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What Guaranteed Income Means for Public Health
Can financial assistance improve the health of those most in need? Guaranteed income programs offer a chance to find out.
Public Health Through the Lens of Justice
The new issue of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health looks at public health through the lens of justice, illuminating efforts to break down fundamental barriers to health. Plus: the health risks of beauty salons, a practical guide for talking to vaccine-hesitant parents, and the age of antivirals.
Public Health On Call
An award-winning podcast covering the latest on COVID as well as other urgent public health issues including racism, gun violence, mental health, climate change, and overdose.
The Vulnerability of Health Care in Conflict: Ukraine and Beyond
Public health leaders are providing context and calling for action in response to the violence against hospitals, medical personnel, and other health care workers in ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Myanmar, Tigray, and elsewhere.
Videos
How Do mRNA Vaccines Work? Here's What You Should Know
Messenger RNA—or mRNA—vaccines have been in development for decades, and are now approved for use against COVID-19.
Here's how they work and what you should know about them.
What is Alzheimer's Disease and Why Does it Happen? What Can You Do to Take Preventive Measures?
Affecting about 44 million people globally, Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. It could begin progressing 20 years or more before symptoms become apparent.
Though we're still learning about this disease, experts believe there are things you can do to be proactive about your brain health—and potentially prevent Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia.
In the News
Even Exceptions To Abortion Bans Pit A Mother’s Life Against Doctors’ Fears
With the end of Roe v. Wade’s abortion protections, there are now millions of Americans who won’t be able to get an abortion if they want one. Although for some who are seeking abortion because of the way a pregnancy is affecting their health, it shouldn’t be a problem, thanks to exceptions for the life of the mother that are common, even in the strictest abortion bans. But the medical professionals, legal experts and researchers say those exceptions are usually vague, creating an environment where patients have to meet some unspoken and arbitrary criteria to get treatment.
As vaccines for younger U.S. children roll out, the effects on day care centers may be muted.
Federal action to make children older than 6 months eligible for vaccines not only affects parents but also day care centers, which have struggled throughout the pandemic.
Rupali Limaye and Crystal Watson are quoted.
FDA Advisory Panel Endorses Omicron-Specific Covid Boosters—Here’s When You Should Get Your Next Shot
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended the agency push to field new COVID-19 booster shots targeting the highly contagious omicron variant, a move some hope will offer a boost in the fight against the rapidly evolving coronavirus—but the most vulnerable populations shouldn’t wait till the fall to get an updated shot, experts say.