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Jeremy A. Greene

Jeremy A. Greene, MD, PhD, is William H. Welch Professor of Medicine and the History of Medicine and Director of Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He practices medicine at East Baltimore Medical Center. His most recent book is Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine (John Hopkins University Press, 2014). Find him on Twitter @jgreene2.

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Science & Nature

How Epidemics End

Contrary to hopes for a tidy conclusion to the COVID-19 pandemic, history shows that outbreaks of infectious disease often have much murkier outcomes—including simply being forgotten about, or dismissed as someone else’s problem.

Jeremy A. Greene, Dora Vargha

Science & Nature

As Telemedicine Surges, Will Community Health Suffer?

Early advocates thought it could provide equal access to high-quality care. But private investment has increasingly crowded out public service, and use is now surging during the COVID-19 crisis.

Jeremy A. Greene

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THINKING IN A PANDEMIC

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