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A soldier sits atop a barricade, silhouetted and surrounded by coils of barbed wire
Q+A
The rules of war and human rights
Published Oct 27, 2023
Human rights expert Len Rubenstein explains how laws governing war apply to health and human rights in the evolving Israel-Gaza conflict
William H. Gates Sr.
Public health
New name for Gates Institute
Published Oct 25, 2023
The newly renamed William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health also unveiled new strategic priorities synthesizing five interconnected global programs with its cross-cutting gender equity work
U.S. Supreme Court building in the fall
Q+A
Do guns belong in the hands of domestic abusers?
Published Oct 24, 2023
Kelly Roskam of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions discusses a major firearms case before the Supreme Court
Two adults and a child walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City
Q+A
Humanitarian health in Gaza
Published Oct 20, 2023
Frayed health care and an overwhelmed global humanitarian system imperil the health of civilians in Gaza, cautions Hopkins expert Paul Spiegel
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Genetics
Machine learning method can improve genetic risk assessments for non-white populations
Published Oct 2, 2023
Researchers have developed a scalable AI-based approach that makes use of genetic studies that include people of different ethnic backgrounds and could one day help address health disparities
A view of the U.S. at night, as seen from space; the Earth's curvature is clearly visible at the top of the image
Public health
JHU experts play lead roles in epidemic preparedness project
Published Sept 19, 2023
Center for Health Security, others from across Hopkins receive CDC funding to help communities prepare for future emerging health threats
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3 Questions
Medicare drug price negotiations
Published Aug 31, 2023
Medicare beneficiaries will get transparent drug prices for the first time in history, explains Johns Hopkins expert Mariana Socal
Artist's rendering of a new building for the Bloomberg School of Public Health
Construction
New building planned for BSPH
Published Aug 24, 2023
250,000-square-foot East Baltimore facility expected to be completed by the end of 2026
Jane Carlton
University News
Jane Carlton joins malaria research institute as director
Published Aug 18, 2023
Carlton is recognized for her collaborative efforts with researchers and clinicians working in global public health to transfer her research from the lab to the field
A child receives a vaccine
Q+A
What's in store for the upcoming respiratory virus season?
Published July 31, 2023
Johns Hopkins epidemiologist David Dowdy says vaccines and a preventive drug for RSV offer hope for a healthier fall and winter