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Mental health
Gamers get a boost from strong friendships
Published Jan 20, 2017
Study: In teens, strong friendships may mitigate depression associated with excessive gaming / School of Public Health
Neuroscience
The brain's 'black box'
Published Jan 19, 2017
Study identifies protein that maintains, protects adult neurons responsible for learning, memory
Milestone
30 years of injury research
Published Jan 19, 2017
Andrea Gielen discusses CIRP's legacy of developing life-saving preventions, efforts to take on the opioid crisis
Health care
Hidden costs and 'surprise' bills
Published Jan 17, 2017
Study: Medical costs for some specialists and in certain regions of U.S. are up to six times higher than what Medicare pays
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
Gulotti (left) holds and examines a model of a vertebral bone while Manbachi observes.
Gap year
Medical device design program
Published Jan 12, 2017
In first program of its kind, med students learn about biomedical design, translation
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
Prescription drugs
The 'moral imperative' of treating opioid withdrawal
Published Jan 9, 2017
After harrowing experience with painkillers, Hopkins bioethicist says doctors must do more to help patients through withdrawal
Cancer research
Immune to immunotherapy
Published Jan 6, 2017
Johns Hopkins scientists zero in on process that helps cancer cells evade immune system attacks during immunotherapy treatment
Curbing drunk driving
Published Jan 6, 2017
Fatal crashes decline when ignition interlock devices become mandatory for all DUI offenders, study suggests / School of Public Health