A 2024 United Nations report estimates that 4.9 million children under five died—most from preventable causes—highlighting both significant long-term progress since 2000 and a troubling slowdown in mortality reduction since […]
Nearly 4.9 million children under five died in 2024—mostly from preventable causes like malaria, pneumonia, and malnutrition—highlighting a troubling stagnation in global progress on child survival since 2015. The deaths […]
New CDC data show childhood obesity in the United States has reached record levels, with more than 1 in 5 children and teens obese between 2021–2023, sparking renewed debate over […]
Using JD Vance’s expanding family as a springboard, this article examines America’s declining birth rate, arguing that while many Americans still want children, financial strain, health challenges, and personal choice—not […]
Infants born to mothers with gestational or pre-existing diabetes have a significantly higher risk of developing infections in their first six months of life, with pregestational diabetes also linked to […]
A prospective study of over 2,700 mother–infant pairs found that both gestational and pregestational diabetes were associated with a higher risk of infections in infants during the first six months […]
The article describes a viral Senate hearing exchange in which Republican senators pressed an OB-GYN on whether men can get pregnant during a debate over abortion medication, highlighting tensions around […]
On December 8, 2025, doctoral students from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) came together for a joint professional development event held at the […]
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters inducted Johns Hopkins faculty members Stefanie A. DeLuca, Paul McHugh, and Steven M. Teles in recognition of their scholarly achievements, with McHugh additionally […]
A new Johns Hopkins study finds that Texas’ six-week abortion ban (SB 8) led to thousands of additional births and a 13% rise in infant deaths, largely due to continued […]
