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Hopkins Researchers Trace Growth Plate Damage in Children's Bone Injuries to an Invading Nerve Signal

Johns Hopkins researchers found sensory nerves drive bony bar formation after growth plate injury, and a nerve block reduced it by up to 60% in mice.

Medical Daily · Aug 6

U.S. Measles Cases Hit 35-Year High in 2026, Surpassing 2,295 With Five Months Left

The U.S. has confirmed 2,295 measles cases in 2026, the highest annual total since 1991. Five months remain in the year. Here is what you need to know.

Medical Daily · Jul 23

To fix a patient's irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital 'twin'

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are creating virtual replicas of patients’ hearts so they can test how to fix a life-threatening irregular heartbeat before treating the real organ

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Jobs lost in every state and life-saving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Comparing Class of 2027 to Class of 2028 Demographic Data is Tricky (UPDATED)

[I have updated and basically rewritten the post in light of new information that allows me to explain matters much more clearly, I think.] This year's entering class is the first since admissions decisions were constrained by the Supreme Court's ban on racial preferences in the SFFA case, and lots…

Reason · Sep 22, 2024

Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters

Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on July 8, 2024. The gift will also expand financial aid for students studying several…

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2024

Johns Hopkins medical students to get free tuition after $1bn Bloomberg gift

Donation by former New York City mayor and alumnus will cover school fees for nearly all students from fall term 2024

The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2024

Johns Hopkins Jewish Student Association Board Statement on the Hopkins Encampment

I thought this was worth sharing: To the Members of the Johns Hopkins Community, On Monday, April 29, the Beach became the site of a Palestine Solidarity Encampment, one of many on campuses across the nation. The encampment concerns many Hopkins students, the Jewish community included. The horrific attacks against…

Reason · May 10, 2024

Message from Johns Hopkins University President

"I am writing today to reiterate the reasons why the encampment is so problematic and why I am calling on you to end it."

Reason · May 3, 2024

‘Our world is built on basic science, and part of basic science is rationality’

Not many people have the distinction of having a cosmic body named after them. Jayant Murthy, a senior professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, is one of them. Murthy just had an asteroid named after him by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to mark his contributions to…

The Hindu · Mar 27, 2024