<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/</link><description><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives.]]></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>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:03:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v2015</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Health Insurance Plans May Be Fueling Opioid Epidemic]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/health-insurance-plans-may-be-fueling-opioid-epidemic.html</link><description><![CDATA[Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/health-insurance-plans-may-be-fueling-opioid-epidemic.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Community Center Spearheaded by Bloomberg School Expert To Serve At-Risk Baltimore City Women]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/new-community-center-spearheaded-by-bloomberg-school Research-expert-to-serve-at-risk-baltimore-city-women.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new center led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher Susan Sherman, PhD, MPH, has opened in Baltimore. Sherman focuses on the health of marginalized, at-risk populations, particularly sex workers and people who use drugs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/new-community-center-spearheaded-by-bloomberg-school Research-expert-to-serve-at-risk-baltimore-city-women.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:17:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Sticking to Your Diet? Scientists May Be Able to Tell From a Blood Sample]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/are-you-sticking-to-your-diet-scientists-may-be-able-to-tell-from-a-blood-sample.html</link><description><![CDATA[An analysis of small molecules called “metabolites” in a blood sample may be used to determine whether a person is following a prescribed diet.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/are-you-sticking-to-your-diet-scientists-may-be-able-to-tell-from-a-blood-sample.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:43:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diagnosing Diabetes From A Single Blood Sample]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/diagnosing-diabetes-from-a-single-blood-sample.html</link><description><![CDATA[Diagnosing type 2 diabetes in clinical practice may require only a single blood sample, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/diagnosing-diabetes-from-a-single-blood-sample.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:31:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.45 Million Children's Lives Saved By HiB and Pneumococcal Vaccines Since 2000]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/1.45-million-childrens-lives-saved-by-hib-and-pneumococcal-vaccines-since-2000.html</link><description><![CDATA[Childhood deaths from two leading bacterial causes of pneumonia and meningitis, pneumococcus and Hib, declined sharply during the period 2000 to 2015, especially as vaccines against these pathogens were introduced in high-burden countries.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/1.45-million-childrens-lives-saved-by-hib-and-pneumococcal-vaccines-since-2000.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:22:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awards Scholarship to Displaced Syrian Pharmacist]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-awards-scholarship-to-displaced-syrian-pharmacist.html</link><description><![CDATA[A Syrian pharmacist who fled his country due to persecution he faced as a relief worker has received a full tuition scholarship to attend the MPH program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-awards-scholarship-to-displaced-syrian-pharmacist.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:46:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recorded Calls Beat Facebook Ads in Getting Residents to Request Free Smoke Alarm, Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/recorded-calls-beat-facebook-ads-in-getting-residents-to-request-free-smoke-alarm-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found automated phone calls were far more effective than Facebook ads in getting Baltimore City residents to request a smoke alarm through the city’s free installation program.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/recorded-calls-beat-facebook-ads-in-getting-residents-to-request-free-smoke-alarm-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:43:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Support For Needle Exchange Programs, Safe Injection Sites Remain Low in U.S.]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/public-support-for-needle-exchange-programs-safe-injection-sites-remains-low-in-US.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two strategies that research indicates would help alleviate America’s opioid crisis lack widespread public support, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/public-support-for-needle-exchange-programs-safe-injection-sites-remains-low-in-US.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:34:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robin Scullin Named Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Director of Media and Public Relations]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/robin-scullin-named-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health-director-of-media-and-public-relations.html</link><description><![CDATA[Robin Scullin, a senior public relations professional and former C-SPAN producer, has been named the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health director of media and public relations.]]></description><guid 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Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/jennifer-wolff-to-lead-lipitz-center-at-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:35:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handgun Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Firearm Homicides In Large, Urban Areas]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/handgun-purchaser-licensing-laws-linked-to-fewer-firearm-homicides-in-large-urban-areas.html</link><description><![CDATA[State laws that require gun purchasers to obtain a license contingent on passing a background check performed by state or local law enforcement are associated with a 14 percent reduction in firearm homicides in large, urban counties.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/handgun-purchaser-licensing-laws-linked-to-fewer-firearm-homicides-in-large-urban-areas.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 14:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class of 2018: 916 Students Graduate From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg of Public Health]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/class-of-2018-916-students-graduate-from-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health.html</link><description><![CDATA[Graduates representing 61 countries received degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at Convocation in Baltimore. The 916 graduates earned 153 doctoral degrees and 763 master’s.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/class-of-2018-916-students-graduate-from-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of-public-health.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 15:08:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Year's Losses for Child Sexual Abuse in U.S. Top $9 Billion, New Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/one-years-losses-for-child-sexual-abuse-in-us-top-9-billion.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the annual economic impact of child sexual abuse in the U.S.includes costs associated with health care, child welfare, special education, violence, crime, suicide (etc).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/one-years-losses-for-child-sexual-abuse-in-us-top-9-billion.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 14:59:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Difference Between Gun Owners, Non-Owners on Key Gun Policies, Survey Finds]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/little-difference-between-gun-owners-non-owners-on-key-gun-policies-survey-finds.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new national public opinion survey from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds widespread agreement among gun owners and non-gun owners in their support for policies that restrict or regulate firearms.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/little-difference-between-gun-owners-non-owners-on-key-gun-policies-survey-finds.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 20:01:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and the Lancet Launch the Humanitarian Health Digest]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/johns-hopkins-center-for-humanitarian-health-and-the-lancet-launch-the-humanitarian-health-digest.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and The Lancet today published the first issue of the Humanitarian Health Digest, a quarterly bibliography of the latest published, peer-reviewed journal articles on humanitarian health work.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/johns-hopkins-center-for-humanitarian-health-and-the-lancet-launch-the-humanitarian-health-digest.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 15:13:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Airbnb Venues Lack Basic Safety Protections, New Study Suggests]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/many-airbnb-venues-lack-basic-safety-protections-new-study-suggests.html</link><description><![CDATA[Many Airbnb venues in the United States fail to provide the critical carbon monoxide and fire safety protections that are legally required of hotels and motels, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/many-airbnb-venues-lack-basic-safety-protections-new-study-suggests.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 13:14:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Academic Institutions Unprepared to Meet New HHS Clinical Trial Reporting Regs]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/most-academic-institutions-unprepared-to-meet-new-hhs-clinical-trial-reporting-regs.html</link><description><![CDATA[Academic institutions have been slow to adhere to new, stricter requirements by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) for clinical trial registration and reporting according to a news study.]]></description><guid 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Safety]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/smartphone-app-successfully-promotes-child-car-safety.html</link><description><![CDATA[A smartphone app designed to promote proper child car seat use among parents proved effective in a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/smartphone-app-successfully-promotes-child-car-safety.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:26:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety Measures Could Save 250,000 Lives a Year in Low- and Middle-Income Countries]]></title><link>https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/safety-measures-could-save-250000-lives-a-year-in-low-and-middle-income-countries.html</link><description><![CDATA[Interventions such as speeding enforcement and formal swimming lessons for young children could potentially save more than 250,000 lives a year if they were implemented across populations living in extreme poverty.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/safety-measures-could-save-250000-lives-a-year-in-low-and-middle-income-countries.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:54:11 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
