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Released: 6-Jun-2019 10:45 AM EDT
Bloomberg School Announces 2019 Bloomberg Fellows Cohort
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is announcing its 2019 cohort of Bloomberg Fellows, each drawn from an organization working on one of five health challenges facing the nation: addiction and overdose, environmental challenges, obesity and the food system, risks to adolescent health and violence.

Released: 5-Jun-2019 12:55 PM EDT
Safe Consumption Spaces Would Be Welcomed By High-Risk Opioid Users
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A large majority of people who use heroin and fentanyl would be willing to use safe consumption spaces where they could obtain sterile syringes and have medical support in case of overdose, suggests a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 28-May-2019 9:45 AM EDT
Medicare Spending Higher Among Older Adults With Disabilities Who Lack Adequate Support
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that more than one in five older adults who were aging in place with a mobility or self-care disability reported experiencing negative consequences such as having to stay in bed or going without eating due to no one being available to help or the activity being too difficult to perform alone.

Released: 22-May-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Class of 2019: 962 Students Graduate from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Graduates representing 50 countries received their degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at Convocation on Tuesday, May 21, at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

Released: 20-May-2019 1:50 PM EDT
Progress in Family Planning in Africa Accelerating
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that women in eight sub-Saharan African countries are gaining access to and using modern contraception at a faster rate than previously projected.

Released: 17-May-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Gaps in Child Flourishing Narrow with Family Resilience and Connection
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Less than half of school-aged children in the U.S. are flourishing, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. However, children living in families with higher levels of resilience and connection are much more likely to flourish. This is true for children across levels of household income, health status and exposure to adverse childhood experiences

   
Released: 16-May-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Panel: Less Than Half of Approaches in Campus Alcohol Policies Get High Marks for Efficacy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Alcohol policy experts and researchers have rated policies typically included in official campus alcohol policies on their likely effectiveness; in doing so, they have developed an evidence-based approach for colleges to use in analyzing and updating their campus alcohol policies. Their review found that fewer than half of the specific approaches to reduce problematic alcohol consumption are “most effective."

Released: 14-May-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Progress Against Child Mortality Lags in Many Indian States
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country and had large disparities in the under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

6-May-2019 5:05 PM EDT
New Model of Measles-Elimination Progress May Help Target Vaccination Efforts
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A country’s progress towards measles elimination can be mapped on a “canonical path” that in turn can guide vaccination strategies, according to a study from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3-May-2019 1:25 PM EDT
Patient Registries Could Help Control Spread of Antibiotic Bacteria
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)—bacteria that have high levels of resistance to most antibiotics—could be reduced if only 25 percent of the largest health care facilities in a region used a patient registry, a database that can track which patients are carrying CRE.

Released: 9-May-2019 8:45 AM EDT
How Nipah Virus Spreads From Person to Person: Lessons From 14 Years of Investigations
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The deadly Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and occasionally infects people, is more likely to be transmitted from person to person when the infected patient is older, male and/or has breathing difficulties, according to a study co-led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 7-May-2019 10:50 AM EDT
Patients of Medicare Providers Committing Fraud, Abuse More Likely To Be Poor, Disabled
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyzed providers excluded from Medicare for fraud and abuse, and found that the patients they treated prior to being banned were more likely to be minorities, disabled and dually-enrolled in Medicaid to supplement financial assistance for health care.

2-May-2019 11:45 AM EDT
External Reference Drug Pricing Could Save Medicare Tens of Billions
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that prices for brand-name prescription drugs averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in the U.S. when compared with prices in the United Kingdom, Japan and the Canadian province of Ontario. The study also found that the longer the brand-name prescription drug was on the market, the greater the price differential.

Released: 23-Apr-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Three-Antibiotic Cocktail Clears “Persister” Lyme Bacteria in Mouse Study
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria caused severe symptoms in a mouse model. The slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria, according to the researchers, may account for the persistent symptoms seen in ten to twenty percent of Lyme patients that are not cured by the current Lyme antibiotic treatment.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 10:45 AM EDT
PCV10 Pneumococcal Vaccine Has Big Impact in Kenya, Even Among Unvaccinated Individuals
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of childhood illness and mortality in the developing world, sharply reduced the incidence of serious pneumococcal disease among children in a large Kenyan community after it was introduced in 2011, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 9-Apr-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Rajiv Rimal Named Chair of Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Rajiv Rimal, PhD, MA, a leading expert on health behavior change and on social norms, has been named chair of the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 3-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Widely Used Public Health Surveys May Underestimate Global Burden of Childhood Diarrhea
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Public health surveys used in as many as 90 countries may be missing the number of recent diarrhea episodes among children by asking parents and caregivers to recall events two weeks versus one week out, suggests a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 26-Mar-2019 10:30 AM EDT
Gates Institute at Bloomberg School Awarded Two Grants To Collect Actionable Data on Family Planning In Africa and Asia
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded two new grants—totaling $22.1 million—by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement longitudinal surveys to fill data gaps—collecting information not currently measured by other large-scale surveys. The innovative survey design makes it possible to track key health indicators and the factors that drive changes in them.

Released: 25-Mar-2019 11:10 AM EDT
Study: Privacy Concerns Keep Men from HIV Testing, Treatment
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Privacy concerns linked to both health facilities and providers are major barriers to increasing the number of men who are tested and treated for HIV in Cote d’Ivoire, suggests new Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) research. CCP is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 21-Mar-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Wins ASPPH’s 2019 Harrison C. Spencer Community Service Award
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), the leading organization representing schools and programs of public health in the U.S. and Canada, has named Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health the recipient of the 2019 Harrison C. Spencer Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Released: 19-Mar-2019 10:30 AM EDT
Medical Marijuana Laws Linked To Health and Labor Supply Benefits in Older Adults
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A study that examined older Americans’ well-being before and after medical marijuana laws were passed in their state found reductions in reported pain and increased hours worked. The study, co-written by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Temple University, suggests medical marijuana laws could be improving older Americans’ health.

Released: 12-Mar-2019 7:00 AM EDT
Hopkins Bloomberg School Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has again been named the top public health school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The School has held the #1 spot since the publication began ranking schools of public health in 1994.

Released: 11-Mar-2019 9:55 AM EDT
Multi-Country Study: Many AirBnB Listings That Allow Smoking Lack Smoke Detectors
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

In a study that analyzed Airbnb listings across 17 countries, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that less than half of the Airbnb venues that allow smoking are equipped with smoke detectors, while nearly two-thirds of Airbnb venues that do not allow smoking are equipped with smoke detectors.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EST
Breast Cancer Patients Weigh In On Addressing Financial Burdens
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A qualitative study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health yielded nine patient-driven recommendations across circumstances that include changes to insurance, supportive services and financial assistance to reduce long-term, breast cancer-related economic burden.

Released: 5-Mar-2019 12:05 PM EST
Heroin Users Aware of Fentanyl, But At High Risk of Overdosing
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Most heroin users in Baltimore, a city heavily affected by the opioid epidemic, recognize that the heroin they buy is now almost always laced with the highly dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 28-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
Large-Scale Initiative Linked to Reductions in Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Indonesia
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A U.S.-funded initiative to improve quality of care and referrals during pregnancy and childbirth in Indonesia resulted in significant reductions in maternal and newborn mortality at participating hospitals, according to a new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 26-Feb-2019 12:20 PM EST
CCP Wins Five-Year, $35 Million Knowledge Management Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) has been awarded the U.S. Agency for International Development’s newest five-year, $35 million global knowledge management project. CCP is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 22-Feb-2019 11:10 AM EST
U.S. Patient Advocacy Groups Received Majority of Pharma Donations in Multi-Country Study
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers found that U.S.-based patient advocacy organizations received a disproportionate amount of contributions made by the world’s 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in 2016.

Released: 21-Feb-2019 11:50 AM EST
Report Offers Evidence-Based Recommendations Aimed at Reducing Illinois Gun Violence
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ilinois could reduce the number of people killed each year by gun violence by implementing ten policies supported by available research, according to a new report authored by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. The center is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

18-Feb-2019 10:45 AM EST
New Tool For Tracking Cholera Outbreaks Could Make It Easier to Detect and Stop Deadly Epidemics
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Algorithms using data from antibody signatures in peoples’ blood may enable scientists to assess the size of cholera outbreaks and identify hotspots of cholera transmission more accurately than ever, according to a study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 20-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to Host Symposium to Honor Alumna Dr. Shalon Irving
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Public health experts and policymakers will gather at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on Monday, February 25 to discuss policies that could reduce maternal deaths in the United States, especially among black women. The event will also honor Dr. Shalon Irving, a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alumna and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) epidemiologist who passed away unexpectedly in 2017, just three weeks after giving birth.

14-Feb-2019 4:30 PM EST
Study Finds Inadequate FDA Oversight of Prescribing of Fentanyl Products
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and manufacturers did not take action when evidence emerged that potentially lethal fentanyl products were being inappropriately prescribed to patients.

Released: 19-Feb-2019 10:30 AM EST
Survey: Misunderstanding Food Date Labels Linked With Higher Food Discards
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new survey examining U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors related to food date labels found widespread confusion, leading to unnecessary discards, increased waste and food safety risks. The survey analysis was led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), which is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 13-Feb-2019 9:45 AM EST
Safe Consumption Sites: Study Identifies Policy Change Strategies and Challenges
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new qualitative study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identifies several key lessons from early efforts to establish sanctioned safe consumption sites in five U.S. communities. The results offer insights on one approach some localities are exploring to address the escalating drug overdose crisis in the U.S.

   
Released: 4-Feb-2019 10:10 AM EST
Fatal Opioid-Related Car Crashes in Maryland Hold Steady Over Decade
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new approach to defining opioid-related auto fatalities provides insight into the nature and distribution of opioid-involved deaths in the state of Maryland, say the authors of a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 9:55 AM EST
A New Toolkit For Studying How "PARP" Activity Boosts Cancers
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new method developed by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is likely to speed the study of an important biological process called ADP-ribosylation.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 9:45 AM EST
Care Following Opioid Overdoses in West Virginia Falls Short
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Only a small fraction of people who had non-fatal opioid overdoses in West Virginia received treatment in the aftermath, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. The finding, the authors say, represents a missed opportunity to prevent future fatal overdoses in a state that leads the nation in these deaths.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
WEST VIRGINIA STUDY DETAILS PROMISING METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RURAL INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A study published today in the American Journal of Public Health estimates that 1,857 people injected drugs in the last six months in Cabell County, W.Va., a rural county with a population of 94,958. This estimate is based on an innovative survey technique that public health officials can now use in their own rural communities to address the opioid epidemic.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 10:20 AM EST
To Halt Malaria Transmission, More Research Focused on Human Behavior Needed
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Wherever possible, researchers should not just focus on mosquito behavior when working to eliminate malaria, but must also consider how humans behave at night when the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito is highest, new findings from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) suggest. CCP is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 10:45 AM EST
Fraction of U.S. Outpatient Treatment Centers Offer Medication for Opioid Addiction
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Despite the mounting death toll of America’s opioid crisis, only a minority of facilities that treat substance use disorders offer patients buprenorphine, naltrexone or methadone—the three FDA-approved medications for the long-term management of opioid use disorder, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 7-Jan-2019 4:00 PM EST
Older People Who Use Hearing Aids Still Report Hearing Challenges
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A high proportion of older people with hearing aids, especially those with lower incomes, report having trouble hearing and difficulty accessing hearing care services, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

4-Jan-2019 11:25 AM EST
U.S. Health Care Spending Highest Among Developed Countries
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The United States, on a per capita basis, spends much more on health care than other developed countries; the chief reason is not greater health care utilization, but higher prices, according to a study from a team led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher.

19-Dec-2018 1:40 PM EST
Police Interactions Linked To Increased Risk of Client Violence for Female Sex Workers
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The more abusive interactions street-based female sex workers (FSWs) have with police, the higher their risk of violence at the hands of clients, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.

Released: 18-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
Janice Bowie Named Director of Bloomberg School's Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Janice Bowie, PhD, MPH, an expert in health disparities and community-based research methods, has been named director of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program.

   
Released: 18-Dec-2018 10:55 AM EST
Study Suggests Shifts in Afghan Attitudes Towards Increased Education and Delayed Marriage
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

In Afghanistan’s most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of the Taliban government in 2002, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

   
Released: 13-Dec-2018 3:30 PM EST
Face Masks May Protect Hog Farm Workers and Their Household Members From Staph Bacteria
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Face masks appear to provide important protection against drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria for hog farm workers and for household members to whom they might otherwise transmit the bacteria, according to a study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
Increased Motor Activity Linked to Improved Mood
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Increasing one’s level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one’s mood, according to a new study from a team including scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program.

Released: 11-Dec-2018 3:40 PM EST
Pregnant Women, Young Children Most Likely To Use Bed Nets To Prevent Malaria
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

When households in sub-Saharan Africa don’t have an adequate number of insecticide-treated bed nets, pregnant women and children under five are the most likely family members to sleep under the ones they have, leaving men and school-aged children more exposed to malaria, new Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) research suggests.

5-Dec-2018 10:10 AM EST
Report Finds Evidence of Forced Marriage of Myanmar Women to Chinese Men
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked from Myanmar to China and forced to marry and bear children, according to new research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT).

   
Released: 4-Dec-2018 11:45 AM EST
Lack of Preparedness and Insecurity Hampered Response to Cholera Epidemic in Yemen
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health identifies 20 top recommendations to mitigate future cholera outbreaks in Yemen and other humanitarian emergencies, including call for end of attacks on health, water and sanitation infrastructure.



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