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Bloomberg School creates new center to advance public health advocacy
Published Jan 18, 2022
With new gift, two existing centers will merge and expand to drive high-impact social and policy change
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Health Policy Forum
CMS administrator discusses pandemic 'inflection point'
Published Jan 13, 2022
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure spoke Friday as part of the university's Health Policy Forum series
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COVID-19
Should omicron close schools?
Published Jan 12, 2022
Experts from across Johns Hopkins weigh in on best practices for students, teachers, and families
A COVID-19 vaccination at a Johns Hopkins clinic in winter 2021
Q+A
Yes, you should get a booster
Published Jan 11, 2022
From preventing COVID-19 altogether to lessening symptoms and transmission with breakthrough infections, there are several good reasons to get an mRNA booster ASAP
Omicron variant seen under the microscope
Q+A
Making sense of the messiness of omicron
Published Jan 10, 2022
In this Q+A, experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health address some common questions and scenarios with what is known right now
Meg Chisolm
Faculty spotlight
A personal prescription for well-being
Published Jan 10, 2022
In her new book, From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness, psychiatrist Meg Chisolm describes pathways to a life of purpose and joy—and shares her own mental health journey
Medical personnel screen a patient in an ambulance
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases surge but not deaths as pandemic enters third year
Published Jan 7, 2022
In briefing Friday, experts agree that vaccination is the reason behind the lower death rate despite the soaring number of people infected with COVID-19
A pregnant woman and her partner
Health disparities
Race alone does not account for higher preeclampsia rates for Black women, study finds
Published Jan 7, 2022
U.S.-born Black women are at higher risk of preeclampsia than their foreign-born counterparts, suggesting biological, cultural, and social factors may contribute to the development of the blood pressure disorder
A physician holds a bag of donated COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Coronavirus
Early dose of convalescent plasma may help COVID-19 patients avoid hospitalization
Published Jan 5, 2022
Nationwide, multicenter clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins shows convalescent plasma works as an early treatment for COVID-19, reducing need for hospitalization by 50%
Close up of an antigen test in someone's hands
Q+A
Omicron tests the limits of COVID-19 testing
Published Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. is still on its heels when it comes to COVID-19 testing. Will mailing free at-home tests make a difference? Immunologist Gigi Gronvall explains