Elizabeth Widen, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences School of Human Ecology College of Natural Sciences The University of Texas at Austin ...

The term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects of unsanitary ...

Calling all students who started Summer of 2025 and Term One of 2025! We’re excited to share that sign ups are open now for our upcoming Middle East Baltimore Tours with Dr. Marisela B. Gomez. This on ...

Dr. Gupta is the Florence Sabin Professor of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and she holds a joint appointment in the ...

Tobacco taxes are a proven win-win: they curb smoking and raise government revenue. So why aren’t more policymakers sold? Presented in a hybrid format this month (register to attend in person or via ...

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A new study published in December in JAMIA Open and led by Department of Health Policy and Management researchers including Elham Hatef, MD, MPH, and Jonathan P. Weiner, DrPH, aims to address ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

The fluoride in our water has passively protected the oral health of Americans for decades by reducing cavities, tooth decay, and dental health disparities. So much so, that the CDC has declared ...

A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 ...

As COVID-19 outbreaks continue to flare up across the U.S., the need for coronavirus testing remains urgent. Individuals rely on test results to guide their medical treatment and decisions on whether ...

In September 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, or SB8, which banned abortions as early as five weeks after the start of a patient’s last menstrual cycle. The measure effectively banned abortion in the ...