<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Public Health News - News Releases - 2016]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/</link><description><![CDATA[News Releases - 2016]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-955-6878]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[paffairs@jhsph.edu]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[webadmin@jhsph.edu]]></webmaster><ttl>1</ttl><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:52:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v2015</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer Older Americans Have Dental Insurance]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/fewer-older-americans-have-dental-insurance.html</link><description><![CDATA[Lack of insurance meant fewer than half visited dentist in previous year, those who did left with high bills.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/fewer-older-americans-have-dental-insurance.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Beneficiaries Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Treatment]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/medicare-beneficiaries-face-high-out-of-pocket-costs-for-cancer-treatment.html</link><description><![CDATA[Those without supplemental Medicare insurance incur expenditures averaging a quarter of income]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/medicare-beneficiaries-face-high-out-of-pocket-costs-for-cancer-treatment.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Hog Workers Developing Drug-Resistant Skin Infections Linked to Livestock-Associated Staph]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/some-hog-workers-developing-drug-resistant-skin-infections-linked-to-livestock-associated-staph.html</link><description><![CDATA[Some workers at industrial hog production facilities are not only carrying livestock-associated, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their noses, but may also be developing skin infections from these bacteria.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/some-hog-workers-developing-drug-resistant-skin-infections-linked-to-livestock-associated-staph.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:25:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Definition of ‘Pre-Diabetes’ Can Help Identify Those At Risk for Long-Term Complications]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/better-definition-of-pre-diabetes-can-help-identify-those-at-risk-for-long-term-complications.html</link><description><![CDATA[More accurate definition could encourage the right patients to adopt changes – lose weight, exercise more – that help prevent full-blown diabetes]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/better-definition-of-pre-diabetes-can-help-identify-those-at-risk-for-long-term-complications.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:19:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depression Rates Growing Among Adolescents, Particularly Girls]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/depression-rates-growing-among-adolescents-particularly-girls.html</link><description><![CDATA[<link rel="stylesheet" href="/sebin/l/y/_social.min.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/depression-rates-growing-among-adolescents-particularly-girls.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:55:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Pneumonia and Diarrhea Continue To Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Young Children in Many Countries]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/report-pneumonia-and-diarrhea-continue-to-kill-hundreds-of-thousands-of-young-children-in-many-countries.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new report finds some progress in combatting pneumonia and diarrhea among young children in the nations most severely impacted by the two diseases, but they remain responsible for hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/report-pneumonia-and-diarrhea-continue-to-kill-hundreds-of-thousands-of-young-children-in-many-countries.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:44:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mosquito-Borne Illness Spreads In and Around Homes, Disproportionately Hits Women]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/mosquito-borne-illness-spreads-in-and-around-homes-disproportionately-hits-women.html</link><description><![CDATA[Outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya appear to be driven by infections centered in and around the home, with women significantly more likely to become ill, new Bloomberg School  research finds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/mosquito-borne-illness-spreads-in-and-around-homes-disproportionately-hits-women.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:48:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids Most Likely To Suffer Sport-Related Eye Injuries]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/kids-most-likely-to-suffer-sport-related-eye-injuries.html</link><description><![CDATA[Kids most likely to suffer sport-related eye injuries: Basketball, cycling, baseball the most common causes of ER visits for eye trauma, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School study finds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/kids-most-likely-to-suffer-sport-related-eye-injuries.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:23:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders Named for Bloomberg American Health Initiative]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/leaders-named-for-bloomberg-american-health-initiative.html</link><description><![CDATA[Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, associate dean for public health practice and training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has been named inaugural director of the school’s Bloomberg American Health Initiative.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/leaders-named-for-bloomberg-american-health-initiative.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:30:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg School Welcomes Brian Crawford to the Health Advisory Board]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/bloomberg-school-welcomes-brian-crawford-to-the-health-advisory-board.html</link><description><![CDATA[Brian Crawford, PhD, president of the publications division of the American Chemical Society, is the newest member of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s 39-member Health Advisory Board.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/bloomberg-school-welcomes-brian-crawford-to-the-health-advisory-board.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:07:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allowing Guns on College Campuses Unlikely To Reduce Mass Shootings]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/allowing-guns-on-college-campuses-unlikely-to-reduce-mass-shootings.html</link><description><![CDATA[Policies allowing civilians to bring guns on college campuses are unlikely to reduce mass shootings on campus and are likely to lead to more shootings, homicides and suicides on campus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/allowing-guns-on-college-campuses-unlikely-to-reduce-mass-shootings.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:52:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Staph Bacteria Higher in Young Children Living With Hog Workers, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/prevalence-of-drug-resistant-staph-bacteria-higher in Young Children-living-with-hog-workers-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Finding highlights potential risks and vulnerabilities among children in livestock communities]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/prevalence-of-drug-resistant-staph-bacteria-higher in Young Children-living-with-hog-workers-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:38:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klag To End 12-Year Run as Dean of Bloomberg School of Public Health]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/klag-to-end-12-year-run-as-dean-of-bloomberg-school-of-public-health.html</link><description><![CDATA[Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health since 2005, a world expert on the epidemiology of major chronic diseases, will step down as dean next year and return to research and teaching.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/klag-to-end-12-year-run-as-dean-of-bloomberg-school-of-public-health.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Gay Men Are Not Aware of Treatment To Protect Them From HIV]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/most-gay-men-are-not-aware-of-treatment-to-protect-them-from-hiv.html</link><description><![CDATA[Only four in 10 Baltimore men knew about prevention tool known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which is 92 percent effective in high-risk populations, a study finds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/most-gay-men-are-not-aware-of-treatment-to-protect-them-from-hiv.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:13:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth Development Program Receives Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/youth-development-program-receives-henrietta-lacks-memorial-award.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, which is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, announced Saturday that the winner of the sixth annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award is SquashWise.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/youth-development-program-receives-henrietta-lacks-memorial-award.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:15:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fungus Makes Mosquitoes Much More Likely To Become Infected With Malaria]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/fungus-makes-mosquitoes-much-more-likely-to-become-infected-with-malaria.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have identified a fungus that compromises the immune system of mosquitoes, making them more susceptible to infection with the parasite that causes malaria.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/fungus-makes-mosquitoes-much-more-likely-to-become-infected-with-malaria.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:45:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awarded $95 Million NIH Grant]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-awarded-95-million-dollar-nih-grant.html</link><description><![CDATA[The NIH has awarded Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, along with the research firm RTI International, a 7-year, $95 million grant to analyze the data from its new Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-awarded-95-million-dollar-nih-grant.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:54:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female Sex Hormone May Protect Women From Worst Effects of the Flu]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/female-sex-hormone-may-protect-women-from-worst-effects-of-the-flu.html</link><description><![CDATA[Progesterone, found in most forms of hormone-based birth control, shows promise in reducing inflammation and promoting faster lung repair]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/female-sex-hormone-may-protect-women-from-worst-effects-of-the-flu.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:40:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins University and Michael R. Bloomberg Launch the Bloomberg American Health Initiative]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-university-and-michael-r-bloomberg-launch-the-bloomberg-american-health-initiative.html</link><description><![CDATA[$300 million gift from Michael R. Bloomberg to transform approach to tackling major domestic health issues]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-university-and-michael-r-bloomberg-launch-the-bloomberg-american-health-initiative.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:32:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Objects That Shaped Public Health]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/100-objects-that-shaped-public-health.html</link><description><![CDATA[In recognition of its Centennial, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has compiled a list of 100 objects that tell some of the most compelling stories of public health over the last century and help us appreciate its vast reach.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/100-objects-that-shaped-public-health.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:13:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dengue Vaccine Could Increase or Worsen Dengue in Some Settings]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/dengue-vaccine-could-increase-or-worsen-dengue-in-some-settings.html</link><description><![CDATA[<link rel="stylesheet" href="/sebin/l/y/_social.min.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/dengue-vaccine-could-increase-or-worsen-dengue-in-some-settings.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:53:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Schonewald To Lead Bloomberg School Development Team]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/eric-schonewald-to-lead-bloomberg-school-development-team.html</link><description><![CDATA[Eric Schonewald has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as its new senior director of development]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/eric-schonewald-to-lead-bloomberg-school-development-team.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:56:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Johns Hopkins Department Offers Environmental Health and Engineering Programs]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/new-johns-hopkins-department-offers-environmental-health-and-engineering-programs.html</link><description><![CDATA[One-of-a-kind program will seek multidisciplinary solutions to health risks linked to the environment.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/new-johns-hopkins-department-offers-environmental-health-and-engineering-programs.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:00:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Unconventional Natural Gas Wells Associated With Migraine, Fatigue, Chronic Nasal and Sinus Symptoms]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-unconventional-natural-gas-wells-associated-with-migraine-fatigue-chronic-nasal-and-sinus-symptoms.html</link><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania residents with the highest exposure to active natural gas wells operated by the so-called “fracking” industry are nearly twice as likely to suffer migraine headaches, chronic nasal and sinus symptoms, severe fatigue, per a new study.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-unconventional-natural-gas-wells-associated-with-migraine-fatigue-chronic-nasal-and-sinus-symptoms.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:35:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Donald Ainslie Henderson, 1928–2016]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/in-memoriam-donald-ainslie-henderson-1928-2016.html</link><description><![CDATA[Donald Ainslie Henderson, MD, MPH ’60, a leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox – considered one of public health’s greatest successes – and a former dean of what is now the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, died Friday.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/in-memoriam-donald-ainslie-henderson-1928-2016.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:57:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Johns Hopkins Public Health Researchers Win Zika Challenge Grants]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/three-johns-hopkins-public-health-researchers-win-zika-challenge-grants.html</link><description><![CDATA[Three teams from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will be awarded grants from U.S. Agency for International Development’s Combating Zika and Future Threats Grand Challenge, the agency announced today.]]></description><guid 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Appear Comparable to Brand-Name Counterparts]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/generic-biologic-drugs-appear-comparable-to-brand-name-counterparts.html</link><description><![CDATA[Generic forms of a biologic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis appear to be as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis suggests.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/generic-biologic-drugs-appear-comparable-to-brand-name-counterparts.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:04:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Indian Pedestrian and Motorcycle Deaths Likely Much Higher Than Government Statistics Suggest]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-indian-pedestrian-and-motorcycle-deaths-likely-much-higher-than-government-statistics-suggest.html</link><description><![CDATA[Government statistics on traffic deaths in southwest India significantly misrepresented the number of pedestrian and motorcycle deaths over a two-year period, casting doubt on that country’s government data on traffic fatalities, a study found.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-indian-pedestrian-and-motorcycle-deaths-likely-much-higher-than-government-statistics-suggest.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:10:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cells From Same Cell Banks May Have Vast Genetic Variability]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/cells-from-same-cell-banks-may-have-vast-genetic-variability.html</link><description><![CDATA[In a surprise finding, researchers working with cells purchased at the same time from the same cell bank discovered that the cells responded differently to chemicals, even though no differences were detected in tests at the time of purchase.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/cells-from-same-cell-banks-may-have-vast-genetic-variability.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menthol-Like Cigarettes Still Sold in Canada Despite Ban]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/menthol-like-cigarettess-still-sold-in-canada-despite-ban.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers say marketing of new cigarettes that look like menthol violates spirit of new laws in Alberta and Nova Scotia.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/menthol-like-cigarettess-still-sold-in-canada-despite-ban.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:09:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of Physicians Have Favorite Patients, Study Finds]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/majority-of-physicians-have-favorite-patients-study-finds.html</link><description><![CDATA[Physicians like the majority of their patients, but a majority like some more than others, a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/majority-of-physicians-have-favorite-patients-study-finds.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:50:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Names Two New Deans]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-names-two-new-deans.html</link><description><![CDATA[Laura Morlock, PhD, MA, has been appointed executive vice dean for academic affairs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, MA, has been named associate dean for education.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-names-two-new-deans.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:22:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates Institute Announces ‘The Challenge Initiative’]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/gates-institute-announces-the-challenge-initiative.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health is launching The Challenge Initiative, a global urban reproductive health program supported by a three-year, $42 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/gates-institute-announces-the-challenge-initiative.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:48:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Fracking Industry Wells Associated With Increased Risk of Asthma Attacks]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-fracking-industry-wells-associated-with-increased-risk-of-asthma-attacks.html</link><description><![CDATA[People with asthma who live near bigger or larger numbers of active unconventional natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania are 1.5 to four times likelier to have asthma attacks than those who live farther away.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-fracking-industry-wells-associated-with-increased-risk-of-asthma-attacks.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:37:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Control Strategies Needed for Zika and Other Unexpected Mosquito-Borne Outbreaks]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/new-control-strategies-needed-for-zika-and-other-unexpected-mosquito-borne-outbreaks.html</link><description><![CDATA[A recent spate of unexpected mosquito-borne disease outbreaks – including the Zika virus – have highlighted the need to better understand the development and spread of little-known diseases and for new strategies to control them.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/new-control-strategies-needed-for-zika-and-other-unexpected-mosquito-borne-outbreaks.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:06:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoners Worldwide Bear Higher Burdens of HIV and Other Infections]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/prisoners-worldwide-bear-higher-burdens-of-hiv-and-other-infections.html</link><description><![CDATA[Prisoners and detainees worldwide have higher burdens of HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis than the communities from which they come, and the regular cycling of infected people in and out of prison is worsening the epidemics, new research suggests.]]></description><guid 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One-Third of Hospitals in Developing World Lack Running Water]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-one-third-of-hospitals-in-developing-world-lack-running-water.html</link><description><![CDATA[A study of 430 hospitals in the developing world found that more than one-third lacked running water, a deficiency that can lead to unsanitary conditions for patients in general and dangerous conditions for those who need surgery.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-one-third-of-hospitals-in-developing-world-lack-running-water.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:32:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones Could Be Cheaper Alternative To Delivering Vaccines in Developing World]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/drones-could-be-cheaper-alternative-to-delivering-vaccines-in-developing-world.html</link><description><![CDATA[Deploying drones in low- and middle-income 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Pills]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/six-in-ten-adults-prescribed-opioid-painkillers-have-leftover-pills.html</link><description><![CDATA[Despite abuse epidemic, physicians prescribing more pills than patients are using; patients say they will save extra pills for future use.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/six-in-ten-adults-prescribed-opioid-painkillers-have-leftover-pills.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:39:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: News Stories Often Link Violence With Mental Health Illness, Even Though People With Mental Health Illness Are Rarely Violent]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-news-stories-often-link-violence-with-mental-health-llness-even-though-people-with-mental-health-illness-are-rarely-violent.html</link><description><![CDATA[Nearly 4 in 10 news stories about mental illness analyzed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health connect mental illness with violent behavior, even though less than 5 percent of violence in the U.S. is directly related to mental illness.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-news-stories-often-link-violence-with-mental-health-llness-even-though-people-with-mental-health-illness-are-rarely-violent.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents Concerned About Use of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Curb Insect Population]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/residents-concerned-about-use-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-to-curb-insect-population.html</link><description><![CDATA[Small survey of residents in the Florida Keys suggests reasons for lack of support for novel way to combat mosquito that carries Zika, dengue, chikungunya.]]></description><guid 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Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/florida-drug-database-and-pill-mill-regs-curbed-states-top-opioid-prescribers-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[In the first year that two Florida laws aimed at curbing opioid prescriptions were in effect, the state’s top opioid prescribers wrote significantly fewer prescriptions of this type of pain medication, new research suggests.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/florida-drug-database-and-pill-mill-regs-curbed-states-top-opioid-prescribers-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:23:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Great Recession Weighed on Children]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/how-the-great-recession-weighed-on-children.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers find link between increasing unemployment rates and increases in the risk of becoming overweight during economic 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Refugees]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-unmet-surgical-needs-high-for-worlds-60-million-refugees.html</link><description><![CDATA[The world’s estimated 60 million refugees, displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or human rights violations, may need at least 2.78 million surgeries a year.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/study-unmet-surgical-needs-high-for-worlds-60-million-refugees.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 16:59:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Much Folate in Pregnant Women Increases Risk for Autism, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/too-much-folate-in-pregnant-women-increases-risk-for-autism-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers say that while folate deficiency is bad for developing fetus, excessive amounts could also be harmful]]></description><guid 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Infections Falling in United States, But Fails to Meet Reduction Goals]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/number-of-hiv-infections-falling-in-united-states-but-fails-to-meet-reduction-goals.html</link><description><![CDATA[The number of new HIV infections in the U.S. decreased by 11 percent from 2010 to 2015, significant progress but short of goals outlined by the White House in 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/number-of-hiv-infections-falling-in-united-states-but-fails-to-meet-reduction-goals.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 13:56:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofit Hospitals Earn Substantial Profits]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/nonprofit-hospitals-earn-substantial-profits.html</link><description><![CDATA[Seven of top 10 most profitable U.S. hospitals are nonprofit, a new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers 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Worldwide]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/the-high-cost-of-norovirus-worldwide.html</link><description><![CDATA[<link rel="stylesheet" href="/sebin/l/y/_social.min.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/the-high-cost-of-norovirus-worldwide.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:22:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert Panel Issues Recommendations for Health IT]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/expert-panel-issues-recommendations-for-health-it.html</link><description><![CDATA[A national group of health information experts has issued recommendations to guide the new field of population health informatics.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/expert-panel-issues-recommendations-for-health-it.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:14:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Develop Recipe for Testosterone-Producing Cells]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/scientists-develop-recipe-for-testosterone-producing-cells.html</link><description><![CDATA[Series of growth factors and other proteins encourage stem cells to proliferate and differentiate into cells that make male hormone.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/scientists-develop-recipe-for-testosterone-producing-cells.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:52:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes in State Policies Impact Fatal and Non-Fatal Assaults of Law Enforcement Officers]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/changes in-state-policies-impact-fatal-and-non-fatal-assaults-of-law-enforcement-officers.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study finds that state-level policy changes can impact the number of fatal and non-fatal assaults, including shootings, of law enforcement officers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/changes in-state-policies-impact-fatal-and-non-fatal-assaults-of-law-enforcement-officers.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:01:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coordinated Response Could Reduce Spread of Emerging Superbug in Health Facilities by More Than 75 Percent, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/coordinated-response-could-reduce-spread-of-emerging-superbug-in-health-facilities-by-more-than-75-percent-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Infection control measures recommended by CDC could dramatically stave spread of resistant bacteria, a study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.]]></description><guid 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Maternal and Child Lives Could Be Saved Every Year for Less Than $5 a Person]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/millions-of-maternal-and-child-lives-could-be-saved-every-year-for-less-than-5-dollars-a-person.html</link><description><![CDATA[Millions of maternal and child lives could be saved every year by spending less than $5 on health care services such as contraception, medication, nutritional supplements, concludes an analysis led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/millions-of-maternal-and-child-lives-could-be-saved-every-year-for-less-than-5-dollars-a-person.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:29:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Autism Rate Unchanged in New CDC Report]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/u-s-autism-rate-unchanged-in-new-cdc-report.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new CDC report that finds the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder ( largely unchanged from two years ago, at one in 68 children.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/u-s-autism-rate-unchanged-in-new-cdc-report.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:08:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health To Offer First Fully Online Masters Degree]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-to-offer-first-fully-online-masters-degree.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will offer its first wholly online, part-time masters degree program beginning this fall.]]></description><guid 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Puzzle Found Effective in Small Trial]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/last-piece-of-dengue-vaccine-puzzle-found-effective-in-small-trial.html</link><description><![CDATA[A vaccine against elusive dengue 2 virus that was developed at the National Institutes of Health protected against infection in 100 percent of people who received it in a small clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/last-piece-of-dengue-vaccine-puzzle-found-effective-in-small-trial.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:21:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rat Problems in Poor Neighborhoods Linked to Depressive Symptoms]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/rat-problems-in-poor-neighborhoods-linked-to-depressive-symptoms.htlm</link><description><![CDATA[Rodent infestations considered on par with other woes in low-income areas such as vacant housing, drug sales and threats of violence, study finds.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/rat-problems-in-poor-neighborhoods-linked-to-depressive-symptoms.htlm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:57:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Generic Cancer Drug Could Save Many Millions of Dollars]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/using-generic-cancer-drug-could-save-many-millions-of-dollars.html</link><description><![CDATA[New research suggests little risk, huge financial upside of putting patients with chronic myeloid leukemia on generic form of Gleevec]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/using-generic-cancer-drug-could-save-many-millions-of-dollars.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:24:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Shift in Farmed Fish Feed May Impact Nutritional Benefits Ascribed to Consuming Seafood]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/global-shift-in-farmed-fish-feed-may--impact-nutritional-benefits-ascribed-to-consuming-seafood.html</link><description><![CDATA[A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/global-shift-in-farmed-fish-feed-may--impact-nutritional-benefits-ascribed-to-consuming-seafood.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:15:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg School Receives $18 Million to Sustain and Expand Family Planning Advocacy Efforts]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/bloomberg-school-receives-18-million-dollars-to-sustain-and-expand-family-planning-advocacy-efforts.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received an $18 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sustain and expand the Advance Family Planning (AFP) initiative.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/bloomberg-school-receives-18-million-dollars-to-sustain-and-expand-family-planning-advocacy-efforts.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 20:08:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Center for Refugee and Disaster Response Names New Director]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-center-for-refugee-and-disaster-response-names-new-director.html</link><description><![CDATA[Paul Spiegel, MD, MPH ’96, a high-ranking official at the United Nations Refugee Agency, has been named the new director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Refugee and Disaster Response]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-center-for-refugee-and-disaster-response-names-new-director.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:35:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Bioethicist Will Chair Board Overseeing Historic Million-Person NIH Research Study]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bioethicist-will-chair-board-overseeing-historic-million-person-nih-research-study.html</link><description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins bioethicist Nancy Kass, ScD, will chair the NIH institutional review board overseeing a landmark research study that plans to enroll 1 million participants in an effort to best utilize electronic medical records to improve healthcare.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/johns-hopkins-bioethicist-will-chair-board-overseeing-historic-million-person-nih-research-study.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:37:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking and Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/industry-initiatives-to-prevent-drinking-and-driving-lack-scientific-evidence-of-effectiveness-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/industry-initiatives-to-prevent-drinking-and-driving-lack-scientific-evidence-of-effectiveness-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 20:09:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adderall Misuse Rising Among Young Adults]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/adderall-misuse-rising-among-young-adults.html</link><description><![CDATA[Prescriptions for the stimulant Adderall unchanged, but study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers finds more nonmedical use and emergency room visits among adults.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/adderall-misuse-rising-among-young-adults.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:07:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers: Peer Review System for Awarding NIH Grants Is Flawed]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/researchers-peer-review-system-for-awarding-nih-grants-is-flawed.html</link><description><![CDATA[Funding mechanism no better than random for choosing projects that will produce most-cited science, analysis suggests.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/researchers-peer-review-system-for-awarding-nih-grants-is-flawed.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:01:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Invisible Work’ Takes Toll on Unpaid Caregivers]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/invisible-work-takes-toll-on-unpaid-caregivers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Family and friends who help older people with health care are more likely to experience emotional, physical and financial difficulties.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/invisible-work-takes-toll-on-unpaid-caregivers.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:14:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Create ‘Mini-Brains’ in Lab To Study Neurological Diseases]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/researchers-create-mini-brains-in-lab-to-study-neurological-diseases.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say they have developed tiny “mini-brains” made up of many of the neurons and cells of the human brain – and even some of its functionality – and which can be replicated on a large 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Every Dollar Spent, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/expanding-use-of-vaccines-could-save-up-to-44-dollars-for-every-dollar-spent-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Vaccinations could have significant economic value that far exceeds their original cost, a new study has found.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/expanding-use-of-vaccines-could-save-up-to-44-dollars-for-every-dollar-spent-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:04:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity, Diabetes in Mom Increases Risk of Autism in Child]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/obesity-diabetes-in-mom-increases-risk-of-autism-in-child.html</link><description><![CDATA[Children born to obese women with diabetes are more than four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder than children of healthy weight mothers without diabetes, new 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Other Commercial Areas]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/violent-crime-lower-near-drug-treatment-centers-than-other-commercial-areas.html</link><description><![CDATA[New research suggests there may actually be less serious crime near drug-treatment clinics than other community businesses.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/violent-crime-lower-near-drug-treatment-centers-than-other-commercial-areas.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:49:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Expectancy Three Years Longer for Children Born Into Smaller Families in Developing World]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/life-expectancy-three-years-longer-for-children-born-into-smaller-families in-developing-world.html</link><description><![CDATA[Children born into smaller families in the world’s poorest nations will live an expected three years longer than those born into larger families, 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Sexual Behavior]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/community-level-violence-linked-to-teens-risky-sexual-behavior.html</link><description><![CDATA[Teens’ experiences with violence — either through fear, observation or being observing violent events, or being victims themselves — are associated with how likely they are to have sex and use condoms, new research suggests.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/community-level-violence-linked-to-teens-risky-sexual-behavior.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:14:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: Most Americans Support Smart Guns]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2016/survey-most-americans-support-smart-guns.html</link><description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 percent of Americans, if they buy a new handgun, are willing to purchase a smart or childproof gun, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research 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