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Public health
Guns remain leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens
Published Sept 12, 2024
For the third straight year, firearms killed more young people than any other cause, including car crashes and cancer, and disproportionately affected people of color
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Immunology
Outsmarting fungi
Published Fall 2024
Fungal species are wreaking havoc in unprecedented ways. Infectious disease doctor Arturo Casadevall explains why in a gripping new book. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
An image of cells that are colored by type: purple and blue cells are metastasis-initiating cancer cells, while green cells are macrophages. The blue and purple are much more prevalent than the green.
Cancer research
Potential new biological target for breast cancer treatments
Published Sept 4, 2024
The Johns Hopkins study focused on the role that white blood cells called macrophages play in the growth of breast cancer
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Medicine
Study inspired by 15-year-old could advance search for novel antibiotics
Published Sept 3, 2024
New bacteria found in raw honey could aid fight against Legionnaires' disease, antibiotic resistance
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Cancer research
JHU gets more than $20M to develop advanced surgical techniques for cancer
Published Aug 22, 2024
Funding is part of $150M awarded by ARPA-H in support of the Cancer Moonshot initiative to fast-track discovery in cancer research
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Opioid epidemic
Overdose deaths lower U.S. life expectancy by nearly a year
Published July 30, 2024
Data analysis sheds light on the scope of opioid-related deaths, including sharply rising totals among young minorities
Brian Caffo
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What U.S. policymakers should know about AI
Published July 15, 2024
Biostatistician Brian Caffo explains why JHU is hosting a briefing to help congressional staff learn more about artificial intelligence and its many applications
Lauren Gardner
Faculty honors
Lauren Gardner wins Merck prize to advance pandemic tracking
Published July 10, 2024
Engineering professor receives Future Insight Prize for groundbreaking contributions to tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the development of AI systems capable of detecting and tracking future pandemics
Mandy Cohen
CDC director calls for data-based, preventative community care
Published July 2, 2024
At the latest Health Policy Forum, CDC Director Mandy Cohen discusses how data can help solve problems ranging from opioid overdoses to gun violence
Seun Falade-Nwulia
Medicine
Overcoming treatment barriers
Published June 12, 2024
Infectious disease specialist Seun Falade-Nwulia works to ensure patients with infectious diseases and substance use disorders receive the carefully coordinated care they require