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Gel capsules spill out of bottle
Commentary
JHU experts question safety of supplements
Published Nov 2, 2015
Pre-market registration, clearer disclaimers, better standards for identifying substances are good first steps to safer market, authors write / School of Public Health
Sleep study
Rude awakenings
Published Oct 30, 2015
Waking several times a night is worse for mood than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption / School of Medicine
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Social innovation lab
Seed funding for startups
Published Oct 30, 2015
JHU early-stage incubator to support 10 business, technology ventures
Weighing In
Study links childhood antibiotics to weight gain
Published Oct 26, 2015
Treatments that fight off harmful bacteria could also affect bacteria that's vital to gastrointestinal health / School of Public Health
Micro/Macro
25 stories of social impact
Published Oct 23, 2015
YearLook highlights Bloomberg School of Public Health milestones, accomplishments
Henry Waxman speaks at mental health policy forum
Policy Talk
Experts explore mental health, addiction
Published Oct 22, 2015
School of Public Health event organized in part by new Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research
Painkiller nation?
Published Oct 22, 2015
School of Public Health study finds that most Americans use painkillers but also see abuse as a serious issue / School of Public Health
Change of heart
Study examines how men and women age
Published Oct 20, 2015
Men's hearts increase in size, while women's heart stay the same size or shrink, study shows. / Johns Hopkins Medicine
'Gene hunter'
Cancer researcher honored
Published Oct 20, 2015
Kenneth Kinzler among 80 new members elected to National Academy of Medicine / Hopkins Medicine
Heart monitor and other medical devices in a hospital ICU
Health IT
Smart medicine
Published Oct 19, 2015
Hopkins Medicine, Microsoft partner to connect medical devices (and the data they generate) in effort to reduce preventable harm