The Johns Hopkins University is joining the Food and Drug Administration’s Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), the Agency’s academic partnership that promotes regulatory science.
Today, Gov. O’Malley signed legislation banning the retail sale of alcohol 190-proof and stronger effective July 1. Maryland joins the ranks of more than a dozen other states that ban the sale of such products, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.
Today, Gov. O’Malley signed legislation banning the retail sale of alcohol 190-proof and stronger effective July 1. Maryland joins the ranks of more than a dozen other states that ban the sale of such products, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.
The Johns Hopkins Clinic for Public Health Law and Policy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, in a newly released paper, is calling upon states to comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational new drug regulations when administering lethal injections.
Partners of patients diagnosed with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) were no more likely to test positive for oral HPV infection than people in the general population, according to a study published in the April 28 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The findings should lessen anxiety that OPC cancer is contagious, at least among long-term partners, and confirms that couples who have been together for several years do not need to change their intimacy or sexual behavior because of the cancer diagnosis.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, long a pioneer in online instruction and among the first to offer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) through the web-based education platform Coursera, topped one million MOOC enrollees as of March 31, 2014. The milestone comes several months shy of the second anniversary of the School’s first announced MOOC offerings in July 2012.
The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute and the Office of the Provost will co-host the Third Annual Symposium on the Social Determinants on Health on April 28, 2014. This year’s topic, Squandered Resources: Incarceration—Its Consequences, Costs and Alternatives, will feature speakers ranging from ex-offenders to community workers to academic policy experts. Conversation will center on tackling recidivism, criminal justice issues, health disparities, and solutions to these problems.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is bringing together some of the best minds in academia, government and faith-based organizations on World Malaria Day, Friday, April 25, 2014, for a day of discussion on leveraging community involvement to combat malaria in Africa. World Malaria Day, sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been celebrated globally each year since 2008.
David Holtgrave, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was appointed this week to the newly created position of Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Holtgrave was appointed to serve on PACHA in 2010.
In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public health found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a frequently prescribed treatment for depression, anxiety and other disorders, was associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental delays (DD) in boys. The study, published in the online edition of Pediatrics, analyzed data from large samples of ASD and DD cases, and population-based controls, where a uniform protocol was implemented to confirm ASD and DD diagnoses by trained clinicians using validated standardized instruments.
Cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes in the United States have nearly doubled since 1988, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with obesity apparently to blame for the surge. The researchers also found that the burden of the disease has not hit all groups equally, with alarming increases in diabetes in blacks, Hispanics and the elderly.
More than 70% of elderly Medicare beneficiaries experience cognitive impairment or severe dementia near the end-of-life and may need surrogate decision makers for healthcare decisions. Advance care planning for older adults with dementia may be particularly important for individuals who do not reside in a nursing home or a long-term care facility, according to an article published in the April issue of Health Affairs.
Today Truven Health Analytics and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) announced their collaboration in the establishment of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS) at the Johns Hopkins University. The goal of the collaboration is to connect academic research in the field of Health and Productivity Management with the business community and health policymakers.
In a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), researchers identified a range of factors and challenges related to the perceived risk of soil contamination among urban community gardeners and found a need for clear and concise information on how best to prevent and manage soil contamination.
If signed into law, Maryland will join the ranks of over a dozen other states that ban the sale of such products, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that estimates the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 1 in 68 U.S. children overall, an increase of 29 percent since the last such report in 2012. Broken down by gender, the overall rate is 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls. In Maryland, the overall rate is 1 in 60 children; 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 179 girls.
Youth are not merely mimicking the alcohol brand choices of adults, suggesting that other factors may influence their drinking preferences. This is the conclusion of a new report comparing the alcohol brand preferences of underage drinkers and adults from the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that children treated with stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced slower body mass index (BMI) growth than their undiagnosed or untreated peers, followed by a rapid rebound of BMI that exceeded that of children with no history of ADHD or stimulant use and that could continue to obesity.
Publication of the one-year update to Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis, and provides new data, research and developments on many gun policy topics, such as background checks, handgun purchaser licensing and personalized or smart guns.
A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that Medicare Part D prescription coverage significantly reduced hospital admissions and program expenditures totaling $1.5 billion annually.
Maternal death rates represent the single largest health discrepancy between developed and developing populations, with nearly all - over 99% -- maternal deaths worldwide occurring in developing countries and over half of them in sub-Saharan Africa countries. Eliminating maternal mortality, which is defined as the deaths related to pregnancy, would result in a gain of over a half year (0.6 years) in life expectancy worldwide.
Regulatory agencies face barriers and often take limited action when confronted with public health concerns resulting from industrial food animal production operations.
African-American men incurred $341.8 billion in excess medical costs due to health inequalities between 2006 and 2009, and Hispanic men incurred an additional $115 billion over the four-year period, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study looks at the direct and indirect costs associated with health inequalities and projects the potential cost savings of eliminating these disparities for minority men in the U.S.
Data Science is a rapidly accelerating field that combines expertise in the management, analysis, and visualization of large-scale and complex data. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is expanding its open education offerings in this area with a structured and comprehensive Data Science Specialization offered through Coursera, a leading provider of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
Heavy adults who believe drinking diet soda will help them lose or keep weight off should think again. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who examined national patterns in adult diet beverage consumption and calorie intake found that overweight and obese adults who drink diet beverages consume more calories from food than obese or overweight adults who drink regular soda or other sugary beverages.
Monitoring glucose levels is imperative for diabetes patients, but for some the standard Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test is not valid. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Minnesota have determined that the fructosamine tests and a novel assay for glycated albumin may be useful for predicting complications related to diabetes. The results will be published in the latest edition of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Common methods of assessing mental or physical disorders may consistently underestimate the prevalence of mental disorders among middle-aged and older adults, a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found.
Timothy Danforth Baker, MD, MPH, professor of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was co-founder of the world’s first academic department of international health and founder of the general preventive medicine residency program.
The Honorable Ronnie Musgrove, former Governor of Mississippi, has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as the inaugural Senior Policy Scholar in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Known as the “Education Governor,” Ronnie Musgrove championed the Adequate Education Act, which changed the face of public education in Mississippi by ensuring every public school in the state received adequate and equitable funding, to deliver on the promise of a quality education.
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Maryland School of Public Health found that while three out of four Americans were aware that Angelina Jolie had undergone a preventive double mastectomy, awareness of her story was not associated with an increased understanding of breast cancer risk. The study, published today in Genetics in Medicine, surveyed more than 2,500 adults nationwide three weeks after Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed that she had undergone the surgery because she carried a rare genetic mutation of the BRCA1 gene and had a family history of cancer.
Public health education is now available everywhere you are. Free online course content from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is now available on the iPhone® through the new Coursera mobile app. The Bloomberg School of Public Health currently offers 16 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in collaboration with Coursera.
Traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death and disability for people under the age of 45 and the fourth-leading cause of death for people of all ages. Authors of a review appearing in the December issue of Health Affairs believe more work is needed to ensure the right patient gets to the right place at the right time, and that the Affordable Care Act may offer opportunities to strengthen trauma systems.
New report developed to address global traffic deaths
School's highest honor awarded to Royal DSM N.V.
New alliance established to build on the need for more rigorous research addressing domestic child sex trafficking.
A new report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calls into question whether existing federal and voluntary standards for alcohol advertisements curtail potentially damaging content and protect public health.
Genetic factors in African Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) put them at a greater risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) compared to white Americans, according to a new study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland contributed data from two separate studies: the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) and the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (CRIC).
New report finds almost 1 in 4 alcohol advertisements on a sample of national TV programs most popular with youth exceeded the alcohol industry’s voluntary standards
An analysis of recent trends in digital health care and a review of the scientific literature suggests patients’ future use of physician services will change dramatically as electronic health records and consumer e-health “apps” proliferate.
Investigation of hot-air balloon-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. reports that targeted interventions may improve crash outcomes and decrease the number and severity of balloon crash injuries.
Group issues comprehensive report on what colleges are doing to address excessive drinking and a Guide to Best Practices
Forget New Year’s; a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine found that Mondays are when smokers are most likely to think about quitting.
A new analysis by Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future (CLF) finds that the Administration and Congress have acted “regressively” in policymaking on industrial food animal system issues.
New study finds, shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality were associated with a greater β-Amyloid burden.
Thomas A. LaVeist, the William C. and Nancy F. Richardson Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and founding director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. LaVeist’s research focuses on understanding health disparities, such as the racial health gap in infant mortality rates, as well as the impact of socio-economic status on health outcomes.
Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has awarded the Dean’s Medal—the School’s highest honor—to Sid Lerner, chairman of the Monday Campaigns, for his vision and leadership in improving the health of the public through the Meatless Monday Campaign.
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