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Podcasting Through the Pandemic
Posted by Emma Spikol | Honor RollCurious about how your brain is processing the experience of the pandemic? Johns Hopkins graduate student Emily Han launched a podcast to explore the neuroscience behind pandemic emotions.
Apr 9, 2021 No comments

Different rules for the vaccinated? It’s a slippery slope.
Posted by Mark Lieber | A Day in the Life, Perspectives in ResearchLike most front-line health care workers, resident Mark Lieber is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. He discusses why he’s still wearing a mask.
Mar 11, 2021 No comments

2020: Year of the Dog (and Cat)
Posted by Carli Jones | A Day in the LifeWith folks stuck at home, pet adoption rates have skyrocketed. Graduate student Carli Jones shares her experience fostering animals during the pandemic.
Feb 16, 2021 No comments

Distributing Vaccines: Smallpox and the History of Vaccine Campaigns
Posted by Kristin Brig | Perspectives in ResearchThe COVID-19 vaccine campaign will last for months, if not longer — it took over a hundred years for vaccination to wipe out smallpox. By examining how smallpox vaccination succeeded and failed, we can learn what may happen with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and how to address potential pitfalls.
Feb 9, 2021 No comments

Improving the Psychological Recovery of Health Care Workers After Disaster
Posted by Emily Marcisak | Events and HappeningsBecoming more resilient can not only help you get through uncertain times but also enhance the quality of your life along the way. A Johns Hopkins psychologist shares his maxims to get through difficult circumstances.
Feb 3, 2021 2 comments

Things to Look Forward to in 2021
Posted by Maria Fazal | Events and HappeningsThe long-awaited new year has finally come, and we’re all looking forward to returning to some semblance of normal life pre-COVID-19. Here are a few things to get you excited for the new year.
Jan 26, 2021 1 comment

The Uncovering of Essentials: An Unexpected Gift from 2020
Posted by Howard Chang | A Day in the LifeLooking back on a challenging year, a medical student describes how 2020 revealed what is most important to him.
Jan 19, 2021 No comments

Virtual Interviewing for Residency – An Effective Replacement?
Posted by Carli Jones | A Day in the LifeFourth-year medical students forge a path through virtual residency interviews, deciding where they will spend years of their life, often without ever having visited.
Jan 8, 2021

Organ Transplantation During COVID-19: New Obstacle, Same Challenges
Posted by Sumil Nair | Events and HappeningsThe COVID-19 pandemic has instilled feelings of uneasiness and fear, and raised questions about what the future holds. First-year medical student Sumil Nair looks at how these emotions are all too familiar to patients on the organ transplant list, a process dramatically affected by the pandemic.
Dec 15, 2020