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August 2026

COVID Is Spreading In These Regions Right Now — Here Are The Symptoms To Watch For. HuffPost. 2026-08-18. Geeta Sood

TB Doesn’t Always End With Treatment: New Study Warns Survivors Remain at High Risk. Business News This Week (India). 2026-08-17. Jonathan Golub

The Most Important Thing AI Can't Do in Medicine. TIME. 2026-08-15. Natasha Chida

Screen, Treat, and PrEP. CLOSLER. 2026-08-11. Kaitlin Poole, Matthew Hamill

What to know about Candida auris, a fungus contaminating healthcare spaces. MSN via CNN. 2026-08-07. Nate Permpalung

2 people in Michigan have died after becoming ill with cyclosporiasis. NPR. 2026-08-03. Cynthia Sears

Infectious disease physician on what you should know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak. WJZ (CBS Baltimore). Cynthia Sears

July 2026

No Such Thing as Over There: Dr. Amita Gupta on the Long Haul. Scientista. 2026-07-29. Amita Gupta

Remdesivir may offer kidney, CV benefits for transplant recipients with acute COVID-19. Healio.com. 2026-07-28. Nate Permpalung

Doctors warn of very serious Vibrio infection spreading in Chesapeake Bay. WBAL-TV (NBC Baltimore). 2026-07-29. Geeta Sood

Remdesivir for COVID-19 linked to better outcomes for adult kidney transplant recipients. MSN.com, 2026-07-28. Nate Permpalung

COVID Study Supports Antiviral Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients. MedPage Today. 2026-07-28. Nate Permpalung

Early Remdesivir May Protect Kidney Transplants After COVID-19: Nitipong Permpalung, MD, MPH. AJMC. 2026-07-28. Nate Permpalung

Maryland cyclosporiasis cases spike, part of a national surge in intestinal illness cases. Maryland Matters. 2026-07-26. Cynthia Sears

Biofilms and specific bacteria in colorectal cancer development, with Prof. Cynthia L. Sears. Science, Microbes, and Health Podcast. 2026-07-24. Cynthia Sears

High Suspicion for Cyclosporiasis Warranted Even as Investigation Continues. Medscape. 2026-07-21. Cynthia Sears

When Will Cyclospora Outbreak End? It Could Be Weeks. Newsweek. 2026-07-21. Cynthia Sears

Fact Check: No evidence that ivermectin can treat Cyclospora infections. Reuters. 2026-07-17. Cynthia Sears

Why the tick population is increasing--and diseases are spreading--in different areas. Straight Arrow News. 2026-07-16. Paul Auwaerter

Pools, Splash Pads May Help Spread Diarrhea Outbreak, Experts Warn. The Epoch Times. 2026-07-14. Cynthia Sears

U.S. death rate falls to its lowest point on record. Wall Street Journal. 2026-07-02. Geeta Sood

June 2026

Vaccines, antibody shots, and pills: How scientists are trying to prevent tick-borne diseases. Boston Globe. 2026-06-29. Paul Auwaerter

So You Found a Tick on You. Here's Exactly What to Do Next. Outside. 2026-06-18. Paul Auwaerter

Are Drug‑Resistant Infections Outpacing Industry Efforts? Medscape. 2026-06-17. Sara Cosgrove

Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think. NPR. 2026-06-16. Jessica Queen

Syphilis: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. Johns Hopkins Medicine Closeler. 2026-06-15. Zach Lorenz & Matthew Hamill

Don't forget these infectious, risk-based disease screenings in primary care. Medscape. 2026-06-04. Matthew Hamill

May 2026

Ebola vaccine for Bundibugyo strain could take months before human trials. NBC News. 2026-05-20. Geeta Sood

What to know about the Ebola outbreak. NBC News. 2026-05-18. Geeta Sood

11 TV Hill: Johns Hopkins Medicine expert answers questions about hantavirus. WBAL-TV/NBC Baltimore. 2026-05-17. Geeta Sood

How the bacteria in your gut could raise colon cancer risk. National Geographic. 2026-05-15. Cynthia Sears

At last, a pill that can prevent COVID after exposure to infected people. 2025-05-13. Nature. Annie Antar

Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor shares Hantavirus concerns with 2 Marylanders being monitored. WBAL-TV/NBC Baltimore. 2025-05-13. Geeta Sood

6 tick-borne diseases that should be on your radar. Washington Post. 2025-05-10. Paul Auwaerter

Are Cruises Still Safe After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak? What To Know. Newsweek. 2025-05-08. Geeta Sood

Scientists pinpoint how toxic bacteria in the gut causes colon cancer - as disease surges in under 50s. Daily Mail. 2026-05-08. Cynthia Sears

What Travelers Should Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship. Travel & Leisure. 2026-05-08. Geeta Sood

Syphilis making a comeback, health officials warn. CDC map shows where risk is highest. News Nation. 2026-05-01. Khalil Ghanem

April 2026

A common stomach bug has become harder to treat. New York Times. 2026-04-27. Geeta Sood

Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds. Filter Magazine. 2026-04-23. Seun Falade-Nwulia

Q&A: Diagnosing & Treating Co- and Superinfections in Viral Pneumonia. Physician's Weekly. 2026-04-22. Stuart Ray

Tuberculosis vaccine shows promise as once-fatal disease evades treatment. 2026-04-14. Baltimore Sun. Styliani Karanika

Red Blood Cell Transfusion Benefits Patients With Babesiosis. 2026-04-14. Medscape. Paul Auwarter

On-Site Hepatitis C Care Boosts Treatment Uptake. Medscape. 2026-04-08. Seun Falade-Nwulia

Johns Hopkins Team Develops Therapeutic, Nasally-Delivered DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis. Good News Network. 2026-04-08. Styliani Karanika

A New, Highly Mutated COVID Variant Called 'Cicada' Is Spreading in the US. Know These Symptoms. Today. 2026-04-08. Geeta Sood

March 2026

Do you have the new Covid variant, flu or other virus? Look out for these symptoms. NBC News. 2026-03-31. Geeta Sood

CDC Study Warns on Infection-Related Cancers After Organ Transplant. Medpage Today. 2026-03-09. Christine Durand

Johns Hopkins Medicine-led consortium receives $24 million federal grant to find hepatitis B cure. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. Chloe Thio, Justin Bailey, Ashwin Balagopal, Sunil Solomon, David Thomas

Winter Vomiting Illnesses Are Wiping People Out Right Now. Here's Where They Spread The Most. 2026-03-09. HuffPoast. Stuart Ray

February 2026

Medical schools assign students a new coach: AI. AAMCNews. 2026-02-25. Maunank Shah

Florida’s latest move to limit access to affordable AIDS meds called ‘subterfuge’. Miami Herald. 2026-02-25. Bob Bollinger

Two months into 2026, Maryland mumps cases already six times last year's total. 2026-02-19. Baltimore Sun. Geeta Sood

Inside Florida’s decision to cut thousands off from affordable AIDS drugs. 2026-02-12. Miami Herald. Bob Bollinger

One Versus Three: Federally Funded Clinical Trial Shows Daily Meds for a Month Comparable to Once Weekly for Three Months to Treat TB. 2026-02-10. Johns Hopkins Medicine News Release. Richard Chaisson

Should you feed a cold and starve a fever? Here's what experts say. Washington Post. 2026-02-10. Geeta Sood

Confused About When to Disinfect or Sanitize at Home? Here’s a Cheat Sheet. 2026-02-10.Geeta Sood

January 2026

Measles Cases This Year Are Outpacing 2025 — The Worst Recent Year On Record. Forbes, 2026-01-30. Natasha Chida

Flu activity nationwide declines but ER visits for school-aged kids increasing: CDC. ABC News. 2026-01-23. Geeta Sood

Cases Of This Highly Contagious Winter Virus Are ‘Worse Than Previous Seasons.’ Here’s What You Need to Know. HuffPost. 2026-01-18. Geeta Sood

Why do so many celebrities have Lyme disease? CBC News. 2026-01-17. Paul Auwaerter

Got the flu? Here’s what to know about antivirals to fight it. Washington Post. 2026-01-15. Lisa Maragakis

‘Very high’ levels of flu reported in Florida. What to know about what’s spreading. 2026-01-07. Miami Herald. Geeta Sood

Yes, you can still get a flu shot. Tips for staying healthy with cases on the rise. 2026-01-07. Baltimore Banner. Geeta Sood

What's subclade K? Why new 'super flu' can make you feel awful. 2026-01-06. Detroit Free Press. Stuart Ray