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Health
Smoke alarm
Published June 4, 2014
Poor air quality in Baltimore hookah bars poses health risk, JHU study shows
Life vest
'Shocking' design could save lives
Published June 3, 2014
Lightweight defibrillator vest designed by students improves upon existing garment for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest
Nursing
Staying capable
Published Summer 2014
A new program sends a handyman along with the nurse on home visits to Baltimore's low-income elderly / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Oncology
An epigenetic key to a mystery
Published Summer 2014
A Johns Hopkins oncologist is uncovering clues as to why so many American men get prostate cancer and how we can prevent it. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Night moves
Sleep shopping?
Published Summer 2014
Today's somnambulant adventurers go for activities with a 21st-century bent, such as placing online orders while still asleep / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Tough jobs
Published Summer 2014 Photos
Firefighters' disproportionate risk of heart disease and other research findings. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Water, water everywhere?
Published Summer 2014
The new Johns Hopkins Institute for Water wants you to value the H?O you use. Every last drop of it. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A familiar struggle
Published Summer 2014
Brown Scholars conduct public health research to eliminate health disparities in poor, urban populations. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Spit take
Body protects cells from toxins in coffee, tea
Published May 30, 2014
Researchers plan to study how natural defenses might be circumvented in some, causing cancers, other illnesses
Johns Hopkins schools collaborate to offer Business of Health Care program
Published May 30, 2014
A new online leadership and management training certificate program for medical professionals will draw upon the strengths of the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health, Carey Business School, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing