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A Johns Hopkins professor tells the story of a remarkable woman who’s been working in Egypt’s slums -- Mama Maggie, known as the Mother Teresa of Cairo.…

As summer ends and students head back to school, we dedicate this hour of Midday on Health with Dr. John Cmar of Sinai Hospital to surveying health issues…

If you've ever wondered how to make a hedgehog out of pastry cream, or worried about your etiquette at royal balls, quest no longer for answers. In her…

Whether he was inspired by Pope Francis, or backed into a corner by the Tea Party, House speaker John Boehner’s last day will be October 30th. While a…

The Super Bowl is known for the biggest football game of the year, but also for yielding some of the most popular commercials. Host Tom Hall is joined by…

Earlier this month, Professor Adam Riess of Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, was awarded the 2015…

This month on Choral Arts Classics, Tom welcomes Marin Alsop, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, for a conversation about two iconic…

Have you ever wondered how the neighborhood of Canton was given its name?The first ethnic Chinese to set foot in the U.S. right here in Baltimore’s Harbor…

African-Americans living free in Baltimore before the Civil War were constantly testing whether the law and courts saw them as citizens, with rights to be…

About two million people in the U.S. have lost an arm, a hand, a leg or other limb. Many opt to use a prosthesis -- a fabricated upper or lower limb. Luke…

What do very old people know about being happy that most of us don’t? Can we put their approach into use in our own lives? New York Times journalist John…

Black women are not more likely than white women to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but they are more likely to die from it. We ask Dr. Otis Brawley, a…

For nearly fifty years, John Clark Mayden has viewed life through a distinctive lens. His black-and-white photographs capture ordinary moments--passengers…

Our guest this morning is Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein is Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training and Professor of the Practice at the Johns…

Vesla Weaver has been listening in on long distance conversations between people in heavily policed neighborhoods in six cities. Weaver, associate…

About two million people in the U.S. have lost an arm, a hand, a leg or other limb. Many opt to use a prosthesis -- a fabricated upper or lower limb. Luke…

Did you know that 21% of adults in Maryland have reported that they have a disability? John Owen is the Director of the Maryland State Library for the…

Just last year, Johns Hopkins University Press published a history of our state: the second edition of MARYLAND: A HISTORY, which covers 1634 to 2015.…

We begin with a conversation about the horrific events that took place in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend which resulted in the death of one woman…

Jhpiego, the international non-profit affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, takes on the health concerns facing teenagers in the developing world,…