There are several advances in the non-operative and operative care of patients with hip and knee problems. Technical and technological innovations have provided a cutting-edge to patients and providers alike. Savyasachi “Savya” Thakkar, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, leads a di...

In vino veritas! As the ancient Roman encyclopedist Pliny the Elder (1st c., c.e.) famously put it, the fermented grape possesses the power to elucidate truth and to foment joy and laughter. Join Dr. Susan Weiss (Associate Professor of Musicology, JHU) and Dr. April Oettinger (Professor of Art Hi...

The performing arts industry has been thoroughly upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, with venues shut down, performances canceled, and artists out of work. A Brookings Institution report issued last summer estimated the damage in the fine and performing arts at almost 1.4 million jobs and $42.5 bil...

What might healing look like if the arts were thoroughly integrated into the healthcare environment? What would Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems look like if precision medicine and state-of-the-art care included (1) the arts in training, professional development, and support for the we...

Baltimore City’s residents have long struggled with issues of inequity, poverty, and violence. In 2020, on top of a crippling pandemic, Baltimore saw 335 individuals die by homicide. In the face of a virtual school year necessitated by quarantine, opportunities for young people to connect with ea...

Baltimore City’s residents have long struggled with issues of inequity, poverty, and violence. In 2020, on top of a crippling pandemic, Baltimore saw 335 individuals die by homicide. In the face of a virtual school year necessitated by quarantine, opportunities for young people to connect with ea...

Baltimore City’s residents have long struggled with issues of inequity, poverty, and violence. In 2020, on top of a crippling pandemic, Baltimore saw 335 individuals die by homicide. In the face of a virtual school year necessitated by quarantine, opportunities for young people to connect with ea...

Derived from the French word terre, meaning “earth”, terroir refers to the environmental factors that affect crops in specific reasons. During this event, you’ll uncover the terroir of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States through three lenses while exploring some wine from the region...

The traditions, strengths, and resilience of communities have carried Indigenous peoples for generations. Drs. O’Keefe and Haroz will discuss the development and dissemination of “Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19,” a children’s book aimed at providing indigenous ...

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH - the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Levi Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy - provides an introduction to the ethics of gene editing. In this first session, Dr. Kahn uses the first case in the world of the c...

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH - the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Levi Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy - provides an introduction to the ethics of gene editing. This session examines some of the implications of a range of potential us...

In Session 2, Hanna Pickard - a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics cross-appointed to the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Berman Institute of Bioethics - defines the puzzle of addiction along with the choice in addiction moving beyond the debate b...

In Session 1, Travis N. Rieder - a philosopher and bioethicist at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, where he directs the Master of Bioethics degree program - covers the simultaneous under treatment and overtreatment of pain; the history of pain medicine and opioid misuse in America...

In Session 3, recorded as a live webcast, Hanna Pickard - a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics cross-appointed to the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Berman Institute of Bioethics - and Travis N. Rieder - a philosopher and bioethicist at the Johns...

The founding of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine fundamentally changed medicine in America. In the blink of an eye, medicine was transformed from a trade practiced by poorly educated craftsmen, to a science practiced by highly educated physicians. While this transformation may seem...

The founding of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine fundamentally changed medicine in America. In the blink of an eye, medicine was transformed from a trade practiced by poorly educated craftsmen, to a science practiced by highly educated physicians. While this transformation may seem...

The founding of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine fundamentally changed medicine in America. In the blink of an eye, medicine was transformed from a trade practiced by poorly educated craftsmen, to a science practiced by highly educated physicians. While this transformation may seem...

The founding of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine fundamentally changed medicine in America. In the blink of an eye, medicine was transformed from a trade practiced by poorly educated craftsmen, to a science practiced by highly educated physicians. While this transformation may seem...

Join the Johns Hopkins India Institute for a look at Hopkins research projects in India involving access to care for at-risk populations, tuberculosis studies, maternal-child health, and leveraging innovative technological solutions.

Sunil Solomon, MBBS, MPH '04, PhD '09 is an Assistant Professo...

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For decades, global health systems have been transitioning from paper to electronic health records to improve patient data accessibility, particularly to facilitate epidemiological study and preventive care. At the same time, they have wrestled with...

Meatless Monday with its simple message, “One day a week, cut the meat,” started in 2003 in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF). Since then it has grown in recognition and practice to over 40 countries globally, anchoring action for health, climate and other env...

The current pandemic has challenged many assumptions on the health of populations. Join Robert Davis Stevens, Director of Precision Medicine for Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, to discuss Precision Medicine as a disruptive framework which focuses on the specific characteristics and nee...