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Study links living near livestock, MRSA infections
Published Oct 11, 2012
People living near Dutch farms at higher risk for exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, School of Public Health research shows / The Baltimore Sun
The end of the road
Published Oct 8, 2012
Researchers seek ways to keep older people behind the wheel if they can drive safely, prepare them to quit if they can't / Johns Hopkins Public Health magazine
Fishing for alternatives
Published Oct 5, 2012
Aquaponics Project produces fresh fish, vegetables, seen as model for sustainable urban farming / School of Public Health
A 'brilliant' turn of events
Published Oct 2, 2012
By focusing on how physical environments affect tissue development and remodeling, Melody Swartz aims to better understand tissue regeneration in disease processes
Brilliant
2 alumni win 'genius grants'
Published Oct 2, 2012
Bioengineer Swartz, historian Penningroth among 23 recipients of $500,000 MacArthur Foundation awards
Pledging wellness
Published Oct 2012
Medical student-founded Patient Promise has 500+ signees nationwide, and counting / Gazette
Black youths overexposed to alcohol ads, study finds
Published Sept 27, 2012
Authors suggest alcohol advertisers are targeting young African-Americans / School of Public Health
HIV drug may cause memory declines
Published Sept 27, 2012
Study suggests that commonly prescribed anti-retroviral drug efavirenz damages nerve cells / Johns Hopkins Medicine
Surgeons create new ear for skin cancer patient
Published Sept 26, 2012
Woman lost her ear to aggressive cancer; new ear constructed using rib cartilage, placed under forearm skin for months to grow new covering / Johns Hopkins Medicine
Learning from mistakes
Published Sept 24, 2012
Medical errors are alarmingly frequent, Johns Hopkins surgeon writes, and little is being done about it / The Wall Street Journal