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Survival of the FITtest
Published Summer 2015
The FIT Treadmill Score accurately gauges long-term death risk based on treadmill exercise performance and three other risk factors / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Global health
Implant improvement
Published June 1, 2015 Video
Training tools designed by Hopkins undergrads aim to support family planning efforts in developing regions
JHU launches first U.S. center to study Lyme disease
Published May 26, 2015
Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center will explore causes, cures for ailment that afflicts 300,000, costs $1.3 billion annually to treat
Asthma and prostate cancer
Published May 22, 2015
Men with history of asthma are less likely to develop fatal prostate cancer, study suggests / Hopkins Medicine
High marks for global research
Published May 15, 2015
JHU receives highest grade among 59 U.S. universities in UAEM ranking of global health research
Joint research
Secondhand high study
Published May 15, 2015
Concentrated exposure to marijuana smoke can cause range of detectable effects for nonsmokers, researchers find / Hopkins Medicine
DreamIt Health
Startups show smart ideas
Published May 14, 2015
Innovative health-tech ideas on display as program participants pitch to investors, industry leaders
Health tech
Fast start for startup
Published May 13, 2015
Mobile health app created by two Carey grads helps healthcare workers monitor patients with infectious diseases
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The real cost of fast food
Published May-June 2015
Choosing healthier restaurant meals could help trim our national waistline, public health expert says / Gazette