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A young girl puts fresh produce in a bag on a store counter

Fresh, Healthy Food—at the Convenience Store?

November 18, 2022

The Baltimore Urban Food Distribution project aims to help corner stores offer fresh produce and other healthy options.

Scientist in protective suit collecting water in test tube

New Low-Cost Rapid Field Diagnostic Tests for Pathogens ETEC, Shigella, and Cholera May Be the Future in Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Surveillance

March 08, 2023

Researchers developed a new, highly sensitive, molecular diagnostic field assay that detects cholera from a stool or water sample in minutes. The Bloomberg School team has already used similar technology to develop rapid tests for both ETEC and Shigella.

Thomas Hartung looking at samples on dishes

Could future computers run on human brain cells?

February 28, 2023

Johns Hopkins researchers tout the promise of 'organoid intelligence,' which could one-day yield computers that are faster, more efficient, and more powerful than silicon-based computing and AI

Peter Hotez on Patent-Free Vaccines—and Texas, Tito’s, and Twitter

January 25, 2023

Peter Hotez—with his signature uniform of lab-coat-and-bow-tie—has been a prominent voice on vaccine equity and misinformation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

A newly opened pharmacy, equipped with adequate essential medicine, at a Mother &amp; Child Health centre in Xaraf, Somalia.

Meeting the Moment: The Introduction of PCV in Somalia

November 10, 2022

Globally, 165 countries use the powerful pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) to prevent a serious form of pneumonia, as well as meningitis and other near-fatal illnesses.

Equipment is seen at the Yale University Lab in New Haven, Connecticut. August 26, 2019. George Etheredge/Bloomberg/Getty.

How Covid Slowed Basic Science

July 15, 2022

Technology and Innovation Faculty

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

Alain Bernard Labrique

Professor

International Health

Alain Labrique, PhD '07, MHS '99, MS, is an infectious disease epidemiologist who leverages digital innovations to solve public health problems in resource-limited settings.

Christopher D. Heaney

Associate Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva.

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