Nation Feb 25 Johnson & Johnson, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Education Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Health Apr 02 Confirmed coronavirus cases hit 1 million around the world The United States accounts for about 236,000 of the confirmed cases — more than any other country, according to the tally. By Associated Press
Health Mar 27 U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 The United States has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. By Associated Press
Health Mar 28 Surgeons perform kidney transplant from donor living with HIV The surgery is believed to be the first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Dec 07 Why you can’t always resist running yellow lights By Teresa Carey Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University look into why you can sometimes change your mind at the last second, but fail horribly at others. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 5:44 Is fatal medical error a leading cause of death? By PBS NewsHour The CDC does not list “medical error” as a cause of death in its annual mortality statistics. But according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the nation. Hari Sreenivasan talks… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 10:50 Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities By PBS NewsHour In a city renowned for medical schools and research, there's a striking contrast in the dismal health and life expectancy in some Baltimore neighborhoods. There's a deep distrust of the medical system among many African-American residents, dating back to the… Continue watching
Apr 02 Babies resemble tiny scientists more than you might think By Laura Santhanam A new Johns Hopkins University study has found that when an object behaves in an unusual way, the baby will explore more, learn more and test the object's behavior. Continue reading
May 06 Social safety net catching fewer of America’s neediest, study finds By Anya van Wagtendonk Although U.S. welfare spending has shot up in the last three decades, it is helping fewer of America’s poorest citizens, says a new study out of Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading