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COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Effective for Most Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases

Johns Hopkins-led, nationwide study shows that patients on most immunosuppressive regimens are not at high risk for rheumatic flares following COVID-19 vaccination and produce a significant antibody response

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Drop in convalescent plasma use at U.S. hospitals linked to higher COVID-19 mortality rate

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues suggests that a slowdown in the use of convalescent plasma to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients led to higher COVID-19 mortality during a ...

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Study Shows Pandemic Stress Affects How Parents Feed Their Children

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers surveyed families across the United States to learn how stress related to the pandemic is affecting the ways parents feed their children and in turn, what the children are eating.

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COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu Combination May Require Maternal-Fetal Specialist Care

With broad uncertainty around the combined effects of COVID-19 and influenza on mothers and fetuses, maternal-fetal medicine specialist Irina Burd shares insights into her work as a clinician and researcher.

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Dialysis Patients at Greater Risk of Coronavirus Infection

According to a new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, residents receiving hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease may be at even greater risk for infection from the virus.

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Robots Joining the Front Lines to Battle COVID-19

Johns Hopkins is testing a small robot attached to a touchscreen ventilator so that no one has to wear protective equipment and risk infection entering an intensive care unit room.

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Uncovering COVID-19

Six months have passed since the coronavirus pandemic reached Maryland, yet there is still so much to learn about the virus and how best to manage it, says Jacky Jennings, a social and infectious disease epidemiologist in the Department of Pediatrics.

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Study Adds to Evidence That Odor-Sensing Cells in the Nose Are the Key Entry Point for SARS CoV-2

Where does SARS-CoV2 enter the body? A study adds to evidence that it could be through odor-sensing cells in the nose.

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COVID-19 Story Tip: Have You Heard? Middle Ear, Mastoid Harbor Sars-Cov-2 and May Pose Risk for Medical Staffs

A team of otolaryngologists and pathologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine has confirmed that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the current COVID-19 pandemic, can colonize the middle ear and mastoid region of the head behind the ear.

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‘New Terrain’: Psychiatrist Opens Up About Caring for Patients Recovering from COVID-19

Johns Hopkins Medicine psychiatrist Adam Kaplin, MD, works with a multidisciplinary team in a virtual clinic called the Post-Acute COVID Team (PACT) to provide mental health care to COVID-19 survivors after they are released from the ICU.

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Johns Hopkins Team Develops Method to Make Dialysis Fluid for Patients with COVID-19

When New York-based hospitals started running low on fluid for the type of dialysis used in intensive care, a team from the Division of Nephrology and the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering devised a solution.

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Neurological Conditions and COVID-19

In this Q&A, Robert Stevens, associate director of the Neurocritical Care Precision Medicine Center of Excellence, shares insights on assessing patients presenting with COVID-19 and neurological symptoms.

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COVID Insights from Johns Hopkins Medicine

Gain insights into the status of COVID-19, testing, caring for COVID-19 patients with co-morbidities and how to access Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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Gearing Up for COVID-19’s Mental Health Toll

Psychologist George Everly offers guidance on how to help patients and providers build resilience against the pandemic’s psychological effects.

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Caring for Patients with COVID-19 and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Lengthier stays in the ICU put patients with COVID-19 at greater risk for developing post-intensive care syndrome.

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Treating Substance Use Disorder During COVID-19

During coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins addiction treatment facilities continue to provide the best care they can, whether virtual or face-to-face.

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Johns Hopkins Experts Publish ‘Guidebook’ for Blood Plasma Therapy in Response to Treatment Needs for Covid-19

A team of Johns Hopkins experts has created a clinical guidebook to help hospitals and medical centers rapidly scale up their ability to deliver so-called convalescent plasma therapy.

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Coronavirus and COVID-19: Younger Adults Are at Risk, Too

In tracking COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, early reports from China indicated that young people were more likely to have milder cases of the disease. But that view may be changing.

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Coronavirus and COVID-19: What Pregnant Women Need to Know

As rates of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, continue to climb, pregnant women may be worried about contracting the virus and transmitting it to their unborn child.

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Johns Hopkins Telemedicine – Clinician to Clinician Information

Telemedicine encourages greater collaboration and ultimately contributes to a higher level of multidisciplinary care for the patient.

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Coronavirus in Babies and Children

With all the sobering news about the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease the virus causes, worried moms and dads can feel better about one detail: At present, the disease seems to be much milder in babies and children.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019: Myth vs. Fact

Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director of infection prevention at Johns Hopkins, helps clarify information to help keep you and your family healthy and safe.

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In Fight Against Coronavirus, Telemedicine Ramps Up at Johns Hopkins

The Johns Hopkins Health System has greatly expanded its telemedicine capabilities in order to protect patients and staff members from the new coronavirus.