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Health

Environmental Health

What's in your water?

Published Jan 29, 2020

Researchers discover that common water disinfecting method may result in toxic byproducts

Family in Shanghai wears protective face masks

Global health

As coronavirus outbreak evolves, key questions remain

Published Jan 28, 2020

Jennifer Nuzzo, an expert in disease outbreak detection and response, discusses what we've learned in the past week about the virus that now infects more than 4,500 people

Maternal health

Jhpiego wins $100M USAID award

Published Jan 27, 2020

Global health nonprofit assembles team of 12 partners to lead the five-year MOMENTUM 2A award

Global health

Map tracks coronavirus outbreak

Published Jan 23, 2020

The dashboard, built by a team at the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering and regularly updated with data from the WHO, CDC, and other sources, illustrates how the virus is spreading in China and beyond

A woman wears a face mask to protect from diseases such as coronavirus

Q+A

What we know and don't know about coronavirus

Published Jan 22, 2020

Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, discusses the health interventions that work on a global scale to contain an emerging disease like coronavirus

Wearable tech

Watch me go

Published Jan 8, 2020

Do fitness trackers work? One runner steps into the world of wearable tech.

Mental health

Mind's best friend

Published Jan 6, 2020

Having a dog in childhood may be associated with lower risk for developing schizophrenia later in life according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine