New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public ...

Measles outbreaks have hit multiple U.S. states, vaccination & rapid reporting are critical to limit the spread & hospitalizations ...

Join Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing and the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine on July 1 for the third CAAT-PCRM Animal-Free Workshop for Early-Career Researchers, ...

In 2023, total gun suicide deaths reached a new all-time high. Overall, firearms remained the leading cause of death for young people 1 to 17 for the past four years, accounting for more deaths than ...

The Public Health On Call podcast makes important public health topics accessible to all through quick, informative conversations. Hosts tackle complex topics through engaging interviews and ...

Lethal means safety counseling gives health care clinicians the tools they need to: Determine if a person at risk for injury or death has access to lethal means, including firearms, sharp instruments, ...

Read reports and research about integrated health care for people with disabilities and complex health needs from the Roger and Flo Lipitz Center to Advance Policy in ...

Professor Ketner, a molecular microbiologist who studies the fundamental molecular biology of DNA-containing human viruses and their role in preventing diseases, will retire this summer.

Pneumonia continues to be the leading infectious cause of death for children under 5, responsible for millions of hospitalizations and hundreds of thousands of child deaths worldwide. Most of these ...

Evaluation of candidate SARS-CoV2 vaccines is accelerating rapidly. However, currently registered trials exclude pregnant and lactating women (PLW), despite the fact that they have also been impacted ...

Nearly all older adults with Alzheimer’s disease rely on the help of family and other unpaid help. Experts on aging share essential tips and resources for these caregivers to also care for themselves.

Outbreaks of H5N1 continue to rise in dairy cattle and poultry, as well as in other wild and domesticated animals, including the first confirmed infection in a pig. Human cases also continue to occur, ...