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life health literacy, Patient Information ⋅