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And now, it’s Midday on Ethics. The coronavirus doesn’t only pose epidemiological challenges. It poses ethical dilemmas as well, particularly as…

It’s Midday on Ethics. An international court has ruled that South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya and other female athletes with naturally high…

If we’re truthful about it, most of us will admit it: There’s a gap between who we are and who we yearn to be. In this episode, people confront the sting…

Super-saturated sound-portraits of entrepreneurs and artists at work on the 2400 block of Saint Paul Street: Whirring blenders, whispering crochet…

7200 Harford Road is about as far north and east as you can get and still be in Baltimore City. It’s tucked just inside the county line, and downtown…

In this episode, portraits of irrepressible drive and determination: A self-made cosmetics mogul opens up a school of makeup artistry, a local fashion…

It’s hard to write a 'spoiler-free' description of this episode because these stories from 1100 Ward Street take so many surprise twists. Let's just say…

In this episode, a group home is a haven for residents with mental and psychological challenges; a web-design CEO reveals his second life as an…

In 2010, Wes Moore published a best-selling book, "The Other Wes Moore", which told the story of his childhood and early adulthood, as well as that of…

Shortages of life-saving medicines and drugs are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. Since 2007, the number of drugs considered in short supply has…

A recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published in the health journal, BMJ, found that medical errors in hospitals…

In a new book of connected short stories, local author Susan Muaddi-Darraj, traces 100 years of life in a Palestinian village on the West Bank, called Tel…

This week, President Barack Obama once again brought the issue of gun violence to the fore of the American conversation. On Tuesday, the President…

We are revisiting a conversation Tom had in February 2015 with David Linden, a neuroscientist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the former…

Stefanie DeLuca's new book Coming of Age in the Other America (published by the Russell Sage Foundation), explores the lengths to which young people, born…

A recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that medical errors in hospitals and healthcare facilities account for…

It’s Day 3 of what has been a contentious Democratic National Convention. After Wikileaks published emails from Democratic National Committee staffers,…

Whether you are lazing by the pool or passing time at the airport, summer is a great time to get lost in a good book. Deborah Taylor of the Enoch Pratt…

A paper recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco suggests that the U.S. economy may not have been as weak during the initial months…

*This edition of Midday was shortened to accommodate NPR's special coverage of President Trump's press conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin…