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Almost Half of U.S. Population Lives in Jurisdictions that Strengthened Gun Laws in 2013
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...
3/7/2014 1:00 PM EST
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Produced Savings of $1.5 Billion a Year in First Four Years
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...
2/28/2014 1:00 PM EST
Eliminating Maternal Mortality In Developing Countries Could Extend Women's Life Expectancy In Reproductive Ages
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...
2/25/2014 11:00 AM EST
Regulating Agencies Often Hindered in Addressing Health Concerns from Industrial Animal Production
Regulatory agencies face barriers and often take limited action when confronted with public health concerns resulting from industrial food animal production operations.
2/24/2014 11:00 AM EST
Health Disparities Among African-American and Hispanic Men Cost Economy More Than $450 Billion Over Four Years
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...
1/22/2014 11:00 AM EST
Johns Hopkins Offers Nine-Course Specialization in Data Science Through Coursera
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...
1/21/2014 11:25 AM EST
Diet Beverages Are Not the Solution for Weight Loss
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...
1/14/2014 7:00 AM EST
Study Indicates the Potential of New Tests in Long-Term Diabetes Complications
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...
1/13/2014 1:00 PM EST
Center for a Livable Future: Guidelines on Antibiotics Fail to Protect Public Health
12/11/2013 1:00 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Faculty Contribute to New Report: “Guns, Public Health and Mental Illness: An Evidence Based Approach for State Policy”
12/2/2013 1:30 PM EST
Gun Policy Experts Available to Discuss Federal and State Policies
11/25/2013 4:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Experts at #APHA13 and Available to Discuss Issues of Public Health
11/1/2013 3:00 PM EDT
FDA Withdraws Arsenic-Based Animal Drug Approvals Following @LivableFuture Study
10/1/2013 4:15 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Gun Violence and Gun Policy Expert Available to Discuss Colorado Shooting
7/20/2012 11:50 AM EDT
International AIDS Conference Experts and Story Suggestions
The XIX International AIDS Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., July 22-27. It is the first time in 22 years the conference will be held in the U.S.
7/9/2012 12:20 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Public Health Experts Available to Discuss Affordable Care Act
Public health experts to address complexities of Affordable Care Act.
3/26/2012 11:00 AM EDT
