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Congressional briefing
Studying the healing power of psychedelics
Published Nov 21, 2023 Video
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how the controlled substances could transform mental health treatment
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Humanitarian health
Experts discuss toll of Middle East conflict
Published Nov 20, 2023 Video
Israel-Hamas war has resulted in mass civilian casualties, psychological trauma, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, humanitarian health experts say
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Hopkins in D.C.
Leading health policy scholar joins JHU
Published Nov 16, 2023
Melinda Buntin, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Economics, will lead a newly established Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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