Researchers Identify Biomarker that Herald Poor Treatment Outcomes in TB Patients

Johns Hopkins India Institute, November 8, 2021 Dr. Akshay Gupte, Instructor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases, and colleagues discovered that elevated concentrations of IL-6 in tuberculosis patients can predict poor treatment outcomes, showcasing a need for including IL-6 testing in clinical screenings...

Gauri Dhumal and Neetal Nevrekar Receive PEER Grant Award

Johns Hopkins India Insitute, November 1, 2021 Drs. Dhumal and Nevrekar received the award from USAID’s Women In Science Mentoring Program for separate pilot projects to address TB patient treatment adherence. Dr. Nishi Suryavanshi is their mentor.

A 100% COVID Vaccination Rate Is Possible — We Did It

Medpage Today, October 22, 2021 With colleagues in India, Drs. Christopher G. Myers, Tinglong Dai, Amit Jain, who are faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School Medicine and Carey School of Business discuss...

An Update on COVID-19 and India

Public Health on Call Podcast, September 30, 2021 Drs. Vidya Mave and Brian Wahl discuss the current COVID situation in India with host Dr. Josh Sharfstein.