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Health
Home-visiting program shows promise of reducing risk of obesity
Published Nov 16, 2020
Lessons on healthy feeding practices delivered by Native American home visitors put Navajo infants on a healthier growth trajectory, lowering their risks for obesity, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health
Covid vaccine vials
COVID-19
Insights into Pfizer's promising COVID-19 vaccine news
Published Nov 13, 2020
Public health expert Josh Sharfstein discusses what makes an RNA vaccine so special and why the announcement of an effective Pfizer vaccine is so important
Three people gather for a meal while wearing masks
Holiday planning
How to make decisions about winter holiday gatherings amid COVID-19
Published Nov 13, 2020
What you—and your guests—need to consider before gathering for the winter holidays
Antibodies bind to a coronavirus cell
Antibody testing
New saliva-based antibody test for SARS-CoV-2 highly accurate in initial study
Published Nov 13, 2020
The test could prove useful for large-scale screening and epidemiological surveys and cuts down on reliance on blood draws
Vaccine vials
Podcast
COVID-19 vaccines face logistical challenges, expert says
Published Nov 12, 2020
In latest episode of 'Public Health On Call,' bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel discusses the logistical and equity infrastructure needed to effectively roll out a U.S. coronavirus vaccine
A doctor prepares a vaccine for a patient
Q+A
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reaches clinical milestone
Published Nov 11, 2020
Two experts from Johns Hopkins assess reports that a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has 90% efficacy in clinical trials
Psychedelic swirls coming out of a gramophone
Psychedelics
Inside a psilocybin playlist
Published Nov 11, 2020
Researchers rely on this carefully selected classical and contemporary music playlist to enhance the psychedelic experience for their patients during psilocybin studies
psychedelic mushrooms
Depression
Psychedelic treatment with psilocybin shown to relieve major depression
Published Nov 11, 2020
The antidepressant effect of the psilocybin—the active compound in so-called magic mushrooms—was about four times greater than is typically seen in traditional antidepressants currently on the market
X-ray of spinal cord
Engineering
Cross-disciplinary team will design, develop devices to better treat spinal cord injuries
Published Nov 11, 2020
Funded through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the project will bring together experts from across Johns Hopkins to create solutions that work on the battlefield and on the frontlines of health care
People in a low-resource health care setting
Hopkins faculty co-found new international society for global health policy research
Published Nov 10, 2020
They aim for public health policy experts from various disciplines to break out of their academic or research silos to enhance collaboration for the greater good