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href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/09/the-search-for-biological-targets-to-halt-breast-cancer-metastasis/" data-label="The search for biological targets to halt breast cancer metastasis"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg" alt="Andrew Ewald" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 96px, 87px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/09/the-search-for-biological-targets-to-halt-breast-cancer-metastasis/" data-label="The search for biological targets to halt breast cancer metastasis"> Biological targets could halt breast cancer metastasis </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1744231980"> April 9, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">Thanks to the NIH, researchers like Andrew Ewald have advanced our understanding of what allows a cancer cell from one part of the body to successfully grow in another part </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/27/nih-funding-sri-sarma-epilepsy/" data-label="Epilepsy relief relies on research"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg" alt="Sri Sarma" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 96px, 87px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/27/nih-funding-sri-sarma-epilepsy/" data-label="Epilepsy relief relies on research"> Epilepsy relief relies on research </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1743099120"> March 27, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">With NIH support, biomedical engineer Sri Sarma develops neurotechnologies to improve understanding and treatment of epilepsy </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/19/lessons-learned-from-covid/" data-label="Are we ready for the next pandemic?"> <div class="image column force image-portrait"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg" alt="Illustration of a red chicken with eyes watching" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 96px, 87px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Health security</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/19/lessons-learned-from-covid/" data-label="Are we ready for the next pandemic?"> Are we ready for the next pandemic? </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1742378400"> March 19, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can help us prepare for the next one </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row tertiary"> <div class="article teaser column force no-image" > <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/19/measles-outbreak-q-a/" data-label="Controlling the measles outbreak in the Southwest">Controlling the measles outbreak in the Southwest</a></h5> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1742401200"> March 19, 2025 </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force no-image" > <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/17/nih-funding-alzeimhers-disease-michael-miller/" data-label="Earlier, better treatments for Alzheimer's disease">Earlier, better treatments for Alzheimer's disease</a></h5> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1742218200"> March 17, 2025 </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force no-image" > <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/13/a-lifeline-for-the-smallest-patients/" data-label="A lifeline for the smallest patients">A lifeline for the smallest patients</a></h5> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1741867200"> March 13, 2025 </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="trending-plus-featured-term-content module row lazyload"> <div class="center force"> <div class="module-content column force"> <div class="trending column force"> <h3>Trending <i>in</i> Health</h3> <div class="bbload force content-collection" data-per_page="8" data-type="default" data-endpoint="topics/31/articles" data-order_by="score" data-template="headline"><script type="application/json">{"imageSizes":[]}</script></div> </div> <div class="content-collection-rail lazyload column" data-module="content_collection"> <h3> <a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/tags/immunotherapy/articles/"> Featured topic: immunotherapy </a> </h3> <div class="lazyload-container"> <div class="bbload force content-collection" data-per_page="5" data-type="default" data-endpoint="tags/2952/articles" data-layout="no_hierarchy_5"><script type="application/json">{"imageSizes":{"primary":[333,210,187,150,200,178,148,96,87]}}</script></div> </div> <a class="see-all button small" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/tags/immunotherapy/articles/">See all from Featured topic: immunotherapy</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="recent-content module row"> <div class="center force"> <div class="module-content column force"> <h3> Newest <i>in</i> Health </h3> <div class="count-10 content-collection"> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/10/nih-funding-medical-imaging-muyinatu-bell/" data-label="Sharper, safer, more inclusive medical imaging"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg" alt="Muyinatu 'Bisi' Bell" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-04/muyinatu-bell_JHU4808.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/10/nih-funding-medical-imaging-muyinatu-bell/" data-label="Sharper, safer, more inclusive medical imaging"> Sharper, safer, more inclusive medical imaging </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1744311600"> April 10, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">Backed by NIH funding, Muyinatu 'Bisi' Bell's innovative work is enhancing diagnostic accuracy, improving surgical precision, and ensuring equitable health care for all patients </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/09/the-search-for-biological-targets-to-halt-breast-cancer-metastasis/" data-label="The search for biological targets to halt breast cancer metastasis"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg" alt="Andrew Ewald" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-04/andrew-ewald_JHU4526.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/09/the-search-for-biological-targets-to-halt-breast-cancer-metastasis/" data-label="The search for biological targets to halt breast cancer metastasis"> Biological targets could halt breast cancer metastasis </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1744231980"> April 9, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">Thanks to the NIH, researchers like Andrew Ewald have advanced our understanding of what allows a cancer cell from one part of the body to successfully grow in another part </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/08/kishore-kuchibhotla-federal-funding/" data-label="In defense of curiosity: Why universities and federal funding fuel the future"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg" alt="A man in a white lab coat poses with his arms crossed in front of him and smiles" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-04/kishore_kuchibhotla.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Voices</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/08/kishore-kuchibhotla-federal-funding/" data-label="In defense of curiosity: Why universities and federal funding fuel the future"> Why universities and federal funding fuel the future </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1744129500"> April 8, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">By combining private and public resources at universities, we create the engine that makes curiosity possible—for our health, our economy, our humanity </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/07/nih-funding-acute-promyelocytic-leukemia-eugene-shenderov/" data-label="Artificial intelligence speeds cancer diagnoses, potentially saving lives"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG" alt="A professional photo of Eugene Shenderov wearing a doctor's coat, stethoscope, and bow tie." class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-04/_JHU5879.JPG 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research Matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/07/nih-funding-acute-promyelocytic-leukemia-eugene-shenderov/" data-label="Artificial intelligence speeds cancer diagnoses, potentially saving lives"> Artificial intelligence speeds cancer diagnoses </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1744020000"> April 7, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">For some leukemia patients, each hour of delayed care can be the difference between life and death. JHU's Eugene Shenderov is developing an AI algorithm to help doctors reach faster diagnoses. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/01/nih-funding-dash-diet-lawrence-appel/" data-label="Finding the best recipe for health"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG" alt="Professional headshot of Lawrence Appel." class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/_JHU7883%20copy.JPG 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research Matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/01/nih-funding-dash-diet-lawrence-appel/" data-label="Finding the best recipe for health"> Finding the best recipe for health </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1743519000"> April 1, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">For the past 25 years, Professor Lawrence Appel's DASH diet has helped patients lower their blood pressure and avoid heart disease </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/ready-for-next-pandemic/" data-label="Are we ready for the next one?"> <div class="image column force image-portrait"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg" alt="Illustration of a red chicken with eyes watching" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/25%200224%20WhatHaveWeLearned_0.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Health security</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/ready-for-next-pandemic/" data-label="Are we ready for the next one?"> Are we ready for the next one? </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date">Spring 2025</span> <div class="summary">Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can help us prepare for the next one <span class="source"><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/ready-for-next-pandemic/">/ Johns Hopkins Magazine</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/kirsten-smith-kratom-research/" data-label="Unknown substance"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG" alt="Framed kratom leaves sit beneath a container of kratom" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-02/_JHU7068.JPG 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/kirsten-smith-kratom-research/" data-label="Unknown substance"> Unknown substance </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date">Spring 2025</span> <div class="summary">Johns Hopkins assistant professor Kirsten Smith has become a leading voice on the contentious herbal supplement kratom <span class="source"><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/kirsten-smith-kratom-research/">/ Johns Hopkins Magazine</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/public-health-on-call-turns-5/" data-label="The sound of science"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg" alt="illustration of ears inside of a heart" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/feature-public-health-on-call-lead.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Public health</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/public-health-on-call-turns-5/" data-label="The sound of science"> The sound of science </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date">Spring 2025</span> <div class="summary">Launched during the pandemic, the Bloomberg School's Public Health on Call podcast has become a powerful tool to translate fact-based health news to the masses <span class="source"><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2025/spring/public-health-on-call-turns-5/">/ Johns Hopkins Magazine</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2025-03/sri-sarma_JHZ0605.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="accent-element"> <div class="kicker">Research matters</div> <h5><a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/27/nih-funding-sri-sarma-epilepsy/" data-label="Epilepsy relief relies on research"> Epilepsy relief relies on research </a></h5> <span class="visuallyhidden">Published</span> <span class="publish-date convert-pubdate" data-timestamp="1743099120"> March 27, 2025 </span> <div class="summary">With NIH support, biomedical engineer Sri Sarma develops neurotechnologies to improve understanding and treatment of epilepsy </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article teaser column force has-image" > <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="force" href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/26/marty-makary-confirmed-fda-commissioner/" data-label="Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary confirmed as FDA commissioner"> <div class="image column force image-landscape"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2024-11/makary.jpg" alt="Martin Makary" class="column" sizes="(min-width: 1680px) 210px, (min-width: 1280px) 210px, (min-width: 1024px) 187px, (min-width: 863px) 150px, (min-width: 768px) 200px, (min-width: 640px) 178px, (min-width: 412px) 148px, (min-width: 375px) 148px, 148px" srcset="https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_240/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 240w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hub_thumbnail/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 360w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_540/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 540w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_720/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 720w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 900w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1005/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 1005w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1230/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 1230w, https://api.hub.jhu.edu/factory/sites/default/files/styles/hard_crop_landscape_1380/public/2024-11/makary.jpg 1380w"/></div></div> </a> </div> <div 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