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Study looks at influences on children's mental health

WEBAs the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the two-year mark, the mental health crisis induced by it continues to escalate. With 14% of U.S. youth and 19% of adults suffering …

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The Mood Disorders Center: finding treatments for mental illness

WEBThe Mood Disorders Center is attempting to take its research one step further by studying personalized medicine. A clinical study is underway to investigate GeneSight …

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Hopkins announces Institute for Planetary Health

WEBOn April 3, Tuesday, the University introduced the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health (JHIPH) in a University-wide broadcast.The institute is one of the cross-university …

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How online learning can affect student health

WEBOne of the major consequences of the transition to online learning is its impact on student health, specifically sleep habits. Students in different time zones than their institutions …

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Vaccine chatbot answers public health questions

WEBAs the pandemic enters its third year, 23% of the U.S. population remains unvaccinated, many haven’t received a booster, and vaccine misinformation continues to spread. To …

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How stress can impact us on a cellular level

WEBThis is what causes common physical stress symptoms people experience, such as increased heart rate and blood pressure. But as scientists are beginning to realize, these …

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Pursuing gender equity across borders: New Center for Global …

WEBThe new Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity (GWHGE) — directed by Dr. Michele Decker, ScD, MPH at the School of Public Health’s Department of …

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Hopkins Center for American Indian Health launches sex …

WEBNative American teens have the highest birth rate across all races and ethnicities in the U.S. at 29.2 teen births per 1,000 girls. After a Native American tribe in Arizona approached the Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) seeking an intervention program for Native youth, researchers developed a comprehensive sex …

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What mental health resources does Baltimore have to offer

WEBIt is also estimated that 60,000 Baltimoreans have a drug or alcohol addiction. Even more striking is the state of mental health among Baltimore’s youth. According to a 2013 report, 28 percent of students have experienced symptoms of mental illness. In addition, it is reported that a large percentage of children face many …

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Meet the Hopkins professor tackling health equity for indigenous

WEBAddressing disparities in Native Americans’ access to healthcare and quality of treatment is a critical public health issue. In a joint survey from National Public Radio, the Robert …

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Project MD 2027: Pre-Health Advising at Hopkins

WEBPranav Samineni, a recent graduate currently working in a stroke lab at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, knew coming into Hopkins that he wanted to be a doctor. After growing up in a multigenerational household and witnessing the impact of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia on his family members and their …

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Looking into Baltimore: Race and public health interventions in the

WEBWhile the entire United States has been grappling with the opioid crisis since the 1990s, the epidemic has been hitting Baltimore City the hardest. Since 2017, Baltimore has had the …

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Reflecting on my grandmother's illness

WEBBy ABIGAIL TUSCHMAN | March 27, 2021. Tuschman’s grandmother is pictured in the center. My grandmother is dying. She has been in and out of the hospital for the past …

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A quiet crisis in college sports

WEBStudent-athletes across the nation are seeking more support for their mental health. In a recent NCAA survey, rates of mental exhaustion, anxiety and depression have remained …

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It is time for us to start respecting humanities majors at Hopkins

WEBThere is little more important than our behavior towards other people. Nobody needs to be told twice that when someone is different from another, we inexplicably feel an urge …

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TikTok therapy: Hopkins professor addresses mental health on …

WEBTikTok isn’t just for dance videos anymore. Hopkins Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Melissa Shepard is using the platform to fight mental health stigma one catchy meme at a time. Since creating her account in early 2020, her account has accrued nearly one million followers.

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Looking into Baltimore: Impacts of food insecurity

WEBAccording to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2021 report on household food security in the U.S., 13.5 million households are food insecure. Bloomberg School of …

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Finals Health Series: High water intake is linked to better exam …

WEBWith finals approaching, many Hopkins students dedicate themselves to studying and forget about other vital activities that not only help their health but can also improve their test performance. One such activity is water consumption.

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Grassroots organization is the key to passing Medicare for All

WEBPUBLIC DOMAIN / CC BY 2.0 Grassroots organization and mobilization is necessary to pass health care reforms. One of the biggest criticisms of universal health care is its …

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Improving the Black pre-med experience at Hopkins and nationwide

WEBIn the 2020-21 academic year, 7.6% of all students enrolled in medical school identified as Black or African American, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges …

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Pre-med students interpret art through a healthcare lens

WEBChisolm’s program was one of the winners of the Hopkins Ten by Twenty Challenge grant, as determined by student votes. These sessions are intended to introduce pre-health …

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When there are too many patients, what's ethical

WEBA 2017 ethical framework for medical rationing developed by Hopkins researchers has gained new relevance during the coronavirus pandemic. As the number of people with …

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