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Health
Entrepreneurship
Building better orthotics
Published Feb 22, 2016
Med-tech startup run by JHU students selected for Accelerate Baltimore incubator
Thomas Quinn stands in front of a slide depicting the mosquito responsible for the transmission of Zika
Public health
Strong links shown between Zika, birth defects
Published Feb 19, 2016
Experts present emerging evidence, evaluate response at School of Public Health symposium
Commentary
Anti-vaxx scare tactics
Published Feb 17, 2016
Anti-vaccine websites dupe parents with deceptive sound bites, junk science, conspiracy theories / Time
Stimulant spike
Adderall abuse rises
Published Feb 16, 2016
Study: Growing number of young adults using drug without prescription / School of Public Health
Magnified photo of a ball of brain cells
Neuroscience
Big potential of 'mini-brains'
Published Feb 12, 2016 Video
Human-derived structures could allow for better research, reduce animal testing / School of Public Health
Rewarding behaviors
Why breaking habits is hard
Published Feb 11, 2016
Our brains are wired to focus on previously pleasing things, even if we don't realize it
New hope for HIV-positive transplant recipients
Published Feb 8, 2016
Johns Hopkins approved to perform first HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants in U.S.
A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus
Q+A
How Zika virus evolves
Published Feb 4, 2016
Andrew Pekosz on sexual transmission of ths virus and the difficulty of developing effective treatments
Whiting School center aims to reshape medical care
Published Feb 4, 2016
Malone Center brings together engineers, clinicians in effort to enhance efficiency, effectiveness of health care
Medical ethics
In short supply
Published Feb 3, 2016
Drug shortages force doctors to make difficult ethical decisions