COVID-19

As coronavirus pandemic rules loosen, officials warn about the monkeypox virus on campus this fall.

In this episode, radio makers talk about navigating the pandemic. They also look ahead to the future of public radio in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Is Paxlovid a silver bullet against COVID? We ask a Hopkins physician: who should take antiviral drugs to treat COVID, and about the risk of “rebounding,” or testing positive after treatment. Plus, the escalating outbreak of monkeypox. Is this the next pandemic?

Federal approval for COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children is expected soon.

Both former and current local health officers say harassment, underfunding, and staffing shortages have taken a toll.

COVID-19 cases in Baltimore City have increased by 243% and the number of hospitalizations has increased by 28% in the last 28 days

We’ll go On the Record with a Hopkins epidemiologist leading a study into the causes and consequences of long-COVID. What are the most common symptoms? Where should people seek help? And how do different strains of COVID complicate research?

On questions of education, police, transportation and income inequality, the Democrats had few policy disagreements.

The stress of more than two years of pandemic is pushing many nurses to consider leaving the bedside. What can be done to improve conditions and reduce stress? We speak with a local nurse and hear about a statewide effort to raise resilience and prevent burnout.

Two years into the COVID pandemic, we look at a Hopkins study about vaccination rates and other precautions around the globe. What’s driving vaccine hesitancy? Who do people trust for health information? Then, a cardiologist on the heart complications that can occur after COVID.