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Bloomberg News Interviews

Bloomberg News Interview Series

Our faculty experts appear regularly on Bloomberg Radio to share insights and findings on timely public health topics.

New segments air live on Bloomberg Radio every other Thursday at 4:20 p.m. ET.  

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September 7, 2023

Gun Violence Solutions

Cassandra Crifasi, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discusses the current state of efforts to curb the epidemic of deaths by firearms.

Andy Pekosz Bloomberg Radio
August 24, 2023

COVID's Summer Surge

Andrew Pekosz, professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses rising rates of COVID and the new vaccine.

Conor McMeniman
July 27, 2023

Mosquitoes and Malaria

Conor McMeniman, a professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, discusses his research into what makes humans attractive to mosquitoes and how that knowledge can help fight malaria. 

July 13, 2023

Opioid Settlement Funds

Sara Whaley, a research associate in the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management and program manager of the Bloomberg Overdose Prevention Initiative, discusses the use of settlement funds from opioid lawsuits. 

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June 15, 2023

Link Between Sleep and Dementia

Adam Spira, a professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the link between sleep disturbances and dementia. 

Ge Bai on Bloomberg News
June 1, 2023

Hospital Pricing Transparency

Ge Bai, a professor at the Carey Business School and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses hospital pricing and cost transparency. 

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May 18, 2023

Misconceptions About Breastfeeding

Cecilia Tomori, associate professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, discusses the benefits of breastfeeding and the ways the formula industry undermines the practice. 

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May 11, 2023

Equal Access to Hearing Aids

Carrie Nieman, core faculty at the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the ramifications of hearing loss and the question of equitable access to hearing aids. 

Suzanne Bell on Bloomberg Radio
April 20, 2023

Abortion Access and the Courts

Suzanne Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses women's health care and abortion access at a time of judicial uncertainty. 

Priya Duggal Bloomberg News
April 6, 2023

Managing Long COVID

Priya Duggal, a professor in the departments of Epidemiology and International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses where things stand with long COVID at this point in the pandemic. 

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March 23, 2023

Examining Heavily Advertised Prescription Drugs

Gerard Anderson, a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shares his research on the effectiveness of drugs that are heavily advertised to consumers. 

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March 16, 2023

Health Issues Post Earthquake

Paul Spiegel, director of the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about the health issues that resulted from the earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria.

Josh Sharfstein on Bloomberg News
February 23, 2023

End of the Public Health Emergency

Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement and director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about the public health emergency declaration coming to an end. 

Joshua Horwitz
February 16, 2023

Recent Rash of Mass Shootings

Joshua Horwitz, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about the recent rash of mass shootings in the United States.

Andy Pekosz Bloomberg Radio
February 2, 2023

COVID's High Rates

Andy Pekosz, professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about seeing COVID still at very high rates compared to other respiratory infections.

Alison Huang, PhD
January 26, 2023

ChatGPT, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Elon Musk's Quest for LOLs

Alison Huang, Senior Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shares the details of a study linking hearing loss with dementia in older adults. 

Amesh Adalja, MD Bloomberg Radio Interview
January 12, 2023

Twitter and Mastodon, Covid Boosters and the Global Economy

Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, explains why Covid boosters are not necessary for everyone.

Keri Althoff, PhD Bloomberg Radio Interview
January 5, 2023

Hedge Funds Gorged on Startups

Dr. Keri Althoff, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shares her thoughts on post-holiday Covid concerns.

The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)