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Health

The 90-year divide
Published Fall 2012
Nearly a century ago, rival approaches to psychiatry fractured the profession. The grand argument is far from over, and at least two fundamental questions—What causes mental illness? How best to treat mental illness?—still await definitive answers. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Add lime, save lives
Published Fall 2012
The solution for clean water? It might be as simple as adding lime juice and sunlight / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Mean streets of The Wire
Published Sept 2012
The idea for Peter Beilenson's book grew out of his undergrad public health studies course on Baltimore, The Wire / Gazette
Art and soul
Published Fall 2012
Playful sculptures, lively art installations pop up all over the new Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center / Johns Hopkins Magazine
The picky eater's dilemma
Published Fall 2012
For thousands of adults, highly selective eating can affect health, social life, relationships / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Diagnosing fever by a thread
Published Aug 31, 2012
Graduate students develop simple test to easily, accurately diagnose the underlying cause of fever, a common symptom of malaria, bacterial pneumonia and other infections
Shedding light on tumors
Published Aug 30, 2012
Technique using ultraviolet light may lead to new type of diagnostic imaging technology
Pursuing patient safety
Published Aug 29, 2012
Gift from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation part of effort to eliminate preventable harms in hospitals / Johns Hopkins Medicine