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Even a relatively mild Zika outbreak in the U.S. could cost more than $183 million in medical costs and productivity losses, an analysis by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.
Increasing the percentage of elementary school children in the U.S. who participate in 25 minutes of physical activity three times a week from 32 percent to 50 percent would avoid $21.9 billion in medical costs and lost wages over their lifetimes.
Two Syrian medical doctors receive full tuition to the Bloomberg School’s Master of Public Health program
Renewal of original grant will enable continuation of malaria control and elimination research in southern Africa, new site to be added in central Africa.
During the warmer, wetter weather, 50,000 additional cases occur in East Africa as compared to years without El Niño.
Michael Botticelli, MEd, former White House Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, will join the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as its Distinguished Policy Scholar beginning in June.
Transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus appears to be largely driven by infections centered in and around the home, with the majority of cases related to one another occurring in people who live less than 200 meters apart,.
Transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus appears to be largely driven by infections centered in and around the home, with the majority of cases related to one another occurring in people who live less than 200 meters apart,.
People who lose a partner to suicide are at increased risk for a number of mental and physical disorders, including cancer, depression, herniated discs and mood disorders than those in the general population.
People who lose a partner to suicide are at increased risk for a number of mental and physical disorders, including cancer, depression, herniated discs and mood disorders than those in the general population.
As the new administration considers the future direction of the Food and Drug Administration, a group of leading researchers has created a Blueprint for Transparency at the agency to advance the development of safe and effective new products.
Within three years of dangerously low blood sugar episode requiring emergency department visit, one-third of those in study died
Temporary episodes of dizziness or light-headedness when standing could reduce blood flow to the brain with lasting impacts.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will offer three new online, part-time graduate programs beginning this fall.
Researchers argue that renewed debate about debunked science is diverting attention from real risks to crucial care and services for autism.
Researchers say they have found several gene variants which may predispose individuals to develop gallbladder cancer.
More than two in five people receiving buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction, are also given prescriptions for other opioid painkillers – and two-thirds are prescribed opioids after their treatment is complete.
In mice, Zika virus appears to lead to a high percentage of miscarriages and to babies born with thin brain tissue and inflammation in brain cells.
Underage youth are nearly twice as likely to recall seeing alcohol marketing on the internet than adults, with almost one in three saying they saw alcohol-related content in the previous month,
The implementation of state laws legalizing same-sex marriage was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of suicide attempts among high school students – and an even greater reduction among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents.
Nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, a new study finds.
The Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded a three-year, $16 million grant from the Open Philanthropy Project for work on preventing and preparing for the most serious global biological risks.
