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Controlling the Measles Outbreak in the Southwest

March 12, 2025

The challenges to controlling the outbreak, the importance of vaccination, and important caveats to the role of vitamin A in treating measles.

Bloomberg School

It’s Time for PEPFAR to Embrace Reform

March 11, 2025

The celebrated global AIDS program faces an uncertain future with a March 25 deadline for reauthorization by the U.S. Congress. It’s time to reform not eliminate the program, writes a former PEPFAR interim chief of staff.

Global Health NOW

The Science of Vaccine Safety in the U.S.

February 21, 2025

Clinical trials, government agencies, and data systems ensure vaccines meet high safety standards.

Bloomberg School

Student Spotlight: Abigail Vorsteg

February 11, 2025

Working for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine inspired Abigail Vorsteg to pursue a master’s in public health.

Environment

Medicine

Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

Lohmann Brown chickens stand in a barn at Meadow Haven Farm, a certified organic family run farm, in Sheffield, Illinois.

Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials

January 14, 2025

Last week the Louisiana Department of Health announced the first U.S. death from H5N1. Samples taken from the individual suggest that the virus has begun to adapt to infect humans better.

Health Security

Infectious Diseases

Medicine

Bloomberg School

Bloomberg School Researchers Support First Blood Center to Receive Full FDA Approval to Provide Convalescent Plasma for Patients Who Are Immunocompromised

January 13, 2025

Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD, and David Sullivan, MD, recommend exploring using convalescent plasma at scale in public health preparedness planning for future disease outbreaks and pandemics.

COVID-19

Infectious Diseases

Medicine

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Medicine Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of medicine? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Albert Wu

Professor

Health Policy and Management

Albert Wu, MD, MPH, studies the impact of safety problems on patients and health care workers.

Gerard Anderson

Professor

Health Policy and Management

Gerard Anderson, PhD, works with policymakers to control health care spending.

Clarence K. Lam

Assistant Practice Professor

Health Policy and Management

Katherine Clegg Smith

Professor

Health, Behavior and Society

Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD, MA, is a sociologist who examines health experiences and health communication, with a research focus on cancer and chronic disease.

Medicine

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Controlling the Measles Outbreak in the Southwest

It’s Time for PEPFAR to Embrace Reform

The Science of Vaccine Safety in the U.S.

Student Spotlight: Abigail Vorsteg

Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials

Bloomberg School Researchers Support First Blood Center to Receive Full FDA Approval to Provide Convalescent Plasma for Patients Who Are Immunocompromised

Medicine Faculty Experts

Albert Wu

Gerard Anderson

Clarence K. Lam

Katherine Clegg Smith

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