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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

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Health
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
Fitness
Hopkins lends expertise to UA fitness apps
Published Jan 5, 2017 Video
Hopkins, Under Armour announce collaboration designed to help athletes maintain and improve health, wellness, recovery
Paul Rothman meets with Donald Trump
Published Dec 29, 2016
CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine visited Mar-a-Lago estate to discuss reforms at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs / The Baltimore Sun
Cancer research
A landmark year for immunotherapy
Published Dec 28, 2016 Video
Bloomberg–Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy director recaps five major research findings from 2016
A better me
Teens increasingly seek cosmetic surgery
Published Dec 28, 2016
As the scope of surgeries requested by young patients grows, surgeons seek new guidance for treating requests not based on medical needs / Johns Hopkins Health Review
Cancer research
How immunotherapy works
Published Dec 20, 2016
Treatment is like releasing the immune system's 'parking brake,' JHU oncologist Drew Pardoll says / The Washington Post
Bioinformatics
Targeting mutant genes
Published Dec 19, 2016
Computer scientists, cancer experts devise software to evaluate cancer screening strategies