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Experts: Risk of Hepatitis E Outbreak `Very High’ In Earthquake-Ravaged Nepal
Survivors of the recent earthquake that destroyed parts of Nepal face a “very high” risk of a hepatitis E outbreak that could be especially deadly to pregnant women, according to a consensus statement from a group of infectious disease experts. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

New Target May Increase Odds of Successful Mosquito-Based Malaria Vaccine
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have located a new – and likely more promising, they say – target for a potential vaccine against malaria, a mosquito-borne illness that kills as many as 750,000 people each year. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Connecticut Handgun Licensing Law Associated With 40 Percent Drop in Gun Homicides
A 1995 Connecticut law requiring a permit or license – contingent on passing a background check – in order to purchase a handgun was associated with a 40 percent reduction in the state’s firearm-related homicide rate, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Americans May Be Wasting More Food Than They Think
Most Americans are aware that food waste is a problem, are concerned about it, and say they work to reduce their own waste, but nearly three quarters believe that they waste less food than the national average, new research suggests. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Report: 1 in 4 Baltimore Residents Live in a Food Desert
A report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, in collaboration with the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, found that one in four of the city’s residents live in so-called food deserts with limited access to healthy foods. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Some Hospitals Marking Up Prices More Than 1,000 Percent
The 50 hospitals in the U.S. with the highest markup of prices over actual costs are charging out-of-network and uninsured patients, as well as auto and workers’ compensation insurers, more than 10 times costs allowed by Medicare, new research suggests. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Some Hospitals Marking Up Hospital More Than 1,000 Percent
The 50 hospitals in the U.S. with the highest markup of prices over actual costs are charging out-of-network and uninsured patients, as well as auto and workers’ compensation insurers, more than 10 times costs allowed by Medicare, new research suggests. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Large Majority of Americans—Including Gun Owners—Support Stronger Gun Safety Policies
A large majority of Americans – including gun owners – continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current federal and most state law (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Maryland Colleges Promote Student-Parent Conversations About Drinking
A collaborative of 14 Maryland colleges launched a new website today, www.collegeparentsmatter.org, designed to serve as a resource to help parents talk with their college-age children about alcohol. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Henry Waxman Named Centennial Policy Scholar at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Former Congressman Henry A. Waxman joins the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for the coming year as its Centennial Policy Scholar. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - June 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Measuring Kidney Health Could Better Predict Heart Disease Risk
Indicators of kidney function and damage could rival tests of cholesterol and blood pressure in foretelling several outcomes, including death from heart attack, study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers finds. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - May 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Gun Violence Restraining Orders: Promising Strategy to Reduce Gun Violence in the U.S.
Law would give family members and law enforcement tool to temporarily remove guns from someone believed dangerous, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers posit. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to Lead $17 Million Canadian Project
Program will help nation evaluate the impact of Canada's global maternal and child health programs. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - May 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Acute Kidney Injury Linked to Pre-Existing Kidney Health, Studies Find
Analysis of more than 1 million individuals suggests physicians can determine who is at highest risk by using common blood and urine tests of kidney function, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers find. (Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - May 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news