display Latest news from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/new-report-highlights-u-s-2022-gun-related-deaths-firearms-remain-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-and-teens-and-disproportionately-affect-people-of-color/?sc=rsin /articles/new-report-highlights-u-s-2022-gun-related-deaths-firearms-remain-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-and-teens-and-disproportionately-affect-people-of-color/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:05:54 EST A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions underscores the continuing epidemic of gun deaths in the U.S., including among children and especially among Black youth. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/study-estimates-home-blood-pressure-devices-don-t-fit-properly-for-more-than-17-million-u-s-adults/?sc=rsin /articles/study-estimates-home-blood-pressure-devices-don-t-fit-properly-for-more-than-17-million-u-s-adults/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:05:17 EST Over-the-counter blood pressure measuring devices offer a simple, affordable way for people to track hypertension at home, but the standard arm-size ranges for these devices won't appropriately fit millions of U.S. consumers, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/world-mosquito-day-dengue-malaria-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin /articles/world-mosquito-day-dengue-malaria-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:05:52 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/cdc-report-on-walking-for-leisure-and-transportation-expert-available/?sc=rsin /articles/cdc-report-on-walking-for-leisure-and-transportation-expert-available/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:05:57 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/more-than-one-third-of-adults-with-medical-debt-and-depression-or-anxiety-delayed-mental-health-care-in-previous-12-months/?sc=rsin /articles/more-than-one-third-of-adults-with-medical-debt-and-depression-or-anxiety-delayed-mental-health-care-in-previous-12-months/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:00:51 EST Medical debt is significantly more prevalent among adults with depression or anxiety compared to adults without these mental disorders, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Among adults with depression or anxiety, those with medical debt were twice as likely to report having delayed or forgone mental health care in the previous 12 months compared to those without medical debt. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/violence-prevention-researchers-release-toolkit-aimed-at-establishing-violence-reduction-councils-in-local-communities-to-save-lives/?sc=rsin /articles/violence-prevention-researchers-release-toolkit-aimed-at-establishing-violence-reduction-councils-in-local-communities-to-save-lives/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:50:20 EST Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a new toolkit to guide community efforts for violence prevention. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/phil-anglewicz-named-director-of-the-william-h-gates-sr-institute-for-population-and-reproductive-health/?sc=rsin /articles/phil-anglewicz-named-director-of-the-william-h-gates-sr-institute-for-population-and-reproductive-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:00:04 EST Philip Anglewicz, PhD, MA, has been named the director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Anglewicz succeeds Jose "Oying" G. Rimon II, who is retiring after serving as the Institute's director since 2014. Anglewicz assumed his new role July 1. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/u-s-supreme-court-emtala-ruling-and-emergency-abortions-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin /articles/u-s-supreme-court-emtala-ruling-and-emergency-abortions-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:05:37 EST Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available for interviews to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Moyle v. United States. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/johns-hopkins-expert-available-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-on-purdue-pharma/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-expert-available-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-on-purdue-pharma/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:05:08 EST An expert from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is available for interviews to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/analysis-suggests-2021-texas-abortion-ban-resulted-in-increase-in-infant-deaths-in-state-in-year-after-law-went-into-effect/?sc=rsin /articles/analysis-suggests-2021-texas-abortion-ban-resulted-in-increase-in-infant-deaths-in-state-in-year-after-law-went-into-effect/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:15:17 EST A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more than expected in the year following the state's 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy, especially among infants with congenital anomalies. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/mifepristone-decision-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin /articles/mifepristone-decision-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:40:36 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/bloomberg-american-health-initiative-announces-eighth-cohort-of-bloomberg-fellows/?sc=rsin /articles/bloomberg-american-health-initiative-announces-eighth-cohort-of-bloomberg-fellows/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:27 EST The Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announces its eighth cohort of Bloomberg Fellows, comprised of 60 individuals from 47 collaborating organizations and 19 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/embargoed-nearly-one-third-of-u-s-adults-know-someone-who-s-died-of-drug-overdose/?sc=rsin /articles/embargoed-nearly-one-third-of-u-s-adults-know-someone-who-s-died-of-drug-overdose/?sc=rsin Fri, 31 May 2024 11:00:00 EST Losing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political and socioeconomic divides and boosting the perceived importance of the overdose crisis as a policy issue, according to a new survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/third-case-of-avian-influenza-detected-in-farmworker-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin /articles/third-case-of-avian-influenza-detected-in-farmworker-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 May 2024 14:05:33 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-honors-1-273-new-graduates/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-honors-1-273-new-graduates/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 May 2024 15:05:18 EST The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recognized the Class of 2024 during its convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, at the Homewood Field on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/expert-briefing-tomorrow-bird-flu-how-it-s-spreading-risks-to-humans-and-how-we-can-protect-ourselves/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-briefing-tomorrow-bird-flu-how-it-s-spreading-risks-to-humans-and-how-we-can-protect-ourselves/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 May 2024 08:00:45 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/shruti-mehta-infectious-disease-epidemiologist-named-chair-of-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-epidemiology-department/?sc=rsin /articles/shruti-mehta-infectious-disease-epidemiologist-named-chair-of-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-epidemiology-department/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 May 2024 10:00:35 EST Shruti Mehta, PhD, MPH, has been named The Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair in Epidemiology and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, effective June 1. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/bird-flu-expert-briefing-how-it-s-spreading-risks-to-humans-and-how-we-can-protect-ourselves/?sc=rsin /articles/bird-flu-expert-briefing-how-it-s-spreading-risks-to-humans-and-how-we-can-protect-ourselves/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 May 2024 10:00:22 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/avian-influenza-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin /articles/avian-influenza-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:05:33 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/majority-of-acute-care-hospitals-do-not-admit-representative-proportion-of-black-medicare-patients-in-their-local-market/?sc=rsin /articles/majority-of-acute-care-hospitals-do-not-admit-representative-proportion-of-black-medicare-patients-in-their-local-market/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:05:14 EST A study analyzing a large sample of Medicare admissions at nearly 2,000 acute care hospitals nationwide during 2019 found that most hospitals--nearly four out of five--admitted a significantly different proportion of Black fee-for-service Medicare patients age 65 and older compared to the proportion of the same group of patients admitted to any hospital in that hospital's market area. 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