INFECTIOUS DISEASES News & Events

2026 Pamela Tucker Johns Hopkins Course in Transplant & Oncology Infectious Diseases

This one-day, in-person educational activity will expand expertise on infectious complications in transplant (solid organ and stem cell) and oncology patients. The Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases Certificate Course will be held in Washington, DC, and will feature lectures from many of the most respected experts in the field, and provide learners with the knowledge and skills to provide outstanding infectious diseases care to transplant and oncology patients.

The Latest

Doctors warn of very serious Vibrio infection spreading in Chesapeake Bay

2028-07-29  |  WBAL-TV (NBC Baltimore)  |  Geeta Sood
Geeta Sood, M.D., Sc.M.

COVID Study Supports Antiviral Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients

2026-07-28  |  MedPage Today  |  Nate Permpalung
Nate Permpalung, M.D., M.P.H.

Biofilms and specific bacteria in colorectal cancer development, with Prof. Cynthia L. Sears, MD

2026-07-26  |  Science, Microbes, and Health Podcast  |  Cynthia Sears

When Will Cyclospora Outbreak End? It Could Be Weeks

2026-07-21  |  Newsweek  |  Cynthia Sears

Why the tick population is increasing--and diseases are spreading--in different areas

2026-07-16  |  Straight Arrow News  |  Pau Auwaerter
Dr. Paul Auwaerter

Pools, Splash Pads May Help Spread Diarrhea Outbreak, Experts Warn

2026-07-15  |  The Epoch Times  |  Cynthia Sears

U.S. death rate falls to its lowest point on record

2026-07-02  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Geeta Sood
Geeta Sood, M.D., Sc.M.

So You Found a Tick on You. Here's Exactly What to Do Next

2026-06-18  |  Outside  |  Paul Auwaerter
Dr. Paul Auwaerter

Are Drug‑Resistant Infections Outpacing Industry Efforts?

2026-06-17  |  Medscape  |  Sara Cosgrove

Syphilis: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

2026-06-15  |  Johns Hopkins Medicine Closeler  |  Zach Lorenz & Matthew Hamill
Dr. Matthew Hamill

What to know about the Ebola outbreak

2026-05-18  |  NBC News  |  Geeta Sood
Geeta Sood, M.D., Sc.M.

11 TV Hill: Johns Hopkins Medicine expert answers questions about hantavirus

2026-05-17  |  WBAL-TV/NBC Baltimore  |  Geeta Sood
Geeta Sood, M.D., Sc.M.

How the bacteria in your gut could raise colon cancer risk

2026-05-15  |  National Geographic  |  Cynthia Sears

6 tick-borne diseases that should be on your radar

2026-05-10  |  Washington Post  |  Paul Auwaerter

What Travelers Should Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship

2026-05-08  |  Travel & Leisure  |  Geeta Sood
Geeta Sood, M.D., Sc.M.

Hopkins Headliners

Endowed Scientific Lectureships

Dr. James C. Allen Lectureship in Virology and the David and Suzanne Thomas Lectureship in Infectious Diseases

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