News by Year - 2020

Research Story Tip: Grants, Management Roles Keep Johns Hopkins A Leader In Hiv/Aids Clinical Trial Research

Post Date: 
2020-12-08
Research Story Tip
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine learned that they now have an enhanced opportunity to help move the world toward a day when that observance is rendered obsolete.

Research Update: TB Trials Conducted by JHU-India Team Will Shorten Drug-Susceptible TB Treatment for Children and Adults

Post Date: 
2020-12-07
Research Updated
Reporting from the virtual 51st Union Conference on Lung Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced promising findings from 2 TB trials

Maharashtra: 92 HIV positive persons died due to Covid in last 8 months

Post Date: 
2020-12-01
Source: 
The IndianExpress
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Officials said they are trying to analyse how many of these people died prior to July, when not many treatment modalities were available.

Investigator Spotlight

Post Date: 
2020-12-01
Source: 
ACTG
Dr. Vidya Mave
Dr. Vidya Mave is Leader and Director of Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College-Johns Hopkins University (BJGMC-JHU) CRS based in Pune, India...

We started weeping in April, and we haven’t stopped’: Baltimore’s Latino community racked by coronavirus

Post Date: 
2020-11-24
Source: 
BaltimoreSun.com
The Baltimore Sun
In a parish of mostly young Latino families, the congregation has grappled with death after death this year.

World Renowned Infectious Disease Doctor on New COVID-19 Vaccines and Recommended Thanksgiving Precautions

Post Date: 
2020-11-23
Source: 
The Leslie Marshall Show
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Leslie Marshall Show: Dr. Bollinger provides updates about the COVID-19 pandemic and issues a holiday travel warning.

Super-spreading Events: Lessons from India on Containment of COVID-19, Co-Hosted by Johns Hopkins India Institute

Post Date: 
2020-11-09
Super-spreading Events
Join Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo for a conversation with Drs. Brian Wahl and Sanjay Mehendale on what we can learn from India about pandemic safety. Register now!

ID Spotlight

Post Date: 
2020-11-06
Source: 
Johns Hopkins ID Insider
Johns Hopkins ID Insider: Dr. Gupta: "I chose infectious diseases as a career because I found it to be the most embracing of diversity, and it really nicely combines my interest in medicine, social justice, public health and global affairs."

India's National Digital Health Mission and the Patient Data Revolution, Co-Hosted by the Johns Hopkins India Institute

Post Date: 
2020-10-07
Livestream
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.

Leslie Marshall interviews Dr. Bob Bollinger on Latest COVID-19 News, Including Vaccines

Post Date: 
2020-10-07
Source: 
The Leslie Marshall Show
Dr. Robert Bollinger
CCGHE's Bob Bollinger talks with Leslie Marshall about the latest COVID-19 news, including vaccines.

Trump Briefly Leaves Hospital for Drive-by Photo Op With Supporters

Post Date: 
2020-10-04
Source: 
New York Magazine
Dr. Amita Gupta: “He is not sending the right message [by] going in a car while actively viremic with COVID and receiving therapies.”

Johns Hopkins Researchers Publish COVID-19 ‘Prediction Model’

Post Date: 
2020-09-23
Johns Hopkins News New COVID study findings published in The Annals of Internal Medicine are highlighted

Study Shows Extent, Danger of TB Exposure: Part I

Post Date: 
2020-08-24
Source: 
Medical Daily
Medical Daily: Amita Gupta and Mandar Paradkar are quoted in this report about TB preventive therapy for household contacts of confirmed cases in India

Global Pandemic: The Value of Telemedicine and Concerns with Returning to School

Post Date: 
2020-08-20
Source: 
Fox News Rundown
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Fox News Rundown : Dr Bob Bollinger dicusses the uptick and importance of telemedicine during the pandemic and concerns with schooling.

Research Story Tip: International Johns Hopkins Study Says Broad Measures Needed to Prevent TB Spread in India

Post Date: 
2020-08-06
Dr. Mandar Paradkar
Johns Hopkins News Release: News release highlights study findings published in PLOS One by Dr. Mandar Paradkar and colleagues.

Broad measures needed to check spread of TB in India: Study

Post Date: 
2020-08-05
Source: 
daijiworld.com
daijiworld.com (India): Dr. Mandar Paradkar is quoted about his recent study on TB preventive therapy for household contact of TB cases.

Broad measures needed to check spread of TB in India, say researchers

Post Date: 
2020-08-05
Source: 
The Tribune (India)
Drs. Mandar Paradkar and Robert Bollinger are quoted in this article that highlights their recent paper about administration of TB preventive therapy for household contacts of confirmed TB cases in India.

Can We Reverse the Pandemic’s Deadly Trajectory Before it is Too Late?

Post Date: 
2020-07-20
Source: 
Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Dr. Robert Bollinger
Background Briefing : Bob Bollinger discusses the US response to COVID-19 with Ian Masters and what we could have learned from European countries.

Why the Virus is Winning

Post Date: 
2020-07-16
Source: 
The Mark Levine Show
Dr. Robert Bollinger
The Mark Levine Show : Bob Bollinger discusses the COVID-19 situation in the US, and why the virus is spreading so quickly.

Study Shows Mobile Health, Video Technology, Influence Behavior of Affected Populations

Post Date: 
2020-07-09
Dr. Nishi Suryavanshi
Johns Hopkins News Release: Dr. Suryavanshi discusses her study on mobile health and technology training for improving care among HIV+ pregnant and post-partum women and their babies

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