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Lab mouse
Parkinson's disease
Study identifies potential Parkinson's treatment
Published July 3, 2018
In mouse study, experimental drug similar to FDA-approved diabetes treatments shown to prevent motor impairment, extend life expectancy
Jeremy Shiffman
Interdisciplinary scholar
Global health policy expert named 34th BDP
Published July 2, 2018 Video
Jeremy Shiffman, who comes from American University, views health care policy through the lens of political science
Bill Gates
Global health
'I hope countries will compete in generosity'
Published June 27, 2018 Video
Philanthropist and tech giant Bill Gates visits SAIS for discussion of the U.S. foreign aid budget and what it means for health care in the developing world
Front of Johns Hopkins Hospital at dusk
U.S. News rankings
Hopkins Children's Center among best U.S. children's hospitals
Published June 26, 2018
'U.S. News' ranks children's center No. 8 overall, with five specialty areas in top 10
Pills spilling out of prescription bottle
How insurance policies fuel opioid epidemic
Published June 22, 2018
Policies miss important opportunities to steer patients to safer, more effective treatments, researchers say
Three boys sit with their back to a chain-link fence at a detention center
Q+A
The impact of family separation
Published June 21, 2018
Paul Spiegel says that for children, being separated from their parents is a trauma that can have 'very negative effects' / Newsweek
Alex Haller
In Memoriam
Pioneer of pediatric medicine
Published June 18, 2018
Alex Haller, who transformed the practice of pediatric care at Hopkins and across the nation, dies at 91
Baby held by parent who also holds a vaccination card
International health
Vaccines save the lives of 1.45 million children since 2000
Published June 15, 2018
Vaccines prevent pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis in developing countries where disease burden is high
Lisa Cooper
Health equity
Healing the divide
Published June 14, 2018
Hopkins expert Lisa Cooper discusses challenges and new directions in health disparities research
Cow illustration with stethoscope and human face
Farm animals
Putting the kibosh on contagion
Published Summer 2018 Video
Surveillance system developed at APL could help public health officials identify infected populations—among humans and animals / Johns Hopkins Magazine