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A screenshot of speakers during the JHU Congressional Briefing on disability justice
Congressional briefing
Experts urge inclusion for people with disabilities
Published July 25, 2023
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how policymakers can improve support and drive progress in research and care
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OTC birth control pill approved by FDA
Published July 13, 2023
The ruling has the potential to reduce barriers and increase equity in access to contraception—if it is affordable, says Johns Hopkins expert Carolyn Sufrin
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Global health
The chemistry of mosquito attraction
Published July 6, 2023
New discoveries by Johns Hopkins researchers about mosquitoes' human scent preferences could lead to novel malaria interventions
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Sustainability
Rebooting our warming cities
Published Summer 2023
A Hopkins-led team says better climate modeling and data can help Baltimore weather a hotter, stormier future / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Atul Grover
An advocate for health policy solutions
Published Summer 2023
Atul Grover, BSPH '04 (PhD), leads what he calls a 'think—and do—tank' / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Voices
A year without Roe
Published June 21, 2023
Hopkins experts examine the abortion rights landscape a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
Quebec Canada Wildfire Smoke Consumes New Jersey and New York City June 7 2023
Environmental health
Wildfires likely to grow more common on East Coast, experts predict
Published June 12, 2023
Hopkins scholars discuss the harmful effects of smoke from the Canadian wildfires and how residents can protect themselves and prepare for next time
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Policy briefing
Prescription drug shortages force tough treatment decisions
Published June 5, 2023
Hopkins experts discuss current shortages in chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, and other critical medicines—and how to overcome them
Coronavirus Resource Center data showing over 1 million COVID-19 deaths
As COVID-19 emergency ends, Hopkins experts wary about next time
Published May 11, 2023
Several emergency declarations have ended, but panelists at Wednesday's virtual briefing agree that the pandemic isn't over, even as its severity has waned
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Health Policy Forum
Lujan Grisham champions power of policy during JHU talk
Published May 9, 2023
New Mexico governor urges students to lean into public health policy to 'create a sea change for the country'