Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 in 2022: A year-end wrap-up
Omicron overstayed its welcome. At-home COVID-19 testing was routine. The bivalent booster arrived.
Dec 16, 2022
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Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health
Global family planning program adds two million new family planning clients in first five years
A family planning program built on the principle that local government involvement and investment can ramp up family planning services for the urban poor added more than two million new clients in 10 countries in its first ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prevention program shows promise educating young adolescents about avoiding child sexual abuse behaviors
A school-based prevention program designed to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger children and avoid behaviors associated with child sexual abuse shows promise for building a foundation for prevention, according ...
Nov 3, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Risk of severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection is higher for people with HIV with moderately low CD4 cell counts
People with HIV who have moderate immune suppression appear to be at greater risk of severe COVID-19 "breakthrough" infection after vaccination, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Health
Study finds significant increase in firearm assaults in states that relaxed conceal carry permit restrictions
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5% relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Health
Past and present racism linked to excess nonfatal shootings in Baltimore's most disadvantaged neighborhoods
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health links historic redlining, coupled with ongoing segregation by race and income, to 38% of the nonfatal shooting rate in Baltimore city's ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Diabetes
Study finds undiagnosed diabetes in US is significantly lower than current estimates
A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that the overall number of undiagnosed diabetes cases in the U.S. is significantly lower than current government estimates suggest.
Aug 16, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Tracking daily movement patterns may one day help predict dementia
Wearable movement-tracking devices may someday be useful in providing early warnings of cognitive decline among older adults, suggest new findings from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Jul 19, 2022
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Health
Seafood affordability influences consumption of more nutritious species
Adults with low incomes eat substantially less seafood high in Omega 3s—a fatty acid with confirmed health benefits—compared to those with high incomes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Cardiology
Long-term study finds cigarette smoking doubled risk of developing heart failure
A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who smoked tobacco cigarettes developed heart failure at twice the rate of those who never smoked. This higher rate occurred ...
Jun 8, 2022
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