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Health
Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits
Published Aug 25, 2022
A study, published in May, found some drugs approved by the FDA's "accelerated approval" program were available on the market for years without having verified clinical benefits
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Q+A
After Supreme Court EPA ruling, regulatory patchwork remains
Published Aug 23, 2022
A lack of unified national regulation will not only slow the Biden administration's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but will also slow business investments and innovation, according to climate policy expert Paul Ferraro
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Viral treatments
New platform could make gene medicine delivery easier and more affordable
Published Aug 23, 2022
A new platform designed by Hopkins researchers, in partnership with the University of Washington, shows promise in the sped up design of lipid nanoparticles to deliver treatments that prevent viral infections
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International health
Hopkins-led consortium tackles TB around the world
Published Aug 17, 2022
Funding from USAID supports research key to improving tuberculosis diagnostics, therapeutics, transmission control, prevention, and local stewardship
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Science
Engineers develop mini caps for mini brains
Published Aug 17, 2022
Engineering feat expands the research and testing available to scientists with brain organoids
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The best way to take a pill, according to science
Published Aug 16, 2022
Researchers examining the mechanics of drug dissolution and the natural anatomy of the stomach found that taking a pill while lying on your right side shortens the time it takes for medicine to be absorbed
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Endemic COVID
What does the new CDC guidance tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Published Aug 15, 2022
Johns Hopkins epidemiologist David Dowdy says the guidance update brings the CDC in line with the habits of Americans and suggests we're closer to a new, endemic phase of COVID-19
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Nanoparticle therapy may help patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19
Published Aug 12, 2022
A small clinical trial conducted by Johns Hopkins scientists shows an experimental drug suppresses COVID-19-related inflammation and brain injury
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Experts weigh in
Experts discuss monkeypox transmission, vaccines
Published Aug 11, 2022
During a media briefing Wednesday, experts share insights about how monkeypox spreads, how to avoid the virus, and what vaccine strategies are most effective
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Maternal health
Study finds harmful chemicals present in large sample of pregnant women
Published Aug 11, 2022
A new study found a high presence of chemicals in pregnant women, with the highest levels of toxins found in Black and Latina study participants