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Public Health
Life expectancy gains slowing
Published Jan 29, 2018
Progress in health technology has not been enough to keep average life expectancy increasing at historic rates, study finds
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President's Frontier Award
Crews wins $250K prize
Published Jan 29, 2018 Video
Hopkins Medicine researcher studies causes, effects, health disparities associated with chronic kidney disease
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Medicine
Who was Wilder Penfield and why is he a Google doodle?
Published Jan 26, 2018
Before he revolutionized the field of neurosurgery, Penfield was a student at Hopkins Medicine
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Bloomberg School opposes anti-smoking group with ties to tobacco
Published Jan 25, 2018
Dean Ellen MacKenzie, 16 other deans sign statement saying they will refuse funding from Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
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Cancer research
Unlocking genetic mysteries
Published Jan 22, 2018
New Johns Hopkins center merges applied mathematics and biology to better understand breast cancer
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Mental health
Depression education effective for some teens
Published Jan 22, 2018
Adolescent Depression Awareness Program was designed to prevent suffering, increase 'depression literacy' / Hopkins Medicine
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Lost opportunities for life sciences firms
Published Jan 19, 2018
JHU's Phillip Phan, Dean Wong advocate for open-innovation network in 'Nature Index' commentary
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Cancer research
Single blood tests screens for eight common cancers
Published Jan 19, 2018
CancerSEEK is a noninvasive test that can detect cancers of the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colorectum, lung, or breast
Daniel Webster
First Bloomberg Professor of American Health
Published Jan 18, 2018
Daniel Webster, director of Center for Gun Policy and Research, is a leading expert on gun violence prevention
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Behavioral science
Overeating after dark
Published Jan 16, 2018
Chances of overeating increase in evening as hunger hormone levels rise, study suggests