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Experts weigh in
Experts discuss monkeypox transmission, vaccines
Published Aug 11, 2022
During a media briefing Wednesday, experts share insights about how monkeypox spreads, how to avoid the virus, and what vaccine strategies are most effective
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Voices
How concerned do we need to be about monkeypox?
Published Aug 5, 2022
Johns Hopkins experts weigh in on whether the U.S. is ready for the possibility of twin pandemics
Donald Warne
Acclaimed Indigenous health researcher Donald Warne joins Bloomberg School
Published Aug 3, 2022
He will serve as co-director of the Center for American Indian Health and as the school's Provost Fellow for Indigenous Policy
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Public health
Ending the HIV epidemic
Published Aug 1, 2022
Experts from Johns Hopkins and advocacy groups publish a special journal issue dedicated to the issue of HIV prevention through pre-exposure prophylaxis
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Essay
A father's wish, a bioethicist's dilemma
Published July 25, 2022
A JHU faculty member recounts the agonizing decision he had to make for a parent unable to communicate with the world
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Artificial Intelligence
Sepsis-detection AI has the potential to prevent thousands of deaths
Published July 21, 2022
A new system identifies patients at risk for sepsis to aid in the prevention of the illness, which is often difficult to detect and is one of the world's leading causes of death
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Q+A
Omicron update: The summer of subvariants
Published July 19, 2022
With five versions of omicron circulating, vaccines are working against severe disease, not against infection. Virologist Andy Pekosz tells us what to expect this summer and beyond.
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Public Health
Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 disproportionately affected women and girls
Published July 19, 2022
While the safety measures taken at the beginning of the pandemic saved lives, a full accounting of COVID-19's impact must include the economic, social, and health effects of pandemic response strategies
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Mental health
How to talk about suicide
Published July 12, 2022
Journalist Aneri Pattani and suicide prevention researcher Holly Wilcox developed a free Coursera course for journalists and the public to learn best practices when discussing suicide
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Preventing gun violence
How red flag laws reduce risks of gun violence
Published July 11, 2022
Extreme risk protection orders, also called red flag laws, are a way to temporarily restrict access to firearms during high risk situations. Here's how they work.