New Online Calculator Estimates Covid-19 Mortality Risk

Individuals can use the online calculator to estimate their risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become infected with the coronavirus.Nilanjan Chatterjee is quoted by Health Leaders.


HPC Seminar Speaker Alison Gemmill 12/21 Mon. 12:15-1:20pm

Dr. Alison Gemmill, Assistant Professor, PFRH, will give a talk “The coming COVID-19 baby bust: What can we learn from recent declines in US fertility?”


A ‘Dangerous Moment’ as End of Eviction Ban Looms

U.S. News & World ReportA ‘Dangerous Moment’ as End of Eviction Ban LoomsAs the end of 2020 approaches, so, too, does the expiration of a national ban on evictions, prompting […]


AAAS 2020 Fellows Announced

Elizabeth A. Stuart, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: For highly influential contributions to development and application of causal inference methods, for excellence in teaching and mentoring, and for […]


Bad Financial Decisions May Be Early Sign of Dementia

Financial problems may be an early warning of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Those with dementia were more likely to have […]


What are your chances of dying from COVID? This calculator gives you a hint

Studies and statistics alike have shown that people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions face the highest risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to the rest of the […]


Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Risk Calculator May Improve Vaccine Distribution

MedicalResearch.comJohns Hopkins COVID-19 Risk Calculator May Improve Vaccine DistributionUnderstanding risk at individual and community level may lead saving lives through development of more targeted strategies for prevention and better adherence […]


Here’s how the eviction crisis could increase the spread of Covid in the US

CNBC.comHere’s how the eviction crisis could increase the spread of Covid in the USWith the national eviction ban set to expire in weeks, CNBC spoke to the researchers about why […]


How Parents Can Help Children of the Pandemic Cope

The stressors we’re all facing reach beyond fear of getting sick from COVID-19, and kids are no different. The toll the disease has taken on the economy, housing, food security […]


JHU Discovery 2020 Awards to HPC Associates

Congratulations to the HPC Associates who received the Discovery 2020 awards! Addressing the Double Disparity: Food Insecurity among People with Disabilities– Bonnielin Swenor (Medicine), Laura Samuel (Nursing), Sarah Szanton (Nursing), […]