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Paramedics taking a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance to the emergency room.

New models can help hospitals stay ahead of COVID-19 surges

Optimization models will help hospital systems better manage critical resources if coronavirus cases spike this fall and winter.

Headshot of Eli Sherman.

Eli Sherman named 2020 Google Machine Learning Fellow

With the fellowship, Sherman, a PhD candidate advised by Ilya Shpitser, will investigate how machine learning can help improve clinical decision-making and allocation of healthcare resources.

A syringe on a blue background.

Vaccine opponents unite around a ‘civil liberties’ argument on social media, study finds

Anti-vaxxer strategy shift on Facebook may signal a fierce fight over an eventual COVID-19 vaccine, according to new study by Mark Dredze and team.

Headshot of Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell.

Muyinatu Bell receives $1 million grant from NSF Smart and Connected Health program

Bell’s project will focus on improving the effectiveness of procedures pertaining to heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide.

Seed grant awards. Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. Overlaid over Malone Hall.

Malone/Wilmer Seed Grant winners announced

Seed grant awards support research that applies engineering solutions to detect, monitor, and treat ocular diseases.

A person in PPE works with a robot.

Autonomous robots are coming to the operating room, The Wall Street Journal

Axel Krieger featured in The Wall Street Journal for new advances in robotic surgery.