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Gender, COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Women’s Health

May 11, 2022

We are excited to announce the spring symposium entitled: Gender, COVID-19, and the Social Determinants of Women's Health. Speakers include Janine Clayton, NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Women's Health, Sabina Rashid, Dean and Professor BRAC School of Public Health, Bangladesh, and Crystal Coles, Assistant Professor, OMSW Chair of Urban Children, Youth, and […]

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SARS-CoV-2 -specific immune responses in boosted vaccine recipients with breakthrough infections during the Omicron variant surge

May 4, 2022

ARTICLE: SARS-CoV-2 -specific immune responses in boosted vaccine recipients with breakthrough infections during the Omicron variant surge AUTHORS: Bezawit A Woldemeskel, Caroline C Garliss, Tihitina Y Aytenfisu, Trevor S Johnston, Evan J Beck, Arbor G Dykema, Nicole Frumento, Desiree A Wright, Andrew H Yang, Alexander I Damanakis, Oliver Laeyendecker, Andrea L Cox, Heba H Mostafa, Andrew H Karaba, Joel N Blankson JOURNAL: JCI Insight. 2022 Apr 7;e159474. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.159474. Online ahead […]

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Dezube, Kisuule and Kantsiper Named to Vice Chair Team

April 8, 2022

Over the past two years, the need for a more defined clinical leadership infrastructure has become increasingly apparent as we manage increased patient encounters alongside preparing for an unpredictable future. In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty stepped in to fill the void, and it is time some of them are officially recognized […]

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Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma

April 6, 2022

ARTICLE: Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma AUTHORS: David J Sullivan, Kelly A Gebo, Shmuel Shoham, Evan M Bloch, Bryan Lau, Aarthi G Shenoy, Giselle S Mosnaim, Thomas J Gniadek, Yuriko Fukuta, Bela Patel, Sonya L Heath, Adam C Levine, Barry R Meisenberg, Emily S Spivak, Shweta Anjan, Moises A Huaman, Janis E Blair, Judith S Currier, James H Paxton, Jonathan M Gerber, Joann R Petrini, Patrick B Broderick, William Rausch, Marie-Elena Cordisco, Jean Hammel, Benjamin Greenblatt, Valerie C […]

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Partnering in Pandemics Survey

March 25, 2022

In the past two years, DOM providers have faced the absence of patient family members at the bedside and in office exam rooms. This was true for COVID and non-COVID patients alike. Learning how the absence of family (and other care partners) has affected care and how providers have adapted to this situation is important to […]

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Updated Masking Policies (as of March 9, 2022)

March 9, 2022

For Johns Hopkins Medicine (including the School of Medicine) As the rates of COVID-19 in our communities continue to fall, we are writing to let you know about updates to the JHM COVID-19 requirements for fully vaccinated personnel in certain Johns Hopkins Medicine areas and locations (the school of medicine will follow Johns Hopkins Medicine’s […]

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Real-World Effectiveness Of Remdesivir In Adults Hospitalized With Covid-19: A Retrospective, Multicenter Comparative Effectiveness Study

December 22, 2021

ARTICLE: Real-World Effectiveness Of Remdesivir In Adults Hospitalized With Covid-19: A Retrospective, Multicenter Comparative Effectiveness Study AUTHORS: Brian T Garibaldi, Kunbo Wang, Matthew L Robinson, Joshua Betz, G Caleb Alexander, Kathleen M Andersen, Corey S Joseph, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Kimberly Korwek, Kenneth E Sands, Arielle M Fisher, Robert C Bollinger, Yanxun Xu JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 15;ciab1035. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab1035. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: There is an urgent […]

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Implementation and Accuracy of BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen COVID-19 Test in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Populations in a High-Volume Self-Referred Testing Site

December 8, 2021

ARTICLE: Implementation and Accuracy of BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen COVID-19 Test in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Populations in a High-Volume Self-Referred Testing Site AUTHORS: Zishan K Siddiqui, Mihir Chaudhary, Matthew L Robinson, Anna B McCall, Ria Peralta, Rogette Esteve, Charles W Callahan, Yukari C Manabe, James D Campbell, J Kristie Johnson, Maryam Elhabashy, Melinda Kantsiper, CONQUER COVID Consortium; James R Ficke JOURNAL: Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Dec 1;e0100821. doi: […]

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Effect of Crizanlizumab, a P-Selectin Inhibitor, in COVID-19: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial

December 8, 2021

ARTICLE: Effect of Crizanlizumab, a P-Selectin Inhibitor, in COVID-19: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial AUTHORS: Thorsten M. Leucker, William O. Osburn, Paula Reventun, Kimberley Smith, Brian Claggett, Bridget-Anne Kirwan, Sophie de Brouwer, Marlene S. Williams, Gary Gerstenblith, David N. Hager, Michael B. Streiff, Scott D. Solomon, and Charles J. Lowenstein JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol Basic Trans Science. Dec 08, 2021. Epublished DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.09.013 Highlights Severe COVID-19 is characterized by […]

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Director’s Reflections: Thankful for You

November 24, 2021

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we had just one vaccine approved for emergency use for adults with COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs. The CDC advised us against all travel, and more than half of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the global pandemic. During a time when it was […]

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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