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White pills in a manufacturing plant
Opioids
Archive shows how fentanyl promotion helped drive opioid epidemic
Published Dec 9, 2022
Internal documents disclosed by court reveal Insys Therapeutics promoted cancer painkiller for off-label uses
A Family Spirit representative visits with a family of an infant
Indigenous health
A 'world of play' for Indigenous children
Published Dec 6, 2022
Through a LEGO Foundation grant, the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health will expand its Family Spirit home-visiting program and develop Indigenous-designed outdoor playspaces in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
A woman kneels and cries in a field of white flags
Public health
Life expectancy is declining in the U.S. It doesn't have to be.
Published Dec 6, 2022
A new report authored by experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health identify solutions to pressing public health concerns that are causing the average American life expectancy to fall
A black and white line drawing with a handgun in the foreground and an American flag in the background as well as a municipal building and an interpretation of a national monument
Q+A
Oregon's new laws and the future of U.S. gun policy
Published Nov 28, 2022
A midterm ballot initiative requires permits to purchase guns and limits magazine capacity, charting a course for other states to put gun control in the hands of voters, says Hopkins expert Cass Crifasi
A family
Public Health
Can guaranteed income improve health?
Published Nov 21, 2022
Hopkins researchers studying a guaranteed income pilot program in California found the program stabilized finances, led to more full-time employment, and improved participants' mental health
Chi Van Dang
Faculty spotlight
Celebrated cancer researcher Chi Van Dang returns to Johns Hopkins
Published Nov 14, 2022
The alumnus and former faculty member of the School of Medicine has been named the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of cancer medicine
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COVID-19
Tracking COVID-19 omicron variants
Published Nov 11, 2022
Andrew Pekosz and Joshua Sharfstein discuss the many faces of omicron, which tools are still holding up against it, and what virologists are still waiting to see from this virus
Members of the Proud Boys attend a rally wearing yellow bandanas and gaiters over their faces
Politics
White supremacy, political violence, and firearms
Published Nov 3, 2022
Policy experts, including U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, convene to discuss armed intimidation in the political process as Americans go to the polls for midterms
Zandy Wong, a cisgender woman smiling
Student spotlight
Advocacy for access
Published Nov 3, 2022
Junior Zandy Wong learned to advocate for accessibility in her own education, and she's using that knowledge to advocate in organizations across the country. She was recently honored for her efforts as a recipient of the Heumann-Armstrong Award.
Karen Dunston
Community health
Captivating views of community health workers
Published Oct 21, 2022
Award-winning photo series was inspired by the work of Johns Hopkins physician-researcher Lisa Cooper, her colleagues, and the community health workers who supported and served Baltimore neighborhoods during the pandemic