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Public health
3 proposals earn BAHI seed grants
Published Aug 10, 2017
Bloomberg American Health Initiative support projects addressing climate change, sexual assault
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Global Health
Netting a sustainable business model
Published July 20, 2017
After successful bed net campaigns in Ghana, researchers aim to create a thriving, sustainable commercial market
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Study abroad
Learning at the edge of Africa
Published July 19, 2017
During study abroad program in South Africa, Johns Hopkins students gain a global perspective on public health challenges
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Q+A
Fidget spinner fact and fiction
Published June 20, 2017
Claims that devices help kids with ADD, autism are nothing more than 'smart marketing,' Hopkins doctor says
Public health
Toxic metals found in e-cigarette liquids
Published Feb 17, 2017
Researchers suspect heating coil in 'cig-a-like' devices may release carcinogens including nickel, lead, cadmium / School of Public Health
Public health
Scholarship opportunity for displaced Syrians
Published Jan 12, 2017
Center for Humanitarian Health will provide two displaced students full scholarships to Bloomberg School's Master of Public Health program
Q+A
The science is clear: Vaccines are safe, effective
Published Jan 11, 2017
Public health expert Daniel Salmon discusses vaccine safety and the potential hazards posed by fewer children being vaccinated
Global health
$30M grant fuels air pollution study
Published Nov 8, 2016
Johns Hopkins receives $30M grant for study of cook stove fuels and their effects on maternal, infant health
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Public health
Hopkins to expand Lyme disease research efforts
Published Nov 8, 2016
$10M gift supports existing research on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, new therapies, vulnerable populations / Hopkins Medicine
Josh Sharfstein
Sharfstein to lead public health initiative
Published Oct 27, 2016
Associate dean at BSPH named inaugural director of JHU's Bloomberg American Health Initiative