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2020
- April 30, 2020
Almost one-third of primary care physicians view medications as ineffective for treating opioid use disorder
News Medical Life Sciences - April 28, 2020
Baltimore residents and local officials want to close some streets to cars and open them to exercise
Greater Greater Washington - April 21, 2020
One-third of PCPs question efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder
Healio Primary Care - April 20, 2020
Prevent Home Injuries to Kids During the Coronavirus Pandemic: How to make your house safer while sheltering in place
Consumer Reports - Keeping Kids Active and Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Hub - PCPs Don't Back 'Gold Standard' Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Medscape Medical News - February 26, 2020
To Help Seniors, Baltimore Program Pairs Medical Care with Home Repair
US News & World Report - February 07, 2020
A Life Without Violence: Not a Reality for Many Children Strong partnerships help move the needle to prevent violence against children.
Psychology Today
2019
- December 4, 2019
'Medicare for All' to get its day in House commerce panel
Politico - November 26, 2019
Sarah Szanton, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor and developer of CAPABLE, will be live on POLITICO
Newswise - November 26, 2019
Program offers TLC to older adults and their homes so they can stay put
NPR - November 25, 2019
What we are most likely going to be dying from in the future?
Gizmodo - November 14, 2019
Study reveals urban hotspots of high-schoolers' opioid abuse
EurekAlert - November 1, 2019
2-minute screening flags suicide risk for kids in ER
Futurity: Research News - October 27, 2019
BOOK REVIEW: 'Tips for Aging at Home' shows how to make home, routines safer
The Decatur Daily - October 14, 2019
Johns Hopkins open American Indian health hub in Duluth
Minnesota Public Radio News - October 6, 2019
Cure Violence, Starting in St. Louis, has mixed results
The Crime Report - September 17, 2019
Most parents say their kids have ridden with a risky teen driver
WTVB - September 13, 2019
Johns Hopkins nurse wins $250K prize for home care program
Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control - August 29, 2019
Aging-in-Place Program from Johns Hopkins on the verge of ‘Exponential Growth’
Home Health Care News - July 17, 2019
Study Finds Risk of Injury Deaths Among Children Greatest for Infants
Webster, Mass. - Business Wire - April 12, 2019
Aging in Place: Program for seniors improves lives, saves Medicaid money
Lifestyle - February 25, 2019
Study: Opioids Factored Into 16 Fatal Crashes in Frederick County Over 10-Year Period
The Frederick News-Post - February 21, 2019
Do Rx Opioids Really Increase Risk of Fatal Accidents?
Pain News Network - January 29, 2019
- CAPABLE project grant from the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
Philantropy - January 9, 2019
SID SALTER: There are some relevant realities to face with 60 candles on my birthday cake
The Meridian Star - January 8, 2019
Program helps seniors continue to live independently
Reuter's Health, Physician's Weekly - January 6, 2019
Ignition-locking breathalyzers with convicted DUI offenders
ABC News - January 1, 2019
Curbing drunken driving: States use tech to put brakes on repeat DUI offenders, road deaths
Herald Tribune
2018
- December 20, 2018
How US demographics changed in 2018: 5 essential reads
Houston Chronicle - December 11, 2018
Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Announces Its Largest-Ever Grant to a Single Nursing-Driven Innovation
AP News - November 16, 2018
‘On the Geaux’: How a Playground on a Truck Brings Joy
PEW Stateline - May 24, 2018
River Hill student’s paper published by major journal
Baltimore Sun - May 23, 2018
If you’re not sure what red nose day is, you’re not alone
NPR - May 17, 2018
Surge in young Americans using marijuana as first drug
The Guardian - May 11, 2018
NRSC on the ‘Road to Zero’ road fatalities
Loop - May 10, 2018
An interesting suggestion to improve road safety
Jamaica Observer - May 8, 2018
Many Airbnb venues lack basic safety protections, new study suggests, EurekAlert! - May 8, 2018
How fire-safe is your Airbnb?
HealthDay News - May 8, 2018
Many Airbnb venues lack basic safety protections, new study suggests
Newswise - May 7, 2018
Jamaica, Johns Hopkins join forces to improve road safety
Jamaica Observer - April 23, 2018
Beyond downtown: St. Pete’s newest emerging neighborhoods
83 Degrees - April 19, 2018
Smartphone app successfully promotes child car seat safety
EurekAlert! - March 8, 2018
Los aumentos globales en la Esperance de vida sufren una precuptante ralentización
Montevideo Portal - March 2, 2018
Global gains in life expectancy slow to a creep
WebMD - March 1, 2018
Ganhos na expectativa de vida estão caindo no mundo todo
Diario da Saude - February 19, 2018
What helps a new driver? More driving
The New York Times - February 8, 2018
Bloomberg School rejects tobacco-funded foundation
JHU HUB - February 7, 2018
Longevità: perché l’aspettative di vita stenta ad aumentare
Panorama d’Italia - February 1, 2018
US life expectancy just dropped – again
The Epoch Times - January 30, 2018
Life expectancy increases are slowing around the world due to the AIDs pandemics and a disinterest in public health, study reveals
Daily Mail - January 29, 2018
Life expectancy gains are slowing in both rich and poor countries
JHU HUB - January 25, 2018
Bloomberg School says it will refuse funding from anti-smoking group with ties to tobacco industry
JHU HUB - January 25, 2018
17 universities oppose anti-smoking group with tobacco ties
U.S. News & World Report - January 22, 2018
‘Depression education’ effective for some teens
Science Daily - January 18, 2018
West Virginia leaders to release opioid response plan
The Intelligencer - January 16, 2018
US life expectancy just dropped for the second year in a row. Let’s stop the trend now
The Conversation - January 12, 2018
DHHR releases proposed opioid response plan, public comments open through Jan. 19
The Register-Herald - January 12, 2018
Telephone counseling: Less pain, more mobility after spine surgery
Orthopedics This Week
2017
- December 21, 2017
UPDATE: Opioid response plan released for public comment, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 - December 19, 2017
Listen, listen, listen: Understanding the causes of suicide among adolescents, MIMS Today - December 13, 2017
Could self-driving cars be coming to Maryland soon?, WJZ CBS Baltimore - December 4, 2017
Traumatic stress interacts with bipolar disorder genetic risk to increase odds of suicide attempt, Science Daily - November 30, 2017
WV panel to develop plan to combat opioid epidemic, Charleston Gazette-Mail - November 30, 2017
WV DHHR creating new plan to fight opioid overdose epidemic, TheNewsCenter - November 16, 2017
Rita and Alex Hillman foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing-driven innovation for vulnerable populations, Globe Newswire - November 1, 2017
Former President Bill Clinton visits Johns Hopkins, urges swift action on opioid epidemic, JHU HUB - October 28, 2017
Public health leaders outline steps for urgent action on opioids, JHU HUB - October 26, 2017
Bill Clinton to visit Johns Hopkins for discussion of U.S. opioid epidemic, JHU HUB - October 26, 2017
Trump declares opioid crisis a public health emergency, but it falls short of what he promised, The Verge - October 26, 2017
Trump just declared a public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis. Here’s what that will do., Vox - October 23, 2017
How complicated is it to declare opioids a national emergency, CBS News - October 23, 2017
This is how 6 states declared an emergency over the opioid crisis, with no national precedent, ThinkProgress - October 12, 2017
Alliance for a Healthier World at Johns Hopkins awards grants to eight interdisciplinary teams, JHU HUB - October 3, 2017
Ellen MacKenzie becomes 11th dean of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, JHU HUB - September 20, 2017
Commentary: Packaging innovation has potential to combat prescription drug epidemic, CantonRep.com - September 14, 2017
Science of Learning Institute supports six projects that aim to further our understanding of how humans learn, JHU HUB - September 11, 2017
University celebrates Catalyst and Discovery awards winners, JHU HUB - August 31, 2017
No action on opioid emergency three weeks after Trump declaration, The Hill - August 25, 2017
Painting a different picture of battling addiction, The Courier-Herald - August 11, 2017
Opioid crisis state of emergency declared: What does it mean?, The Fix - August 10, 2017
3 public health proposals earn Bloomberg American Health Initiative seed grants, JHU HUB - August 10, 2017
Trump to declare opioid epidemic a national emergency, The Hill - August 10, 2017
What declaring a national emergency over the opioid epidemic could actually do, Vox - August 8, 2017
White House rejects appeal to call national emergency over opioid epidemic, STAT News - August 4, 2017
Trauma care expert Ellen MacKenzie named dean of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, JHU HUB - July 18, 2017
Trauma care expert Ellen MacKenzie named JHU’s 30th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, JHU HUB - June 20, 2017
Johns Hopkins in-home aging program shows big results, Senior Housing News - May 10, 2017
Aging 2.0 Chief Elder Officer’s plea for designers and investors to consider seniors’ wants and needs, MedCity News - March 21, 2017
Children age 5 and below get exposed to opioids: how to keep kids away from prescription drugs, Tech Times - March 8, 2017
Missouri is the only state in the US where doctors have no idea what prescriptions people are getting, Buzz Feed - February 24, 2017
Painkillers often stored within reach of little kids, Reuters - February 21, 2017
Death of missing woman puts spotlight on opioid epidemic, WJZ CBS Baltimore - February 21, 2017
Surprisingly few homes with kids store opioids safely, Futurity - February 20, 2017
Majority of opioid medications are not safely stored in homes with children, survey finds, Science Daily - January 31, 2017
The Swedish-inspired way American cities are trying to end pedestrian deaths, Governing - January 19, 2017
Johns Hopkins center marks three decades of injury research, JHU HUB - January 9, 2017
‘Breathalyzer’ ignitions may cut fatal car crashes, Futurity - January 5, 2017
Breathalyzer technology saves more lives when all offenders use it, study says, The Baltimore Sun - January 5, 2017
Ignition interlock laws reduce alcohol-involved fatal crashes, Science Daily - January 4, 2017
Study: Drunk drivers think twice when faced with threat of ignition interlock device, The Washington Post
2016
- December 8, 2016
American’s life expectancy dipped last year, raising public health concerns, The Baltimore Sun - November 23, 2016
Suicide rates drop among members of White Mountain Apache Tribe, Eureka Alert! - November 21, 2016
Caring for aging patient, Daily Nurse - October 26, 2016
- The new script of nursing, Johns Hopkins Nursing
- October 24, 2016
- “We got this” research vignettes, Johns Hopkins Nursing
- October 14, 2016
Thousands of children at risk from eating laundry pods, study finds, Today - September 22, 2016
- How can you help seniors age at home? First ask what they need, then help them, Forbes
- September 21, 2016
Symposium focuses on anti-LGBT violence, Washington Blade - September 8, 2016
Home care programs helps seniors trying to age in place, CTV News - September 7, 2016
Administered for pain, drugs like OxyContin have taken a massive toll, JHU HUB - September 7, 2016
Study finds seniors benefit when asked how to help them, Kaiser Health News - August 31, 2016
Parental psychiatric disorders linked to suicide, violence of children: Study, UPI - June 20, 2016
Is the media over-associating mental illness with violence?, The Science Explorer - June 16, 2016
Mental illness is not the leading cause of violence, study finds, The Mighty - June 13, 2016
Mentally ill patients rarely commit violence towards others, Pulse Headlines - June 12, 2016
News stories often wrongly link violence with mental illness, Science Daily - June 7, 2016
Mainstream media stories disproportionately link mental illness with violence: Study, Medical Daily - June 6, 2016
Violence and mental illness: Is media overplaying link?, CBS News - May 18, 2016
Eight receive honorary degrees at Johns Hopkins commencement, JHU HUB - May 15, 2016
Tamper-proof pill dispenser could reduce medication misuse, Pharmacy Times - May 11, 2016
States require opioid prescribers to check for ‘doctor shopping’, NewsOK - April 26, 2016
Johns Hopkins University will award honorary degrees to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Spike Lee, Books Live - April 22, 2016
Eight to receive Johns Hopkins honorary degrees at commencement ceremony, JHU HUB - February 22, 2016
Johns Hopkins researchers, Baltimore police to work together to study, reduce violent crime, JHU HUB - February 22, 2016
Baltimore police, Hopkins researchers form new partnership to study, prevent violence, The Baltimore Sun - February 5, 2016
Two Baltimore-area lawmakers propose decriminalizing small amounts of all drugs, safe injection facilities, The Baltimore Sun
2015
- Suicide highest among middle-aged people, Medical Daily
- ‘Normalization’ of marijuana doesn’t necessarily mean wider use, The Baltimore Sun
- States pressed to increase efforts to reduce drownings, The Huffington Post
- Study: Florida’s pill mill laws have put a dent in prescription painkillers, Miami Herald
- Yes, texting while walking is actually dangerous, says study – and common sense, Today
- This pill ‘safe’ can’t be opened by just anybody, Futurity
- Tamper-proof pill bottle could help curb prescription painkiller misuse, abuse, JHU HUB
- Tamper-resistant pill dispenser aims to stamp out medication misuse, Science Daily
- Student engineers unveil tamper-proof pill bottle, Scope
- Young children risk scald burns from baths, playing in the kitchen, Medical Daily
- Does Cleveland need University Hospitals’ new Level 1 trauma center, Cleveland.com
- A child of teen poisoned by medicine almost every minute: report, Today
- Nearly half of doctors don’t use prescription monitoring databases, The Fix
- Use of Alabama prescription drug monitoring program skyrocketed in 2014, AL.com
- Only 53% of primary care physicians use prescription drug monitoring programs, survey finds, Forbes
- New brace, new lease on life for wounded service members, The Baltimore Sun
- Helping elders become more self-reliant, Science Daily
- Report Calls for Far-reaching Reforms to Stem Opioid Abuse, Medscape
- Florida Pill Mill Law, PDMP a Combination for Reducing Opioid Abuse, Pain Medicine News
- Workplace Deaths in U.S. Rise 2 Percent, Federal Report Shows, Fair Warning
- Pill Bottles and Prescription Drug Poisonings, The Network for Public Health Law
- A safer tomorrow, International Innovation
- 2015’s Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers, WalletHub
- The Dangers of Sitting, KMEG-TV
- 24,400 Americans were injured on treadmills last year, MarketWatch
- Carbon monoxide detectors save lives, The Baltimore Sun
- Poison Center Calls Reduce Across the U.S., But Young Children and Teens Still Face Highest Risk, Medical Daily
- Seat Belt Use Laws and Rear Seat Adult Passengers, The Network for Public Health Law
- Making Active Living the Norm!, Active Living Research Blog
- Don't overestimate smoke alarm coverage, The Livingston Daily
- Researchers want service members for leg brace study, The Marine Corps Times
2014
- $1.2 million nursing grant helps older adults stay home for care, MSU Today
- Do ‘drink responsibly’ beer ads promote drinking?, Futurity
- Alcohol ads fail to quality ‘drink responsibly’ message with real health advice, Medical Daily
- Kiddie gates, rules help prevent falls of furniture, Reuters Health
- NFLPA assembles group for domestic violence advice, USA Today
- 50 women to watch: Keshia M. Pollack, The Baltimore Sun
- Texting while walking: The dangerous traffic trend for teens, TODAY Show
- Drunk driving, red-light running: knowing the risk increased public support of traffic safety laws, Medical News Today
- Faces of Public Health: Q&A with Andrea Gielen, the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, New Public Health Blog
- Walking Safely, Health Newsfeed Podcast
- Back to School Pedestrian Safety for College Students, FOX Baltimore
- Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy gets $4M grant from CDC, News-Medical
- Engineering environments for pedestrian safety, The Baltimore Sun
- Brain Injuries Rose In Cities After Bike-Sharing Rolled Out, NPR
- Small and dangerous: FAA rules mean new planes with old technology, USA Today
- Rear seat-belt nudge after death, The Telegaph
- Johns Hopkins Bike Rodeo, FOX Baltimore
- Preventing pedestrian injuries, The Baltimore Sun
- Inspiring Women: Andrea Gielen, The Baltimore Sun
- Hopkins Researchers Work to Lower Pedestrian Deaths, CBS Baltimore
- Johns Hopkins introduce pedestrian safety campaign, NBC Baltimore
- Johns Hopkins teams up with MVA to promote pedestrian safety, ABC Baltimore
- 'Stop, Wait, Go Slow' Campaign Aims to Increase Baltimore Pedestrian Safety, FOX Baltimore
- Driving to an early grave, The Economist