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TV brain drain
Published Jan 10, 2023
A recent study from the Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that excess TV viewing can lead to reduced amounts of cranial gray matter.
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Global health
Non-invasive malaria screening device uses light for diagnosis
Published Jan 6, 2023
The test, being developed by a research team led by a Hopkins engineer, is seen as an alternative to current rapid tests that require blood draws
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Sustainability
Climate impact labels could affect fast food selections
Published Jan 5, 2023
Participants of a new study who were shown climate impact labels on a sample menu often chose the more sustainable option, highlighting the potential for labeling in fast food as an effective way to promote sustainability and nutritional choices
Xavier Becerra
Health Policy Forum
HHS Secretary emphasizes the importance of health care for all
Published Dec 20, 2022 Video
Xavier Becerra champions health care workers who pursue their mission with energy and spirt in seventh installment of the JHU's Health Policy Forum series
Nicole Baumgarth
Faculty spotlight
Lyme disease expert named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Published Dec 19, 2022
Nicole Baumgarth, whose background blends immunology, veterinary medicine, and infectious disease, serves as inaugural director of the Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute
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What's troubling our teens?
Published Winter 2022
Clinical psychologist Tamar Mendelson warns that the United States faces a gathering storm in the form of a teen mental health crisis. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Xavier Becerra
Health Policy Forum
JHU to host conversation with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra
Published Dec 12, 2022
Becerra will join Nursing Dean Sarah Szanton on Dec. 15 to discuss nursing leadership, access to health care, health equity, and other topics
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Opioids
Archive shows how fentanyl promotion helped drive opioid epidemic
Published Dec 9, 2022
Internal documents disclosed by court reveal Insys Therapeutics promoted cancer painkiller for off-label uses
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Three from Hopkins join National Academy of Inventors
Published Dec 8, 2022
Krishan Sabnani, Ru Chih Huang, and Saraswati Sukumar are among 169 academic inventors selected for membership into the prestigious society this year
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Indigenous health
A 'world of play' for Indigenous children
Published Dec 6, 2022
Through a LEGO Foundation grant, the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health will expand its Family Spirit home-visiting program and develop Indigenous-designed outdoor playspaces in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand