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Mosquito emoji
Public health
Deliberately buggy code
Published Winter 2018 Video
With the release of a mosquito emoji, public health organizations gain a valuable tool in the fight against Zika / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a vaccine bottle attacked by mouse cursors
Public health
Searching for a vaccine against mistrust
Published Winter 2018
Outbreaks of once-controlled diseases such as measles are rising around the world. A look at the misinformation behind the growing anti-vax movement. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Allysa Dittmar (right) and Aaron Hsu
Clearly a better mask
Published Winter 2018
Alums Allysa Dittmar and Aaron Hsu are reinventing the surgical mask / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A pregnant woman holds her belly
Bioethics
An 'unacceptable' public health oversight
Published Dec 10, 2018
Experts say that the exclusion of pregnant women from vaccine development and use must end
Tick on a blade of grass
Essential oils from garlic, herbs kill persistent Lyme bacteria
Published Dec 4, 2018
Lab study suggests plant compounds may be better than current antibiotics at killing Lyme bacteria that causes lingering symptoms in some cases
Bottles of pills
Bloomberg invests $50M to address opioid epidemic
Published Nov 30, 2018
New CDC figures show recent decline in U.S. life expectancy tied to record number of drug and opioid overdose deaths
Fence and highrise housing
American health
Connections that matter
Published Nov 29, 2018
Researchers outline a public health plan to reengage disconnected youth, young adults age 16 to 24 who are both out of school and out of work
Composite photo of Forbes winners
Ten from Hopkins make '30 Under 30' list
Published Nov 28, 2018
The list, compiled by 'Forbes,' recognizes young people who have become leaders in their fields
East Baltimore aerial view
Community
Hopkins to expand support for survivors of violence in Baltimore
Published Nov 20, 2018
$1.6M grant from Stavros Niarchos Foundation comes in response to community's request for more support, services that promote healing
Interdisciplinary research
Cardiologists, engineers collaborate
Published Nov 19, 2018
New center will oversee clinical trials of biomedical interventions for treating heart disease developed at Johns Hopkins