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Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a single “universal risk prediction model” for cardiovascular disease that, in initial tests, works well for patients who already have cardiovascular disease as well as patients who do not but who may be at risk for developing it.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Study In Mice Uncovers New Protective Benefit of Breast Milk
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 1:00 PM EST
Analysis of U.S. Census Survey Data Reveals Uptick in Anxiety and Depression Among Women in States with Trigger Laws Post-Dobbs Abortion Decision
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

An analysis of national survey data conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found a small but statistically significant increase in self-reported anxiety and depression symptoms among respondents in states that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 compared to respondents in states that did not enact bans.

13-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Facility Fees Charged by Hospitals for Colonoscopy Procedures Are About 55 Percent Higher Than Those Charged by Surgical Centers
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

U.S. hospitals charge facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance that are on average approximately 55 percent higher than facility fees billed by smaller clinics known as ambulatory surgical centers, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
New Report on Preventing Armed Insurrection: Firearms in Political Spaces Threaten Public Health, Safety, and Democracy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new report by researchers at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the increased threat of armed insurrection to both public health and the functioning of democracy.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 8:55 AM EST
Expert Briefing: Gun Violence Prevention Policies, the U.S. Supreme Court, and Deterring Armed Insurrections
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 7, via Zoom, featuring the co-directors of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Judd Walson, Infectious Disease and Child Survival Expert, Joins Bloomberg School as Chair of Department of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Judd Walson, MD, MPH, has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as chair of the Department of International Health and as professor in the Department’s Global Disease Epidemiology and Control program. He assumed the role on November 14, 2023.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Minimum Wage Increase Linked to Small Decrease in Employer Health Insurance Offerings
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a $1 increase in state and federal minimum wages over the 2002–2020 period was associated with small decrease in the percentage of employers offering health insurance.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Black and White Adults Have Similar Health Care Expenditure Levels in Racially and Economically Integrated Communities
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Differences in health care expenditures between Black and white adults vary substantially with the local level of racial and economic integration, and tend to be low or nonexistent in highly integrated communities, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Released: 1-Nov-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Narrower Traffic Lanes in Cities Could Help Lower Risk of Traffic-Related Collisions
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new report from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Bloomberg American Health Initiative highlights the critical role street design in urban settings plays in traffic and pedestrian safety.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Bloomberg American Health Summit to Focus on Power of Connection
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The 2023 Bloomberg American Health Summit will take place in Baltimore on November 7 and 8. The Summit brings together Bloomberg fellows, public health experts, and policymakers from around the country who are working in the Initiative’s five focus areas.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Bloomberg School Honors William H. Gates Sr. with New Name for Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health—known for its groundbreaking work on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equity—as of today has been renamed the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.

Released: 20-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Study Supports Potential for Injectable ‘Chemical Vaccine’ For Malaria Using Atovaquone
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins researchers looking to develop a long-acting, injectable malaria preventive using atovaquone have shown in a new study that resistance may not be the challenge scientists thought it was, particularly when using atovaquone as a malaria preventive.

Released: 19-Oct-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Expert Briefing: The Supreme Court and United States v. Rahimi: the Risk of Armed Domestic Abusers
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will host a webinar briefing on Wednesday, October 25 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss United States v. Rahimi, an upcoming Supreme Court case that has significant implications for public health, protections for survivors of domestic abuse, and gun safety laws across the country.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 12:15 PM EDT
Mouse Model of COVID-19 in Pregnancy Shows Benefit of Paxlovid Treatment
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new mouse model of infection with the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus during pregnancy tracks closely the disease course doctors have observed in SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant patients, and suggests that treatment with the antiviral Paxlovid provides protection for both mother and child.

Released: 9-Oct-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Four Bloomberg School Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Four Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professors have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, along with three colleagues from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Media Briefing on Preventing the Spread of Flu, COVID, and RSV This Fall
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is hosting an expert briefing for the media from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, October 12, on how to take steps to stay healthy as COVID and RSV cases climb and flu season approaches.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
New Method Can Improve Assessing Genetic Risks For Non-White Populations
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Cancer Institute has developed a new algorithm for genetic risk-scoring for major diseases across diverse ancestry populations that holds promise for reducing health care disparities.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Discovery in Mosquitoes Could Lead to New Strategy Against Dengue Fever and Other Mosquito-Borne Vectors
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—one that could one day lead to better methods for reducing the mosquito-to-human transmission of dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and other harmful and sometimes deadly viruses.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Awarded $23.5 Million CDC Grant to Launch New Epidemic Preparedness Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security has received a five-year $23.5 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics to conduct an epidemic preparedness project as part of the CDC’s multisite Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 7:45 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Professors Join Civil Rights Leaders and Social Justice Advocates to Discuss Policy Innovations to Protect the Lives of Black Women and Girls in the U.S.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health in the Department of Mental Health Tiara Willie and Associate Professor and Associate Director of the PhD and Postdoctoral programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Kamila Alexander will join U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) on September 20, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., and on livestream for a discussion about policy innovations to protect the lives of Black women and girls in the U.S.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:35 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Briefing on Climate Change Health Impacts and Preparedness at the Local Level
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is hosting an expert briefing for the media September 14 on the impacts climate change is having on people’s health due to the wide array of current issues, including flooding, drought, extreme heat, increased incidents of vector-borne illnesses, access to safe drinking water, and smoke from wildfires.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Appoints Jaime Madrigano as New Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has appointed Jaime Madrigano, ScD, MPH, as a Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health in the area of Environmental Challenges in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. The Department spans two schools at Johns Hopkins University—the Bloomberg School of Public Health and Whiting School of Engineering. This is an endowed position supported by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Released: 16-Aug-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Leading Researcher Jane Carlton Joins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute as Director
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jane Carlton, PhD, a biologist and leader in the field of comparative genomics, has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. She assumed the role on August 1.

   
Released: 29-Jun-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Analysis Suggests 2021 Texas Abortion Ban Resulted in Nearly 9,800 Extra Live Births in State In Year After Law Went Into Effect
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

In a peer-reviewed research letter published online today in JAMA, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimate that a Texas abortion ban that went into effect in September 2021 was associated with 9,799 additional live births in the state between April and December 2022.

   
Released: 28-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Pamela Collins, Global Mental Health Scholar, Joins Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as Chair of Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Pamela Collins, MD, MPH, a leader in the field of global mental health, will join the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as chair of the Department of Mental Health. She assumes the role on July 1.

Released: 26-Jun-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Wins Three CASE Awards for Work in Communications and Alumni Relations
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Communications and Marketing and the Alumni Relations teams in the Office of External Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health together won three Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence awards in recognition of their work across various content platforms. The CASE awards highlight outstanding work in categories including alumni relations, communications, fundraising, advancement services, and marketing.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions Hosting Expert Briefing for Media June 22: New Survey Findings on Gun Policy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

On June 22 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will host a webinar with lead researcher and Center co-director Cassandra Crifasi, PhD, MPH, to discuss new findings from the Johns Hopkins National Survey of Gun Policy, a public opinion survey that has tracked Americans’ support of gun policies every two years since 2013.

 
Released: 15-Jun-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Announces Seventh Cohort of Bloomberg Fellows
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announces the 2023 Bloomberg Fellows, each selected from organizations working to improve one of five critical public health challenges facing the country: addiction and overdose, adolescent health, environmental challenges, food systems for health, and violence.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Bloomberg School Media Briefing on the Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement: What Happens Next
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is hosting an expert briefing for the media from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 15, on the recent Purdue Pharma ruling that shields the Sackler family from current and future civil lawsuits in exchange for contributing up to $6 billion to states and communities to fight the opioid epidemic.

   
Released: 6-Jun-2023 8:30 AM EDT
New Report Highlights U.S. 2021 Gun-Related Deaths: For Second Straight Year, U.S. Firearm Fatalities Reached Record Highs
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions analyzing 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals another record year for firearm fatalities.

Released: 26-May-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions Hosting Panel Discussion On Alcohol Misuse and Gun Violence June 1 at Noon
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is hosting an online panel on Thursday, June 1 at noon EDT, to discuss a new report highlighting the dangerous intersection of alcohol misuse and gun violence. The report, “Alcohol Misuse and Gun Violence: An Evidence Based Approach,” was released earlier this month by the Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy, a group of leading experts that advances evidence-based gun violence prevention policies, and the Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

   
Released: 25-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Class of 2023: Largest Class of Students Graduates from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recognized the Class of 2023, the largest class in the School’s history, during its convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, at the Homewood Field on Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus.

Released: 17-May-2023 8:45 AM EDT
New Report Offers Policy Recommendations to Address Alcohol Use as Risk Factor for Gun Violence
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a set of state-based policy recommendations to address the intersection of alcohol use and firearms.

   
Released: 9-May-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Fentanyl, Heroin Use Substantially Decline In Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder During First Year
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher found that the percent of patients treated for opioid use disorder with methadone significantly decreased their use of fentanyl during a year of treatment. The percent who tested positive for fentanyl declined on average from 21.8 percent in week one to 17.1 percent in week 52.

Released: 20-Apr-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Common Infections Linked to Poorer Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from a team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that signs of common infections in a sample of middle-aged and older adults were associated with poorer performance on a test of global cognitive function.

Released: 19-Apr-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Hosting World Malaria Day Symposium on Tuesday, April 25
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host its annual World Malaria Day Symposium Tuesday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. EDT. The theme is the blood stage of malaria, which is the most devastating phase of the disease. The event will take place in person in Baltimore with thirteen panelists. A remote option is available to journalists.

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