Risk assessment has been the primary method to inform occupational and environmental health policy and management for many types of hazards. Although often focused on one hazard at a time, risk ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205Offices & Services Alumni Giving Calendars Careers Contact Us ...

The Admissions Office is the go-to resource for students who are interested in exploring a public health education at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. We support the School's ...

Since 1991, when the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns, infections with hepatitis B virus in children and teens have decreased by 99%.

After the death of actor Matthew Perry, ketamine—for decades used as a popular party drug—came into the public eye once more. According to the medical examiner, Perry, who had been undergoing ...

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 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 data presented in the maps are compiled from official sources, including state and county health departments and additional county-level news releases or news articles, and represent ...

Chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV infection, and mental illness may be greatly undertreated in the U.S. jail and prison population, suggests a new study from researchers at the ...

Some wellness influencers warn against consuming seed oils, blaming them for a range of health problems and characterizing them as toxic. Scientific studies consistently show otherwise. “There is ...

Chemical plants and factories line the roads and suburbs of the area known as Cancer Alley. October 15, 2013. Giles Clarke/Getty Images On an 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between New ...