Media Coverage
Media Coverage Featuring Center Faculty
For interviews and general media inquiries, contact Mary Spiro at maryspiro@jhu.edu.
2024
- American Society of Nephrology Celebrates Transformational Transplant Funding NewsWise, March 24, 2024
- Deidra Crews quoted
- American Society of Nephrology and Home Dialysis University Expand Collaboration to Enhance Home Therapies Education for Nephrology Fellows NewsWise, March 18, 2024
- Deidra Crews quoted
- 8-hour Intermittent Fasting Tied to 90% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Early Data Hint LifeScience, March 18, 2024
- Wendy Bennett quoted
- Approaches for Managing Patients With Heart Failure Consultant 360, March 9, 2024
- Seth Martin interviewed (panel)
- The Future of the U.S. Nephrology Workforce Following the End of Affirmative Action Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 7, 2024
- Deidra Crews, author
- American Society of Nephrology Applauds the Ways and Means Committee for Advancing the Kidney Patient Act (Hr 5074) NewsWise, March 7, 2024
- Deidra Crews quoted
- THE INVISIBLE SHIELD Premieres Tuesday, March 26, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App Bloomberg Philanthropies, February 7, 2024
- Lisa Cooper mentioned
- After Toby Keith’s death, doctors warn that stomach cancer signs are easy to miss NBC News, Feburary 6, 2024
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- More than half of U.S. adults don’t know heart disease is leading cause of death, despite 100-year reign American Heart Association, January 24, 2024
- Seth Martin quoted
- Heart Disease Still the Leading Cause of Death in the United States Health Day, January 24, 2024
- Seth Martin quoted
- Can I Exercise Safely After a Heart Attack? Health Central, January 22, 2024
- Lena Mathews quoted
- Four ECU Health Physicians Clinics Nationally Recognized for Efforts to Improve Blood Pressure Control ACU Health, January 16, 2024
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah quoted
- In-Person Appointments are Coming Back — So Should Good Bedside Manner Plus, January 12, 2024
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
2023
- Obesity Medicine Certificates Increase 40% from 2022 to 2023, says ABOM Patient Care, December 18, 2023
- Kimberly Gudzune quoted
- A Conversation on Equity in Hypertension Care Healio, November 26, 2023
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah interviewed
- We Need to Shift Social Determinants of Health into Our Clinical Workflow, says Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS Patient Care, November 20, 2023
- Chiadi Ndumele interviewed
- Struggling With Weight Loss? This Is When Doctors Say to Consider a Weight Loss Drug Like Ozempic Everyday Health, November 17, 2023
- Kimberly Gudzune quoted
- "CKM Syndrome" Defines a Very Wide Target and Medicine is Ready, Says Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS Patient Care, November 14, 2023
- Chiadi Ndumele interviewed
- Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, to Become Next President of the American Society of Nephrology NewsWise, November 2, 2023
- Deidra Crews quoted
- Q&A: Improving Patient–Doctor Communication Medical Press, October 24, 2023
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
- Helping People With Serious Mental Illness Quit Smoking National Institute of Mental Health, October 23, 2023
- Gail Daumit mentioned
- Three Johns Hopkins Medicine Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine EurekAlert, October 13, 2023
- Deidra Crews quoted
- Journal Club: Voices, Images, And Experiences Of Community Health Workers: Advancing Antiracist Policy And Practice HealthAffair, October 12, 2023
- Chidinma Ibe interviewed
- Heart Disease Risk, Prevention and Management Redefined Newsroom, October 9, 2023
- Chiadi Ndumele quoted
- Community Health Workers Can Experience the Same Challenges as Those They Serve, Baltimore Study Shows Baltimore Sun, October 6, 2023
- Chidinma Ibe quoted
- Health Affairs Briefing: Tackling Structural Racism In Health HealthAffairs, October 3, 2023
- Chidinma Ibe interviewed
- Wearable Technology Data in Health Consultant 360, October 1, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- Addressing the Childhood Obesity Public Health Crisis with a Holistic and Family-Focused Approach AFRO Media, October 1, 2023
- Nakiya Showell quoted
- Scenic Bluffs is Nationally Recognized for Efforts to Improve Blood Pressure Control Vernon County Times, September 29, 2023
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah quoted
- What Is A Pediatrician? Forbes Health, September 4, 2023
- Nakiya Showell quoted
- A COVID Uptick is Here. Good Luck Finding a Free Test The Washington Post, August 17, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- What's Behind the Recent Spike in COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. NPR, August 13, 2023
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Optimizing GDMT for HFrEF: Current Challenges & Opportunities for Digital Health Innovation Consultant 360, August 13, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- MH Experts Urge Congress to Act on Maternal Mortality Psychiatric News, July 31, 2023
- Denis Antoine quoted
- Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking HealthDay, July 5, 2023
- Gail Daumit quoted
- Addressing Healthcare Inequities Through Patient Relationships MedPage Today, July 5, 2023
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- A Powerful Tribute to Unsung Heroes: LaToya Ruby Frazier Monument Honoring Community Health Workers Acquired By Baltimore Museum of Art ARTCENTRON, June 28, 2023
- Lisa Cooper mentioned
- Private Sector Companies Must Partner With Communities To Advance Health Equity HealthAffairs, June 27, 2023
- Lisa Cooper, author
- Martin/Hopkins Method to Calculate LDL or ‘Bad’ Cholesterol Outperforms Other Equations, Study Shows Johns Hopkins Medicine, June 27, 2023
- Seth Martin quoted
- Baltimore Museum of Art Acquires LaToya Ruby Frazier Installation Honouring Community Healthcare Workers The Art Newspaper, June 26, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Advantages of Bempedoic Acid in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment Landscape Managed Healthcare Executive, June 21, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- Hottest Topics Covered at Surgery Symposium OR Management News, June 19, 2023
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- ‘Unlearn concern’ about going too low with LDL Healio, June 14, 2023
- Seth Martin quoted
- Examining CLEAR Outcomes Trial Structure Managed Healthcare Executive, June 7, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- Death Rates among Black People in the U.S. Are Rising after Falling Scientific American, June 6, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Reducing Racial Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health Today’s Geriatric Medicine, June 1, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Mechanism of Action: Bempedoic Acid vs Statins Managed Healthcare Executive, May 31, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- Words, Do No Harm: Stigmatizing language in Medical Records Follows Patients, Potentially Exacerbating Racial Inequities, Says Mary Catherine Beach, Who is on a Mission to Raise Awareness Among Physicians Johns Hopkins Medicine, May 25, 2023
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
- Data Shows Disparity in Excess Deaths Among Black Americans MPT, May 17, 2023
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- ‘We’re Failing to Make Progress’: Studies Show Ongoing Toll of Premature Black Deaths STAT News, May 16, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- CLEAR Outocmes Trial Overview: Non-Statin Therapies for Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Managed Healthcare Executive, May 13, 2023
- Seth Martin interviewed
- Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Explains the Dangers of Loneliness WMAR, May 2, 2023
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- America Has a Loneliness Epidemic. Here are 6 Steps to Address It NPR, May 2, 2023
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- Diabetes Expert Rexford Ahima Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Johns Hopkins University Hub, April 27, 2023
- Rexford Ahima quoted
- In Counties with More Black Doctors, Black People Live Longer, ‘Astonishing’ Study Finds STAT News, April 14, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Unmet Healthcare Needs: What Employers Can Do to Tackle Health Equity Fair360, April 6, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- What Is the Ideal Retirement Age for Your Health? April 3, 2023
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Reducing Calories May Result in Greater Weight Loss than Intermittent Fasting Medical Dialogues, January 20, 2023
- Wendy Bennett quoted
- Reducing Total Calories May Be More Effective for Weight Loss than Intermittent Fasting Hindustan Times,
January 18, 2023- Wendy Bennett quoted
- Social Isolation Hikes Dementia Risk in Older Adults MedScape, January 17, 2023
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- New Studies Suggest Social Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Dementia in Older Adults, Point to Ways to Reduce Risk Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, January 12, 2023
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- Social Isolation Contributes to Increased Likelihood of Dementia: Study McKnights Senior Living, January 11, 2023
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- Employers Can Do More to Advance Health Equity, January 1, 2023
- Lisa Cooper, author
2022
- Johns Hopkins Professor Dr. Lisa A. Cooper Named One of Seven Distinguished Scientists American Heart Association, October 28, 2022
- Lisa Cooper mentioned
- Captivating Views of Community Health Workers Johns Hopkins University Hub, October 21, 2022
- Lisa Cooper and Chidinma Ibe quoted
- Johns Hopkins Researchers Find WIC Participation May Be Associated with Better Health Outcomes Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, October 18, 2022
- Wendy Bennett quoted
- Pain in Children is Often Ignored. For Children of Color, It’s Even Worse The New York Times, August 16, 2022
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Four Academic and Community Health Systems Partner to Address Palliative Care Disparities Among African Americans UAB News, July 21, 2022
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- Fitness Trackers Aren't BS—Research Proves They Boost Physical and Mental Health The Edge, July 21, 2022
- Seth Martin quoted
- ‘Code Blue’ for the Dire CVD Health Status of Most US Adults tctMD, July 5, 2022
- Seth Martin quoted
- Special Coverage: The High Court Strikes Down Abortion Rights, June 24, 2022
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- A Celebration of Student Research and Faculty Mentorship Yale School of Medicine, May 19, 2022
- Rexford Ahima quoted
- How America Lost One Million People The New York Times, May 13, 2022
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- With Implicit Bias Hurting Patients, Some States Train Doctors Stateline, April 21, 2022
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Center for Addiction and Pregnancy Supports Vulnerable Patients for Three Decades and Counting Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, March 31, 2022
- Denis Antoine mentioned
- Why BP Must be Top of Mind at Every Black Woman’s Doctor Visit Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, March 9, 2022
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah quoted
- Addressing Patient Emotions: Communication Style May Impact Visit Length Medical Professionals Reference, February 28, 2022
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
- Bridging the Divide Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, February 4, 2022
- Chidinma Ibe quoted
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) White House, January 20, 2022
- Lisa Cooper mentioned
- Johns Hopkins Honors Nine Individuals for Their Community Contributions, Volunteerism Johns Hopkins University Hub, January 16, 2022
- Denis Antoine mentioned
2021
- How Clinicians Respond to Patients’ Emotions May Impact Length of Visit, Study Shows Healio, December 15, 2021
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
- Patient’s Network Rallies for Health Equity Research Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, December 6, 2021
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- Social Isolation Linked to Increased Inflammation Medical News Today, November 8, 2021
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- NAMI Ask the Expert: Physical Health Is Mental Health National Alliance on Mental Illness, November 4, 2021
- Gail Daumit interviewed
- Social Isolation Linked to Higher Markers of Inflammation in Older Adults Neuroscience News, November 1, 2021
- Thomas Cudjoe quoted
- Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equity launched with $20M from NIH Johns Hopkins University Hub, September 30, 2021
- Lisa Cooper and Deidra Crews quoted
- Study Shows Use of Smartphone App Associated with Lower Hospital Readmission Rates for Heart Attack Survivors Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, September 21, 2021
- Seth Martin quoted
- To Reduce Preeclampsia Risk, Study Says Take Action Before and Between Pregnancies Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, August 25, 2021
- Wendy Bennett quoted
- Language in Patient Records Can Convey More Than Medical History Medical Professionals Reference, August 16, 2021
- Mary Catherine Beach quoted
- WYPR Interview with Tom Hall, “Dr. Lisa Cooper, On Ending Health Disparities in America” WYPR, August 11, 2021
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- CNBC Interview With Dr. Cooper and Marc Morial About the National Urban League 2021 State of Black America Report CNBC, July 15, 2021
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Statins Not Linked to Dementia or Memory Changes: ASPREE tctMD, June 21, 2021
- Seth Martin quoted
- BBC World TV News: U.S. Vaccine Hesitancy, David Eades interviews Dr. Lisa Cooper BBC World News, June 20, 2021
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Johns Hopkins Congregational Depression Awareness Program Teaches Faith Leaders About Mental Illness Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, June 10, 2021
- Wendy Bennett quoted
- American Heart Association News, Why Everyone Should Care About Health Disparities – and What to Do About Them American Heart Association, June 10, 2021
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Kidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing So Is Complicated HealthNews, June 8, 2021
- Deidra Crews quoted
- New York Times, Least Vaccinated U.S. Counties Have Something in Common: Trump Voters By Danielle Ivory, Lauren Leatherby, and Robert Gebeloff The New York Times, April 17, 2021
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- EHR Clinician Notes Offer Glimpse into Implicit Bias in Medicine TechTarget, April 8, 2021
- Mary Catherine Beach and Somnath Saha quoted
- Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities Exist in Kidney Disease Care Renal + Urology News, April 5, 2021
- Deidra Crews quoted
- Does Double-Masking Help Curb the Spread of COVID-19? VeryWell Health, February 3, 2021
- Michelle Ogunwole quoted
2020
- As Vaccinations Begin, Mistrust Is A Major Hurdle In Some Communities MSNBC, December 14, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- All Things Considered, National Public Radio, What Inequities In The US Health Care System Are Amplified By The Pandemic? NPR, December 11, 2020
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Surgical Professionals are Resolved to Turn This Year's Unprecedented Challenges into Opportunities for Future Growth Outpatient Surgery, December 10, 2020
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- Global Burden of CVD Rising, High BP Remains Greatest Modifiable Risk Factor Healio, December 9, 2020
- Seth Martin quoted
- Seth Martin, MD, MHS, on How I Practice Now: The Future Is Now for Telemedicine Consultant 360, November 24, 2020
- Seth Martin quoted
- COVID-19 Is Sending Black, Latino, and Native American People To The Hospital At About 4 Times The Rate Of Others CNN Health, November 17, 2020
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Documenting Serious Issues with Comics Journalism: An Interview with Josh Neufeld The Journalist's Resource, November 16, 2020
- Michelle Ogunwole and Lisa Cooper mentioned
- Black Women’s Biggest Health Issue Is the System Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health, November 13, 2020
- Chidinma Ibe quoted
- Boosting Diversity in COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health, November 9, 2020
- Risha Irvin quoted
- U.S.-Born Black Women at Higher Risk of Preeclampsia than Black Immigrants American Heart Association, November 9, 2020
- Michelle Ogunwole mentioned
- Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease and Treatment Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health, October 26, 2020
- Tanjala Purnell quoted
- Seizing the Moment for Change OHSU News, October 19, 2020
- Somnath Saha mentioned
- Some Hypertension Medications May Protect Against Depression Psychiatric News, September 24, 2020
- Lena Mathews quoted
- What Is Behind Health Disparities? Fox 5 New York, September 8, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- The Racial Inequities of Kidney Disease Bloomberg School of Public Health, September 3, 2020
- Deidra Crews quoted
- How Your Zip Code Affects Your Health As A Black Woman Today, August 28, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- How COVID-19 is Highlighting Racial Disparities in American’s Health PBS News Hour, July 16, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Research News Brief: Religious Coping May Hold Quality of Life Benefits for Men with Prostate Cancer Bloomberg School of Public Health, July 15, 2020
- Janice Bowie mentioned
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health “COVID-19 Real Time Response” Series Bloomberg School of Public Health, June 20, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Bloomberg Cities, Racial disparities require ‘urgent attention,’ health expert says Medium, May 1, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- We Don’t Know How Many Louisiana Health Care Workers Are Dying From COVID-19 WWNO, April 29, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Why is coronavirus taking such a deadly toll on black Americans? The Guardian, April 25, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- The Ones That Got Away – As COVID-19 Reaches 100-Case Milestone, Experts Offer Do’s & Don’ts for Survival Front Page Africa, Liberia, April 21, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Johns Hopkins, School of Public Health Expert Insights, How Health Disparities Are Shaping the Impact of COVID-19 Bloomberg School of Public Health, April 16, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Racial Disparities in Coronavirus Testing, Infection Grow The Philadelphia Review, April 9, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Speaker Highlights Disparities in CKD, Suggests Mitigation Efforts Healio, April 8, 2020
- Deidra Crews quoted
- A Game Plan to Help the Most Vulnerable Politico, April 7, 2020
- Lisa Cooper, author
- State delegate from Baltimore wants to break down COVID data by race Fox 45, March 31, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Lawmakers Push for Racial Breakdown in Maryland’s Public Coronavirus Data, Seek to Spot Disparities Early Baltimore Sun, March 30, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Rumor, Disparity and Distrust: Why Black Americans Face an Uphill Battle Against COVID-19 U.S. News, March 25, 2020
- Lisa Cooper interviewed
- Why Magnesium is Good for Brain Health Brain & Life, March 1, 2020
- Edgar Pete Miller III quoted
2019
- The Public Health Legacy of Slaver The Baltimore Sun, December 27, 2019
- Lisa Cooper, author
- What Every Doctor Needs to Know About Patient Safety AAMC News, November 4, 2019
- Michelle Ogunwole quoted
- Working with Diabetes Patients to Prevent or Treat Cancer National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, August 7, 2019
- Jessica Yeh quoted
- The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans’ Health Is Widening WAMU 88.5 American University Radio, June 28, 2019
- Lisa Cooper quoted
- Modern HIV Treatment Mitigates Liver Risks HEP, June 3, 2019
- Oluwaseum Falade-Nwulia quoted
- Story Booth Invites People to Share Their Health Care Experiences Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom, March 15, 2019
- Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb quoted
2018
- Abnormal Sleep Staging Predicts Fatigue in Patients With MS MDedge Neurology, October 1, 2018
- Jagriti ‘Jackie’ Bhattarai quoted
- Doctors Can Fight Unconscious Racial Bias, A simple checklist would remind physicians to treat patients of all races equitably Bloomberg, August 28, 2018
- Lisa Cooper, author
- Under Pressure: The Surgeon’s Conundrum In Decision Making MedicalDesign & Outsourcing, July 11, 2018
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- Jamaican, Dr. Fabian Johnston Leads Cancer Research Program at Johns Hopkins Jamaicans.com, June 1, 2018
- Fabian Johnston quoted
- New Guidelines Mean More Americans Are Now Living with High Blood Pressure Johns Hopkins University Hub, March 12, 2018
- Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb quoted
- Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist In Live Donor Kidney Transplants MedicalDesign & Outsourcing, January 31, 2018
- Tanjala Purnell quoted
- Hopkins Medicine researcher Deidra Crews receives $250,000 President's Frontier Award Johns Hopkins University Hub, January 19, 2018
- Lisa Cooper and Deidra Crews quoted