Faculty Associates Xiaobin Wang, Nilanjan Chatterjee, and Tak Igusa, along other Johns Hopkins faculty receive a 2018 JHU Discovery Award for their proposal entitled “Harnessing Big Data and Machine Learning […]
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Maryland to see increase in fentanyl drug testing strips
Since drug checking recently became legal in Maryland, there will be an increase in the number of drug testing strips that will be used to test illicit substances for traces of […]
Opinion: Suicides Rates Are Rising. What Should We Do About It?
It is estimated that more than 90 percent of those who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder. This means that, in theory, suicide should be preventable if the […]
California Funds Fentanyl Test Strips
Since last May, California has invested $57,000 on doling out the test strips, worth $1 each, to half of the state’s 45 needle exchanges. Faculty Associate Susan Sherman is quoted.
Failed Bush-era drug-pricing program may make more sense under Trump
A failed Bush-era program aimed at curbing the cost of doctor-administered drugs might actually work if the Trump administration has the political will to revive it, a number of independent […]
Put a Ring on It? Millennial Couples Are in No Hurry
Andrew Cherlin, a sociologist at Johns Hopkins, calls these “capstone marriages.” “The capstone is the last brick you put in place to build an arch,” Dr. Cherlin said. “Marriage used […]
If You’re Not Sure What Red Nose Day Is, You’re Not Alone
May 24th is Red Nose Day in the United States. The British charity Comic Relief started the event in England in 1985, and has raised $1.4 billion that has been […]
Fentanyl test strips detect deadly synthetic opioid in drug supply
Public health advocates and officials are at odds over programs that allow drug users to bring in their illicit drugs to test them for a deadly synthetic opioid. Health advocates […]
People Are Using a $1 Test Strip to Check Their Drugs for Fentanyl
Fentanyl, an opioid drug 50 times more potent than heroin is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses nationwide, killing about two people a day in Baltimore alone. Public health experts […]
Black and white adult children are moving back home, but for different reasons
Studies focused on 21 to 24-year-olds between 2001 and 2013 indicate that the motivation behind young adults choosing to live at home varies by race. The research could have implications for […]