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December 2025

From survival to longevity: What aging with HIV looks like in 2025. AFRO News. 2025-12-30. Richard Chaisson

How Long Is the Flu Contagious? As Season Ramps Up, Your Top Questions Answered. Today. 2025-12-24. Stuart Ray

Probiotics for gut health: Sorting facts from hype. Baltimore Sun. 2025-12-23. Cynthia Sears

Chemotherapy offers clues for potential HIV cure. WGN Channel 9 (Chicago). 2025-12-17. Joel Blankson

Federally Funded Clinical Trial Suggests Knowing HIV ‘Viral Load’ Doesn’t Improve Number of Patients Seeking Needed Care. Johns Hopkins Medicine Press Release. 2025-12-16. Matthew Hamill and Yuka Manabe

Researchers See Dramatic Drop in HIV-Infected Immune Cells in Patient After Cancer Treatment Received. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. 2025-12-15. Joel Blankson and Francesco Simonetti

Your Top Flu Questions, Answered by Doctors. Health Central. 2025-12-05. Natasha Chida

November 2025

Research Suggests This 1 Annoying Illness Might Actually Help Protect You From COVID. HuffPost. 2025-11-29. Stuart Ray

What's the Difference Between Flu A and Flu B? Experts Discuss the Symptoms. Today. 2025-11-26. Stuart Ray

Is a Faint Line On a COVID-19 Test Actually Positive? Yes, Experts Say. Today. 2025-11-26. Geeta Sood

Achieving lasting remission for HIV. Knowable Magazine. 2025-11-19. Joel Blankson

How and When to Isolate After a Positive COVID-19 Test, According to Experts. Today. 2025-11-19. Geeta Sood

What Happens When You Get the Flu — and What to Do at Every Stage. Everyday Health. 2025-11-18. Geeta Sood

 

What's the deal with COVID testing now? Doctors explain when to test, how to get them and more. Today. 2025-11-05. Geeta Sood

October 2025

Clostridioides difficile Risk Factors Clarified for Deaths and Progression From Colonization to Infection. MedScape. 2025-10-24. Sean Anderson

Should You ‘Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever’? New York Times. 2025-10-21. Geeta Sood

Sears Honored with IDSA's Alexander Fleming Lifetime Achievement Award. Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2025-10-19. Cynthia Sears

Melia Receives Clinical Teacher Award from Infectious Diseases Society of America. Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2025-10-19. Michael Melia

5 Surprising Signs of an Infection in Older Adults. AARP. 2025-10-16. Morgan Katz

IDWeek 2025. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases. 2020-10-16

Syphilis cases in Baltimore infants nearly quadruple the national rate. Baltimore Banner. 2025-10-09. Barbara Wilgus

September 2025

Experts Discuss Why it is Particularly Important to Get the Flu Shot This Year. HuffPost. 2025-09-17. Geeta Sood

HIV Infections Projected to Rise With Cessation of Ryan White Services. HealthDay. 2025-09-15. Joyce Jones

Ending Federally Funded Ryan White HIV/Aids Program Would Increase New HIV Infections 49% Nationwide by 2030, Computer Model Predicts. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. 2025-09-09. Todd Fojo, Joyce Jones

Multicenter Study Shows U.S. Hospitals Vary Greatly in How They Define Blood Culture Contamination. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. 2025-09-03. Valeria Fabre

August 2025

Research Suggests This 1 Annoying Illness Might Actually Help Protect You From COVID. HuffPost. 2025-08-21. Stuart Ray

New Lyme disease test that uses AI could lead to earlier diagnosis. WTOPnews. 2025-08-01. Paul Auwaerter

July 2025

Commemorating 5 Years of Community-based COVID Clinic Services. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases. Kathleen Page

Congressional Briefing on Lifesaving NIH Infectious Disease Research. Treatment Action Group. 2025-07-09. Richard Chaisson

June 2025

An Education Opportunity for Transplant and Oncology Infections. 2025-06-27. Contagion Live. Shmuel Shoham

This elite Johns Hopkins unit is ready for killer pathogens. 2025-06-26. Baltimore Banner. Lisa Maragakis

Is 'Razor Blade Throat' Really a Sign of the Newest COVID Variant? Here's What Doctors Say. 2025-06-26. Health.com. Geeta Sood


What Fate Awaits U.S. HIV Research and Programs? 2025-06-24. Infectious Diseases Special Edition. Richard Chaisson

'Indispensible Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins' Inducts Five New Members. 2025-06-23. Johns Hopkins Hub. Joel Blankson

Here’s what everyone should know about this new HIV prevention shot. Washington Post. 2025-06-21. Eileen Scully

FDA Approves a ‘Game-Changing’ Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot. Everyday Health. 2025-06-20. Matthew Hamill

Auwaerter Honored at Johns Hopkins Medicine's First Four Doctors Ceremony. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases. 2025-06-06. Paul Auwaerter

Don’t Forget These Infectious, Risk-Based Disease Screenings in Primary Care. MedScape. 2025-06-04. Matthew Hamill

Closed CDC lab was cornerstone of national, global STI science. Healio. 2025-06-04. Yuka Manabe

May 2025

NIH funding policy deals new blow to HIV-related trial networks. Science. 2025-05-30. Amita Gupta

NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care. Nature. 2025-05-30. Amita Gupta

Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Corrupts Some White Blood Cells to Suppress Immune System, Suggesting a Path to Severe COVID. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. 2025-05-22. Andrea Cox

US measles cases surpass 1,000 for first time in 5 years. Reuters. 2025-05-09. Lisa Maragakis

The US needs a robust national defense against diseases  |  GUEST COMMENTARY. Baltimore Sun. 2025-05-07. Amita Gupta, Jonathan Zenilman

Hopkins India Conference debuts: In conversation with Dr. Amita Gupta. The American Bazaar. 2025-05-01. Amita Gupta

April 2025

What is listeria? Things to know about the bacteria and how to prevent infection. Baltimore Sun. 2025-04-17. Shmuel Shoham

Program for Intravenous Therapy at Home Improves Treatment of Long-Term Infections. Johns Hopkins Medicine Dome. 2024-04-17. Sara Keller

Clinical trials face uncertain futures amid Trump cuts. ScienceNews. 2024-04-17. Christine Durand

Does the Flu Shot Raise Infection Risk? Here's what a New Study Actually Found. Health.com. 2025-04-16. Geeta Sood

New antibiotic could treat drug-resistant gonorrhea: Study. The Hill. 2025-04-14. Stuart Ray

March 2025

A person with measles traveled in D.C. while contagious, officials say. Washington Post. 2025-03-25. Geeta Sood

Texas measles cases rise to 327. Here is what you need to know. The Texas Tribune. 2025-03-25. Kathleen Page

After 5 years of COVID, the US is struggling with lower vaccination rates and distrust in public health. Today.com. 2025-03-21. Stuart Ray

Using Public Health to Eliminate Tuberculosis. Johns Hopkins Medicine Dome. 2025-03-21. Kunchok Dorjee

Fear spreads that NIH will terminate grants involving South Africa. Science. 2025-03-14. Richard Chaisson

Vitamin A is no substitute for measles vaccine amid Texas outbreak, doctors say. Houston Chronicle. 2025-03-12. Geeta Sood

Hundreds from Hopkins Stand Up for Science. JHU Hub. 2025-03-10. Allison Agwu

The haphazard nihilism of America’s new Department of Government Efficiency. CNN.com 2025-03-01. Yuka Manabe

February 2025

Should You Take Tamiflu? Your Questions About the Antiviral Medication, Answered. Health.com. 2025-02-21. Geeta Sood

This year’s flu season is extra severe. Can you get it twice in one season? Today.com. 2025-02-21. Geeta Sood

Is there a bird flu vaccine? Experts discuss progress amid 'alarming' outbreak. Today.com. 2025-02-18. Stuart Ray

Flu cases are very high in Missouri. What's the difference between influenza A and B? The Kansas City Star. 2025-02-18 Stuart Ray

Clinical Trials at Johns Hopkins Are Now Easier to Find. Dome. 2025-02-13. Mark Sulkowski

Up to the Test. Hopkins Medicine Magazine. 2025-02-12. Yuka Manabe

Vomiting and Diarrhea Aren’t the Only Norovirus Symptoms—Here Are Other Signs to Look Out For. health.com. 2025-02-07. Geeta Sood

Kidney, Liver Donation Soon Possible for More People with HIV. Web MD. 2025-02-07. Christine Durand

Is It Safe to Eat Eggs During the Bird Flu Outbreak? Everyday Health. 2025-02-05. Andrea Cox

Are Eggs Safe to Eat During the Bird Flu Outbreak? Here’s What Experts Are Saying. Good Housekeeping. 2025-02-03. Geeta Sood

What is the difference between flu A and flu B? Experts on the symptoms. Today. 2025-02-03. Stuart Ray

Developing Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases. Johns Hopkins Dome. 2025-02-01. Yuka Manabe

January 2025

A week of pain and confusion for medical researchers. The Washington Post. 2025-01-29. David Thomas, Jonathan Zenilman

Opinion: The case for democratizing global pandemic preparedness. Devex. 2025-01-27. Kunchok Dorjee

What to Know About PrEP. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health News Release. 2025-01-22. Matthew Hamill 

Know Your Respiratory Virus Enemies This Season! Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. 2025-01-16. Allison Agwu, Lisa Maragakis, Aaron Milstone

What’s Going Around Right Now? The 4 Winter Viruses of the ‘Quad-Demic,’ Explained. Health.com. 2025-01-14. Geeta Sood

Despite international concerns, doctors say China flu-like virus is no COVID-19. Voice of America. 2025-01-14. Paul Auwaerter

8 Popular Restaurant Dishes That Are Most Likely to Make You Sick. HealthDigest. 2025-01-12. Allison Agwu

Norovirus Cases Are Spiking Nationwide: How to Protect Yourself from the Stomach Bug. Verywell Health. 2025-01-09. Stuart Ray

Answers to your questions about the bird flu. Newsday. 2025-01-09. Sara Karaba

Norovirus Cases Are Spiking Nationwide: How to Protect Yourself from the Stomach Bug. Verywell Health. 2025-01-09. Stuart Ray

Immunocompromised Have Heterogeneous Antibody Response to RSV Vaccines. HealthDay. 2025-01-07. Andrew Karaba