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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 19

In a recent Q&A, @ivac-hopkins.bsky.social executive director Bill Moss delves into the misinformation surrounding mRNA vaccines, explains their potential to treat diseases like cancer and HIV, and warns of the dangers posed by funding cuts. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/risks-o...

Risks of Cuts to mRNA Vaccine Development | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

mRNA vaccine technology has huge potential for treating not just infectious diseases but cancer and many chronic diseases—advances that may be threatened by funding cuts.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 12

The authors note that improving glucose control in type 1 diabetes patients has been challenging, so these increases are significant. They attribute the improvements to the widespread adoption of monitoring and delivery technologies. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/big-gai...

Big Gains in Type 1 Diabetes Glucose-Control Management in Recent Years | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers credit wider use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 11

The researchers, including Casey Rebholz, reviewed current evidence on UPFs and their impact on cardiometabolic health, and outlined research needs, regulatory reform, and policy changes needed to affect better dietary intake and overall health. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association | Circulation

Ultraprocessed foods and beverages (UPFs) pose a growing public health challenge. Commonly defined by the Nova system, UPFs are industrially processed products made with additives or ingredients not c...

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 11

A perspective published in Science on August 7 by Derek Cummings et al, noted that disentangling the mechanisms that shape immune diversity could inform effective strategies to manage microbial interactions and mitigate the burden of immune-mediated chronic diseases. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Convergence and divergence of individual immune responses over the life course

Three ingredients create the strikingly variable immune trajectories observed across human populations: (i) genetic variation, (ii) individual-scale generation of additional genetic diversity solely i...

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 7

In a @jama.com editorial published August 6, @drsoniaangell.bsky.social talks about the need for a robust and comprehensive climate & health surveillance system to understand the ways climate impacts health, especially when extreme weather is more commonplace. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Health and Extreme Weather Events

Wildfires, especially those that destroy property or claim human life, capture our attention. They are communicated to the public as “events,” with a beginning and an end. The large ones are memoriali...

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Aug 5

A modified version of a diet known to lower blood pressure is also effective at lowering glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/dash-di...

DASH Diet Modified for Diabetes Lowers Blood Sugar Levels in Clinical Trial of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers hope results will lead to incorporating DASH4D into clinical guidelines.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jul 30

New pub in the Journal of the American Heart Association by Jiaqi Yang, Valerie Sullivan and Casey Rebholz concludes a dietary pattern that promotes planetary health was associated with a lower risk of CVD morbidity and death in a general population. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Healthy Eating for the Planet, Cardiovascular Health, and Longevity: An Observational Study | Journal of the American Heart Association

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jul 24

Genetics, lifestyle choices and environment are the factors that most affect your health, says @jenschrack.bsky.social. Regular appointments with a healthcare provider benefit all older people, and preventive care can improve longevity.
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How do I stay healthy in my 50s, 60s and 70s?

By focusing on certain areas – like nutrition, exercise and positive connections – you can age well in every decade

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excited to celebrate 3 Discovery Award-winning teams featuring @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social faculty!

🧬Liquid biopsies for early breast cancer detection (Kala Visvanathan)

🌀 Psilocybin & amblyopia (Ann Ervin)

🧠 AI to predict heart disease (Kuni Matsushita)

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 30

A new study led by Caleb Alexander has identified a significant gap between the number of U.S. patients for whom cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins are recommended and the actual number of patients who take them. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/tens-of...

Tens of Thousands of Heart Attacks and Strokes Could Be Avoided Each Year if Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Were Used According to Guidelines | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public health benefits of closing those gaps

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 26

We wrap up our @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar series with Carlos Castillo-Salgado and Adele Houghton, who will discuss how architectural epidemiology can be used to design a healthier, more sustainable world.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 25

Today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar features Elizabeth Stuart, who will discuss how augmented synthetic control and related methods for policy evaluation can be applied to opioid and abortion policy.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 24

In today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar, Shruti Mehta discusses the importance of global partnership in combating hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in India.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 23

Moyses Szklo will discuss semantic and other challenges of translational epidemiology in today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 20

It may look like alphabet soup, but Edgar Miller will explain why A β C D E get an F for CVD in today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar features Sandro Galea, who will address population health at an inflection point: learning lessons and identifying opportunities.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 17

Today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar features Alfredo Morabia, who will discuss epidemiology at a crossroads: history, state-fostered misinformation and the defense of public health.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 16

In her final defense seminar today, Sara Daniel discusses structural intersectionality: a policy-based measure of state-level discrimination.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 16

Is good sleep the key to health aging? Adam Spira explains in today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 13

We wrap up our first week of @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminars with a presentation by Chandra Jackson on how extreme weather events impact sleep, the third pillar of health.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today, @ivac-hopkins.bsky.social's executive director William Moss discusses the history of infectious diseases, and why it took centuries to accept germ theory in today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar.

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Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Roland Thorpe discusses building a research program to address Black men's health in today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today's @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar features Pablo Martinez Amezcua, who will discuss insights and validation of an accelerometer-based assessment of activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep.

Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology @johnshopkinsepi.bsky.social · Jun 9

Dr. Debashree Ray kicks off our @jhu-epibiostatsi.bsky.social seminar series with an introduction to causal estimation with Mendelian randomization.