A suspected mass overdose in West Baltimore’s Penn‑North neighborhood hospitalized at least 25 people—five in critical condition—after emergency crews responded to multiple individuals collapsing from suspected opioid/fentanyl use; authorities have […]
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Cities like Baltimore inspired Trump’s Opportunity Zones. Reviews are mixed.
The article examines how federally designated Opportunity Zones—first inspired by struggling cities like Baltimore—have yielded mixed results, with new developments such as Yard56 drawing interest but raising questions about whether […]
Finding Common Ground: How Research on Abortion Bans Can Inform Public Health Policy (June 9th)
On June 9th, the Hopkins Population Center, in collaboration with the State Innovation Exchange, Population Reference Bureau, and William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, hosted a […]
U.S. Could Make Childbirth Free, To Tackle Falling Birth Rates
A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate, the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, aims to make childbirth free for privately insured families by requiring insurance companies to cover […]
Opinion: U.S. must keep funding for child sex abuse prevention
This article highlights the urgent need to preserve federal funding for child sexual abuse prevention research, warning that recent disruptions at the CDC threaten critical progress. It underscores both the […]
How personal tragedies can be impacted by national issues
InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look at how a woman’s personal tragedy became embroiled in the abortion debate and hears from both sides of the issue. Originally published at InvestigateTV+. Alison […]
HPC Associate Robert A. Moffitt Receives Irene B. Taeuber Award
Professor Robert A. Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the prestigious Irene B. Taeuber Award at the 2025 Population Association of America (PAA) […]
Congratulations to JHU 2025-26 APC Fellow Suzanne Bell!
The APC fellowship program aims to raise the profile and visibility of early-career population researchers; offer early-career researchers opportunities to develop skills in disseminating research; and build the cross-center population […]
The gender war
This article criticizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for prioritizing Trump’s anti-transgender policies over urgent public health crises, such as declining vaccination rates and […]
There’s an AI physio seeing patients in the UK. Can it fix my back?
An AI-powered app called Flok Health is being used in the UK to help patients manage lower back pain through pre-recorded physiotherapy sessions tailored by AI. While the app offers […]