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Health

'A discovery that is going to change medicine forever'

Published Oct 7, 2019

Gregg Semenza's groundbreaking work on the behavior of cells in low oxygen settings—work that has far-reaching implications for the understanding and treatment of a variety of illnesses and diseases—is recognized with the most prestigious award in science

Hopkins researcher Gregg Semenza wins Nobel Prize

Published Oct 7, 2019

His studies on how cells respond to low oxygen levels have the potential to result in treatments for a variety of illnesses

Q+A

The dangers of vaping

Published Sept 30, 2019

Joanna Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, talks about the recent uptick in illnesses and deaths linked to vaping

Opioids

Minority of opioid users say they prefer fentanyl

Published Sept 23, 2019

Those who do prefer fentanyl are more likely to be younger, white, and daily users, three-city study finds

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Beauty and the Brain

Published Fall 2019

The Johns Hopkins International Arts + Mind Lab is working to advance the emerging field of neuroaesthetics, our biological response to art, dance, music, and architecture / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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A bioethicist discovers the pain of opioid withdrawal

Published Fall 2019

In his new book, bioethicist Travis Rieder blends a personal account of drug dependence with a broad exploration of America's byzantine opioid problem / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Occupational health

Cab fever

Published Fall 2019

Long-haul trucking is one of the most dangerous professions in America, and Mona Shattell argues more health professionals should meet truckers where they are—on the road / Johns Hopkins Magazine

public health

How best to behead a mosquito

Published Fall 2019

Engineer Russell Taylor and a group of students design a device to make it easier for biotech company Sanaria to develop a malaria vaccine / Johns Hopkins Magazine