Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

To Fight The Opioid Crisis, Health Experts Recommend Safe Places To Shoot Up

Safe injection sites are research-backed. Why aren't we talking about them?
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U.S. Government Drastically Undercounted The Number Of Civilians Killed By Cops In 2015

U.S. police killed 1,166 people - more than three a day - in 2015, but an official government count missed a majority of the deaths, a new study shows.
By Ronnie Cohen, Reuters

Less Healthy Americans Were More Likely To Vote Trump, Research Finds

"People are voting for the president and party that are promising to enact policies that are very likely to further harm their health."
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Guns Help Explain Difference In Urban And Rural Suicide Rates

In Maryland, firearm suicide rates are 66 percent higher in rural counties than in urban counties.
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters

Around The World, Girls Are Taught The Same Limiting Lesson

A groundbreaking new study reveals that harmful gender stereotypes are drilled into kids, from the U.S. to India to Egypt, at a heartbreakingly young age.
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Tax Break for High-Alcohol Wine Sours Health Activists

At the heart of the matter is a quirk of oenology.
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Team Didn't Make It To The Super Bowl? You May Have Dodged A Deadly Flu

There's a downside to all those parties -- especially for older adults.
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