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Newswise — With the start of summer and many turning to fresh seafood for meals, an expert from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is available to discuss safe seafood consumption. From exposure to PFAS (forever chemicals) in shrimp and lobster to bacteria and viruses in oysters, consumers need to be aware of…
Ticks and Lyme disease: Rising numbers, how to stay safe, and new research Newswise — As warmer temperatures bring more people outdoors—and more ticks into contact with humans—the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media about ticks and the growing threat of Lyme and other tickborne diseases….
Newswise — During a March 19 media briefing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health experts Anna Durbin and William Moss discussed the current measles outbreak in the U.S., the role vaccines play in public health, the diseases that vaccines have virtually wiped out in the U.S., vaccines and safety concerns, and ongoing vaccine research….
Popular prescription weight-loss drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists are now frequently used by type 1 diabetes patients, despite limited data on the drugs’ safety and effectiveness in this patient population, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. GLP-1 receptor agonists were developed more than two decades…
Newswise — The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 19, via Zoom, with two leading vaccine experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Vaccines play a critical role in preventing illness and death from many…
Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the news that federal funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will soon be terminated. Gavi has helped vaccinate more than 1 billion children in lower-income countries since it was founded 25 years ago. Journalists are also welcome to use this comment…
Newswise — A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that mental health visits for patients with depression from high-wealth neighborhoods in Maryland were significantly more likely to happen via telehealth compared to patients with depression from low-wealth neighborhoods in Maryland from mid-2021 through mid-2024. Telehealth visits…
Newswise — The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 19, via Zoom, with two leading vaccine experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Vaccines play a critical role in preventing illness and death from many…
Newswise — William Moss, MD, MPH, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is available to speak about the rising number of cases of measles in the U.S. Journalists are also welcome to quote from this Q&A with Dr. Moss. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday reported the…
Newswise — Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the Louisiana Department of Health’s report that a patient – the first person known to have contracted avian influenza (H5N1) in the U.S. – has died. It is the first human fatality in the U.S. linked to bird flu….
