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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dire statistics about maternal health outcomes for Black women in America have become front-page news in recent years, in part because of the high-profile deaths of new mothers like CDC scientist ...

For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. has recorded homegrown malaria cases. The country sees about 2,000–2,500 malaria cases each year linked to travel to malaria-endemic areas such as sub-Saharan ...

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 ...

Why are there so many deadly car crashes in the U.S.? One reason appears to be modern street design­—specifically, the oversized travel lanes we see on many American roads. We are testing this ...

Seminole, Texas – February 27: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Memorial Hospital Emergency Department in the Seminole Hospital District. An outbreak of measles in West ...

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 ...

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 ...