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Public health

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Health+Well-Being

Could your house make you sick?

Published Fall 2023

Johns Hopkins experts weigh in on pressing questions about health and safety indoors / Johns Hopkins Magazine

University News

Jane Carlton joins malaria research institute as director

Published Aug 18, 2023

Carlton is recognized for her collaborative efforts with researchers and clinicians working in global public health to transfer her research from the lab to the field

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Q+A

The science and safety of marijuana

Published July 10, 2023

Experimental psychologist Ryan Vandrey discusses the science and safety of recreational cannabis on the heels of legalization in Maryland

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

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'

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VOICES

What does the end of the COVID federal emergency mean?

Published May 8, 2023

The federal government rolls back certain pandemic protections May 11. What are the ramifications? Johns Hopkins experts weigh in.

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Public health

Chronic health conditions may be severely undertreated in U.S. prisons

Published April 19, 2023

Analysis by experts at the Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests conditions go untreated among incarcerated people compared to general public

Opioid crisis

OTC Narcan: A big win for public health

Published April 3, 2023

Public health experts from Johns Hopkins share their insights on the FDA's approval of over-the-counter Narcan, which puts the lifesaving medicine in everyone's reach