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Health

Cancer research

Immunotherapy better than chemo at treating rare form of skin cancer

Published March 5, 2019

Drug marketed as Keytruda shown to be more effective than chemotherapy at treating Merkel cell carcinoma

Gun policy

Recommendations for reducing gun violence

Published March 4, 2019

New report outlines ways of implementing new policies and strengthening existing laws in Illinois

Cancer research

Shedding light on radiation therapy resistance

Published March 4, 2019

Researchers develop a promising method for predicting whether a tumor will respond to radiation therapy before treatment begins

Q+A

Report outlines a path for reducing child poverty

Published Feb 28, 2019

Child poverty affects about 1 in 8 children in the U.S.; Hopkins economist Robert Moffitt discusses why it's a critical issue and what can be done about it

COMMENTARY

Not ordinary science

Published Feb 28, 2019

Public health experts condemn 'dangerous' research as government gives apparent green light to experiments that aim to create airborne bird flu / The Washington Post

Maternal health

Mother's death brings attention to racial health disparities

Published Feb 26, 2019

Bloomberg School alum Shalon Irving died in 2017 of complications from high blood pressure three weeks after giving birth

Drug policy

A look inside early efforts to create safe consumption sites in the U.S.

Published Feb 22, 2019

Study analyzes early policy efforts, identifies challenges and paths forward / School of Public Health

Sociology

Dangerous school commutes linked to absenteeism

Published Feb 13, 2019

Students whose routes to school pass through areas with high rates of violent crime are shown to have increased absenteeism and lower test scores, graduation rates