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Opioid epidemic
Study identifies shortcomings in FDA evaluations of opioid drugs
Published Oct 1, 2020
The systematic assessment of safety-related outcomes for opioid trials has been lacking for more than two decades, researchers find
Red tulips grow in front of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Johns Hopkins to invest $6M in community-based public safety programs
Published Sept 30, 2020
JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety will support initiatives in Baltimore that address the root causes of violence
A man holds a soccer ball and a mask on a soccer field
Podcast
Sports safety and COVID-19
Published Sept 30, 2020
Health security expert and Olympian Tara Kirk Sell dives into the pros and cons of organized sports during a pandemic in recent episode of Public Health On Call podcast
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Medicine
Johns Hopkins seeks residents' input to determine local health needs
Published Sept 25, 2020
Coalition of hospitals and the Baltimore City Health Department issue 14-question, anonymous online survey focusing on physical, social, and economic factors that impact health as well as questions about COVID-19
Blood plasma bags
Commentary
A 'healthy debate' on convalescent plasma
Published Sept 24, 2020
Hopkins immunologist Arturo Casadevall explains the different federal responses to the COVID-19 treatment and why it's normal to lack consensus in science / The Wall Street Journal
Glucose monitor
Everyday glucose monitors can detect COVID-19 antibodies
Published Sept 24, 2020
A patent-pending system developed by Hopkins researchers could be deployed rapidly and inexpensively around the world to improve pandemic surveillance
Illustration of bacteria in the blood
Biomedical engineering
Septic shock starts earlier than understood and develops distinct levels of patient risk
Published Sept 23, 2020
Study finds that hospitals could categorize patients based on risk and develop early monitoring systems to detect early stages of septic shock
An older Rohingya woman
Coronavirus
Edge of emergency
Published Sept 22, 2020
Johns Hopkins scientists mobilized early during the pandemic to understand the threat COVID-19 posed to Rohingya refugees and inform Bangladesh's response. Their models have led to more questions than answers.
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Climate+Coronavirus
Can weather affect spread of coronavirus? JHU climate scientist says too soon to tell
Published Sept 18, 2020
Ben Zaitchik is leading an international task force developing best standards for researching how climate, environmental, and meteorological factors affect disease transmission
Illustration of a person getting tested and a contact tracing app alerting them to their positive status
An epidemic's electronic eyes
Published Fall 2020 Video
Digital tools offer promise and prompt ethical dilemmas during the COVID-19 pandemic, launching a complex new future for public health surveillance. Are we ready for it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine